#TETTRIsEU will launch this #TaxonomyRecognitionDay. From now on, the 23rd of May will be a day for acknowledging #taxonomy as crucial component of our lives. This first one will be celebrated around Europe. How? 👀 tettris.eu/trd European Research Executive Agency European Journal of Taxonomy

... a big hug from the #TETTRIsEU community to the #scientists who work daily with great passion and commitment to protecting #biodiversity! Our engagement to transform #taxonomy continues: don't forget the TAXONOMY RECOGNITION DAY May 23 #️⃣ #NameItToSaveIt Stay tuned on

Last Saturday was Darwin's & Wallace's Night at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, and the #INCSTEP project couldn't miss out! 🙌 Visitors were taught how to identify Iberian #Xylocopa species, informed about the project's aims and warned about the importance of NHCs for pollinator conservation 🐝🛡️🏛️

Rob Wilson (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales) explains why the #TETTRIsEU Satellite INC-STEP is pushing for a #pollinators 🐝 Reference Collection in Spain 🇪🇸. By the way, TETTRIs is out with its #policybrief on Reference Collections. Take a look 👉tettris.eu/Publications/

Today we meet Leopoldo Castro! 🐝 He is a former secondary school teacher, expert in several Hymenoptera taxa (e.g. Bombinae, Eumeninae), focused on faunistic, geographical and taxonomic studies 👨🏻‍🏫🏫 His main task for #INCSTEP is the revision of #Bombus specimens! 🔬

I: How do you think collections contribute to conservation and biodiversity? R: "NHCs are essential for the study of the Iberian entomofauna; they also 'train' entomologists, who can learn from previous IDs, improving taxonomic knowledge beyond distributional approaches." 🧑‍🏫

I: What are the main challenges for these collections? R: "I think NHCs face three dilemmas: having enough space, preserving material and providing access to specialists who want to study it. All three depend on the continuity of an adequate budget: 'the' main challenge." 💸

I: How do you think collections contribute to conservation and biodiversity? MG: “NHCs provide key data on specimens over long time spans, allowing us to observe, for example, spatio-temporal changes on their distribution and morphology. Also, they are key teaching resources!”

I: What are the main challenges for these collections? MG: “One of the greatest challenges of NHCs is the shortage of personnel. Added to this, there are other conservation issues such as the lack of space and storing conditions, essential to avoid deterioration and pests.”

Come and see the piece of the month at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales! You can meet some representatives of our focal taxa at the entrance of the museum! This outreach box illustrates the diversity of Iberian pollinators covered by #INCSTEP! 🐝🦋🪰 Want to know more? mncn.csic.es/es/visita-el-m…

Who is behind #INCSTEP's reference collection? Today, let's meet Óscar Aguado, an agricultural and forestry technician with a long experience in entomological studies, especially on taxonomy and conservation of pollinating and saproxylic insects. #NameItToSaveIt

I: What are the main challenges for collections? OA: "Taxonomy and collections need funding and recognition to attract researchers. Without support, experts will move to better-paying fields. Preserving collections is as crucial as conserving forests—they hold vital knowledge".

🐝 El Instituto BIOMA colabora en el desarrollo del proyecto INC-STEP, cuyo objetivo principal es crear una gran colección de referencia a nivel nacional de insectos polinizadores. 🔗 unav.edu/noticias/-/con…

Use #NameItToSaveIt to raise awareness about #Taxonomy to a new level! Participate by 📷 Picture your favourite animal or plant 🔤 Give it the correct taxonomic name 🤳 Share it on social media with the #NameItToSaveIt # ...And remember the 23rd of May is tettris.eu/trd/

Bees and other pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem services and supporting global biodiversity. On this #WorldBeeDay and every day, we must protect these #FoodHeroes, essential for agricultural production, #FoodSecurity, plant health, and more. #4Betters

#TETTRIsEU #Taxonomy Recognition Day is May 23! Events raising awareness about the crucial role of Taxonomy for #Biodiversity will take place in 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰🇪🇸🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇦🇹🇵🇹🇨🇿🇸🇪... To know more ➡️ tettris.eu/trd/ and recognise the importance of #NameItToSaveIt European Research Executive Agency

Bees are sounding the alarm.🐝 Their health is tied to the way we grow our food and care for nature. Food and Agriculture Organization's Yurdi Yasmi explains what the decline of bees reveals about biodiversity loss — and what we can do to change course. 👉 bit.ly/4k6WAIL #WorldBeeDay

From cleaner garment-making to safer medical waste disposal, ecotourism, healthy soils, and flood resilience, see how Global Environment Facility (GEF) investments are making an impact. thegef.org/newsroom/publi…

El 📆22 de mayo se presenta en el 🏦Salón de actos"Emiliano Aguirre" del Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales la 📚Guía de embalajes permanentes Para colecciones científicas, editado por la 🕸️Xarxa de Museus de Ciències Naturals de Catalunya🦩🦎🪼🪳🐠 Se permite el acceso hasta completar aforo👩‍👩‍👧‍👦