On Saturday, May 25th, in the beautiful setting of the Magredi Cataloging Center of the Municipality of San Quirino (PN), a promotional day for the project to develop the stable meadows supply chains was held as part of the LIFE PollinAction EU project. Special thanks to all the speakers who joined us remotely: Edy Fantinato representing Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Raffaella Ponzio from Slow Food Italy, Paolo Fontana, an entomologist and expert in sustainable beekeeping, and Andrea Ferrario who spoke about the flower supply chain in Lombardy. Thanks to the many speakers present and who participated in the room, [...]

The Region's Biodiversity Service has launched the action to enhance stable meadows, treasure troves of biodiversity and valuable habitats, both from a naturalistic and an economic point of view. The aim? To support the development of short supply chains to obtain local products of the highest quality such as milk, cheese, meat, honey and much more, utilising resources from stable meadows such as hay, nectar, pollen and seeds. The workshop to present the results of the first phase of the development of the Prati Stabili FVG supply chains, organised as part of the LIFE PollinAction project, will take place on [...]

Scorpion senna This shrub (scientific name Emerus major or Coronilla emerus, Fabaceae family) reaches a maximum height of 2 meters and has highly branched slender stems. The flowers are showy, light yellow in color, grouped in 2-3 in inflorescences. They are highly sought after by bees, bumblebees , and other insects that extract nectar and pollen from them. The fruits are brown, curved legumes. This shrub grows in dry and warm soils in sparse woods, shrublands, and on rocky slopes. It can be used in conjunction with other species for environmental restoration projects. Did you know? This plant is used [...]

New photos from the event on April 20th at Villa Caldogno, where the conference entitled: 'LIFE PollinAction - replication of actions in favor of pollinating insects in urban areas' took place, aimed at Mayors, Administrators, and technicians from the municipalities of Vicenza. LIFE Programme #LIFEprogramme #LIFEproject #EUpollinators #impollinatori #api #pollinators #bees Comune di Caldogno LIFE 4 Pollinators LIFE Greenchange Life BEEadapt Università Ca' Foscari Venezia United Nations Biodiversity The Pollinator Partnership BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination polli.NET

On April 20th, at Villa Caldogno, the conference titled "LIFE PollinAction - Replication of actions in support of pollinator insects in urban areas" was held, aimed at mayors, administrators, and technicians from municipalities in the Vicenza area. LIFE Programme #LIFEprogramme #LIFEproject #EUpollinators #impollinatori #api #pollinators #bees Comune di Caldogno Università Ca' Foscari Venezia Veneto Agricoltura LIFE 4 Pollinators LIFE Greenchange Life BEEadapt United Nations Biodiversity The Pollinator Partnership BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination