Status report on pollinators from Sweden

1. Pollinate Sweden / Pollinera Sverige
– network for collaboration, knowledge dissemination and development

2. Overall situation
- according to the Red List 2020
Totally97 Bees on theRed List of Swedishspecies 2020
(2 less than2015):
• RegionallyExtinctRE16
• Critically EndangeredCR8
• EndangeredEN 13
• VulnerableVU 25
• Near ThreatenedNT33
• DataDeficient DD2
• LeastConcern192LC
Facts:ArturLarssonArtdatabankenSLU

3. Status for Bumblebees
• We have, or have had 41 species of Bumblebees in Sweden.
Of these, 3 are extinct today in our country.
• Regionally Extinct RE 3
• Vulnerable VU 1
• NearThreatened NT 8
• Least Concern LC 28
• Not Applicable NA 1
Facts: ArturLarsson Artdatabanken SLU

4. Funding for pollinators in the State
budget
https://www.naturvardsverket.se/upload/miljoarbete-i-
samhallet/miljoarbete-i-
sverige/regeringsuppdrag/2020/delredovisning-
regeringsuppdrag-vilda-pollinatorer.pdf

5. 70 million SEK in the Swedish
State budget 2020–2022 for
pollinators and pollination
The mission to work with measures to promote pollinators are
given to seven Agencies and the County administration:
1. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
2. Swedish Board of Agriculture
3. Swedish Forest Agency, Skogsstyrelsen
4. Swedish Transport Administration
5. Svenska kraftnät, Swedish authority for transmission system for
electricity
6. Swedish fortifications agency
7. National Property Board Sweden

6. The Environmental Protection
Agency
• Appliable funding for local measures for supporting
pollinators,
LONA 15 M SEK/Year
• Geographical appointed support to save some of the
most vulnerable wild bee species (ÅGP) 11 M
SEK/year. 7 Counties have extra funding for this
work
• Environmental monitoring for pollinators 20 M
SEK/year
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7. Environmental monitoring for pollinators
(Max. 20 M SEK/year, 2020-2022)
• Monitoring of populations:
Populationsövervakning av pollinatörer i dels hela landskapet, dels med fokus på CAP-effekter,
enligt ett övergripande förslag från EU vi söker anpassa till Sverige. Utredningsuppdrag om detta
till LU/Biol inst, SLU/Adb och NRM. (Ytterligare uppdrag på gång till Lst.)
• Test: Identifying which pollinators that are pollinating what:
Test av analys m h a DNA-steckkodning av fällfångade insekter på vilka pollinatörer som
pollinerar vad. (SLU/Ekologi)
• Test: Monitoring pollinators exposure to pesticides
Test av övervakning av pollinatörers exponering för pesticider utförs av SLU/Centrum för kemiska
bekämpningsmedel i miljön (CKB).
• Habitate modelling for Green Infrastructure
Habitatmodellering för GI-arbete, för vildbin och humlor (Metria)
Information contact: Ola Inghe, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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8. Pollinate Sweden / Pollinera Sverige
– network for collaboration, knowledge dissemination and development

9. Practice
and theory
Messages
and channels
Compiling facts and
knowledge from experts
and making it available
to the public
STRATEG
Y

10. Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen
Beekeeper
Beekeeping advisor in Sweden and on
international projects
Swedish University of Agricultural
Sciences, Competence centre for
advisory services
Project manager Swedish Bees
Anna Lind Lewin
Communication expert
focused on sustainability regional produce
Responsible for PR and marketing
at Swedish Bees
FOUNDERS

11. A national network

12. The Network
Swedish Board of Agriculture
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Swedish Transport Administration
Swedish Chemical Agency
Department of Ecology, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU
Swedish Species Information Centre at SLU, ArtDatabanken
Lund University, Centre for Environmental and Climate Research
Federation of Swedish Farmers, LRF
WWF Sweden
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Naturskyddsföreningen
Swedish Professional Beekeepers, BF
Swedish Bees / Svenska Bin
Swedish Gardens
The Swedish Horticultural Society, Urban Gardeners alliance, FOR
Sigill Kvalitetssystem AB, Quality assured certification standard company
Hushållningssällskapet, farming advisory services,
Farming in balance, OiB, Sustainable agricultural practices (economy and
ecology)

13. How did we get attention?

14. Pollination Week
– concept for national
awareness

15. Highlighting pioneering
projects around the country e.g.
• Mångfald på Slätten and SamZon
• Swedish municipalities like Södertälje and
Gävle
• Bee Paradise in Örkelljunga
• Save the Bees / Rädda Bina campaign by
Naturskyddsföreningen

16. https://northsearegion.eu/beespoke/
Benefitting Ecosystems through Evaluation of
food Supplies for Pollination to Open up
Knowledge for End users

17. Pollineringsveckan
gives around
6 000 hits on
Google

18. Pollination Week
15th–23rd of May
2021

19. Why in the middle of May?
20th of May World Bee Day
22nd of May Biodiversity Day
… and nature is in full bloom

21. Sharing knowledge

24. Best Information Material of the Year 2019
– a rewarding cooperation with
professional artist Aron Landahl

25. Joined forces
in Sweden, Finland and Norway

27. Spreading the concept
internationally
www.pollinateeurope.org

28. Pollination Guide

29. Reaching out and
supporting
initiatives all over
the country

31. A prize to highlight
engagement:
Pollinator of the Year

32. Pollinator of the Year 2017
Swedish Transport Administration, Gotland

33. Pollinator of the Year 2018
Farmer Niclas Malm

34. Pollinator of the Year 2019
Seed Company Pratens

35. Pollinator of the Year 2020
Biologist Ebba Werner
fights for more flowers
along the roadsides

37. pollinerasverige.se
– a hubfor pollinators and
pollination in Sweden.
Around8 000visitors Jan–Oct2020.
Clearlyincreasedactivity at releases
of new material likeguides and
posters
that can bedownloaded.
Targeted activation/communication
through Newsdesk
and social media.