On Tuesday June 2nd the Dublin Green Drinks talk was by Dara Stanley of TCD Botany Department about how pollination by bees, hoverflies and other insects is being increasingly recognised as a important wildlife service with real economic value. However these services are being threatened by a range of human activity. Dara is involved in the SYMBIOSYS project which is looking at all these threats in Ireland and how our changing land use is impacting on our pollinators. Dara's talk was very interesting and received an enthusiastic response and a good turnout. Dara also passed on the following links which will be of interest to those wishing to pursue the topic further:
National Biodiversity Data Centre Irish pollinator initiative
http://pollinators.biodiversityireland.ie/All Ireland Pollinator Plan
http://pollinators.biodiversityireland.ie/home/all-ireland-pollinator-plan-2015-2020/Bumblebee Conservation Trust
http://bumblebeeconservation.org/Count flowers for bees
https://w
ww.facebook.com/countflowersforbeesLimerick’s buzzing
http://www.limericksbuzzing.ie/
