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Nature Restoration Law - Method for monitoring pollinator diversity and pollinator populations (delegated act)

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The Nature Restoration Regulation requires Member States to improve pollinator diversity and reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 and thereafter achieve an increasing trend of pollinator populations until satisfactory levels are achieved. To ensure the availability of data for the assessment of this legal target, the Regulation also requires Member States to monitor the abundance and diversity of pollinator species according to a method to be established by the Commission.

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Environmental Bureau Urges Swift Adoption of Pollinator Monitoring Rules

European Environmental Bureau, 17 Jul 2025

The organization calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt the proposal in full without further simplification. They argue any changes would undermine the 2030 target to reverse pollinator decline.
This would ensure scientifically robust monitoring to achieve their goal of restoring ecosystems.

WWF urges swift adoption of EU pollinator monitoring rules

WWF European Policy Programme, 17 Jul 2025

WWF supports the proposed methodology and calls for its immediate adoption. They advocate for integrating citizen science and providing technical assistance to Member States.
The organization gains a robust framework to hold Member States accountable for restoration.
Pesticide manufacturers and intensive farmers may face stricter regulations based on the data.

Finnish farmers urge flexibility and property rights in pollinator monitoring

Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners, 16 Jul 2025

MTK requests flexibility for Member States to use existing monitoring sites and methods to ensure data continuity. They emphasize the need for landowner consent before accessing private property and protecting the privacy of monitoring locations.
Allowing national methods avoids the high costs of replacing functional monitoring systems and safeguards private property.
The scientific goal of achieving uniform monitoring across all Member States would be compromised by increased national flexibility.

German Farmer Association Urges Representative Pollinator Monitoring Methods

Deutscher Bauernverband, 17 Jul 2025

The association demands representative monitoring that reflects member states and specific land-use types. They reject limiting data collection to fifteen rare species and call for significantly more monitoring sites.
Realistic monitoring prevents unfairly negative assessments that would force farmers to implement expensive measures.
Policymakers and the public lose access to reliable data about actual ecological health.

Environmental NGO Urges Stronger EU Pollinator Monitoring Standards

Pesticide Action Network Europe, 17 Jul 2025

The organization requests expanding the monitoring scheme to include more sites, broader taxonomic groups beyond bees and butterflies, mandatory monitoring of rare species, and site-specific threat data especially on pesticide exposure. They want the scheme to track drivers of pollinator decline and impacts of agricultural policies.
This would provide comprehensive data to support stronger pesticide regulation and environmental policies.
Agricultural chemical industry faces stricter regulation if pesticide impacts are more rigorously documented.

European Landowners' Organization urges flexible pollinator monitoring rules

European Landowners' Organization asbl, 15 Jul 2025

The ELO requests an adaptive monitoring framework that respects property rights. They advocate for using technology like eDNA to minimize human resource burdens. They demand explicit landowner consent for any monitoring on private lands.
Landowners would maintain control over property access while minimizing disruptions to farming.
Conservationists lose access to precise data if monitoring locations are not public.

Forest owners urge property rights protection in pollinator monitoring

Conféderation Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers, 17 Jul 2025

CEPF requests that monitoring access respects national property laws and keeps site locations confidential to prevent data interference. They also call for more flexible monitoring methods that align with existing national practices.
This would safeguard land control and minimize administrative costs for private forest owners.
Scientific researchers lose open access to location data for independent ecological verification.

Austrian Chamber of Agriculture demands changes to pollinator monitoring

Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich, 16 Jul 2025

The organization demands that monitoring requires explicit landowner consent and is conducted only by professional experts. They also insist that monitoring locations remain confidential and that landowners receive financial compensation for access.
These changes would reduce regulatory burdens and protect farmers' property rights and management.
The public and volunteer scientists lose transparency and opportunities for community involvement.

Finnish Nature Association supports EU-wide pollinator monitoring network

Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto - The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, 14 Jul 2025

The association warmly supports the establishment of an EU-wide pollinator monitoring network. It ensures the acquisition of minimum information from all member states.
Robust data will assist the association in monitoring the state of European nature.

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Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten, 16 Jul 2025

The Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) welcomes the good work that the Commission has accomplished with this initiative. The prescribed method in the regulation concurs with the method applied by (at least) some municipalities in the Netherlands. Nevertheless, we would like to raise…

Austrian landowners demand property rights and privacy in pollinator monitoring

LandForst Betriebe Österreich / Association of Austrian Land and Forest Owners, 17 Jul 2025

Landowners must give permission for property access, and monitoring schedules must respect agricultural and forest management practices. They also demand that the locations of monitoring sites remain private and that only professional experts perform the data collection.
This prevents disruption to operations and maintains control over access to private land.
The public loses transparency regarding the location and distribution of pollinator monitoring sites.

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Natuurmonumenten, 17 Jul 2025

Natuurmonumenten is a Dutch site managing Nature Conservation organisation that exists since 1905 and manages about 115.000 hectares of nature. We are supported by 968.000 members and supporters. So, based on field-experience of more than a century, we are very worried about the decline of insects…

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Föderation der Natur- und Nationalparke Europas (Föderation EUROPARC) e.V., 17 Jul 2025

EUROPARC Federation supports the European Commission proposal as it will implement an important target in Article 10 of the Nature Restoration Regulation, to reverse the decline of wild pollinators by 2030. We ask for the full implementation of the proposal and in a timely manner in order to keep…

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Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos, 17 Jul 2025

Comentario de Unión de Uniones de Agricultores y Ganaderos al borrador del Reglamento Delegado sobre monitorización de polinizadores Garantizar que nunca se generen costes adicionales ni nuevas obligaciones para el agricultor Unión de Uniones recuerda que el reglamento no debe trasladar al sector…

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Générations Futures, 17 Jul 2025

Nous saluons lobjectif de lUE dinverser le déclin des pollinisateurs dici 2030, essentiel pour la sécurité alimentaire et la biodiversité. Cependant, un système de suivi robuste et scientifiquement fiable est indispensable pour garantir la transparence et lefficacité des actions des États membres.…

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Pestizid Aktions-Netzwerk e.V., 16 Jul 2025

PAN Germany begrüßt das Vorhaben der Europäischen Union, im Rahmen der Verordnung zur Wiederherstellung der Natur, Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, um den Rückgang an Bestäubern bis 2030 zu stoppen und zukünftig eine positive Trendumkehr zu erreichen sowie die Initiative, die Entwicklung der…

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Butterfly Conservation Europe, 17 Jul 2025

My name is Eva Monteiro. I am the President of Tagis Portuguese Butterfly Conservation Centre, a nature conservation NGO and member of Butterfly Conservation Europe. I am also the national coordinator of the Portuguese Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (Pt-BMS) since 2019. I am writing on behalf my…

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Familienbetriebe Land und Forst e.V., 16 Jul 2025

Die Familienbetriebe Land und Forst e.V. und die AGDW Die Waldeigentümer e.V. erkennen die Bedeutung stabiler Bestäuberpopulationen für Biodiversität, landwirtschaftliche Erträge und die Resilienz von Ökosystemen ausdrücklich an. Als generationenübergreifend wirtschaftende Eigentümer von Land- und…

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De Vlinderstichting, 17 Jul 2025

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Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, 10 Jul 2025

Buglife- The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates. Buglife welcomes the Commissions pollinator monitoring proposals that will implement the crucial target in Article 10 of the Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR).…