Species Action Plan for the veteran trees hoverflies

The International Union has prepared a “Hoverflies specialised to veteran trees in Europe – Conservation Action Plan 2023–2030” in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee, IUCN SSC Hoverfly Specialist Group, Syrphidae in Trees / Syrphidae Foundation and Buglife.  This Action Plan is dedicated to six hoverfly …

Meet our Hoverfly Experts – Interview with Andrea Aracil and Santos Rojo

This is the third in a series of interviews with Hoverfly Experts involved in IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation action for these species at the European level. …

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation

Here you can find a recent editorial from Biological Conservation about the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on conservation education, environmental management, and biodiversity protection.  Here it has been pointed out that the conservation and ecological community needs to be ready for changing social and scientific priorities and unexpected research opportunities. …

Meet our Hoverfly Experts – Interview with Zorica Nedeljkovic

This is the second in a series of interviews with Hoverfly Experts involved in IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation action for these species at the European level. …

ISS10 – new deadline for early and late registration

Dear fellow Syrphidologists and Entomologists, The deadline for the early registration on lower price is prolonged until 31st May 2019 24:00 CET. If you would like to attend the 10th International Symposium on Syrphidae by paying reduced fee (250€), bear in mind that you should send your registration form, as …