Dissemina ion and exploi a ion plan 1
WP6: COMMUNICATING AND EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND
ENGAGEMENT
TASK 6.1: ELABORATE THE RESTPOLL OVERALL COMMUNICATION,
ENGAGEMENT AND IMPACT STRATEGY
Deli e able D6.5
31 Ma ch 2025
Amibe h Thompson, Nina K anke, Alexand a Klein
Uni e si y o F eibu g (ALU)
Rachel Taylo , Celine P ins, S e ani Romani, Ve e de Valk, Elise de G oo
HVR
Res Poll
Res o ing Pollina o habi a s ac oss Eu opean ag icul u al
landscapes based on mul i-ac o pa icipa o y app oaches
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P epa ed unde con ac om he Eu opean Commission
G an ag eemen No. 101082102
EU Ho izon Eu ope F amewo k P og amme
P ojec ac onym: Res Poll
P ojec ull i le: Res o ing Pollina o habi a s ac oss Eu opean ag icul u al
landscapes based on mul i-ac o pa icipa o y app oaches
S a o he p ojec : Oc 2023
Du a ion: 48 mon hs
P ojec coo dina o : P o esso Alexand a-Ma ia Klein
Uni e si y o F eibu g, F eibu g, Ge many
www. es poll.eu
Deli e able i le: Dissemina ion and exploi a ion plan 1
Deli e able n°: D6.5
Na u e o he deli e able: Repo
Dissemina ion le el: Public
WP esponsible: WP6
Lead bene icia y: ALU & HVR
Ci a ion: Thompson, A., K anke, N., Klein, A.M., Taylo , R., P ins, C.,
Romani, S., de Valk, V., de G oo , E. (2025). Dissemina ion and
exploi a ion plan 1. Deli e able D6.5. EU Ho izon Res Poll
P ojec , G an ag eemen No. 101082102.
Due da e o deli e able: Mon h 18
Ac ual submission da e: Mon h 18
Deli e able s a us:
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31 Ma ch 2025
Thompson, A., K anke, N., Klein, A.M.
[ALU-FR], Taylo , R., P ins, C., Romani,
S., de Valk, V., de G oo , E. [HVR]
This epo has used a i icial in elligence, Cha GPT e sion wi h GPT-4- u bo, in Ma ch
2024 o imp o e he cla i y o he ex and DeepL (Ve sion
24.11.4.14424+32dd3690355bbdc51cdd2930903d9701e2ac8044) o assis wi h ansla ions.
All AI-p oduced ma e ial was e iewed o accu acy.
The con en o his deli e able does no necessa ily e lec he o icial opinions o he
Eu opean Commission o o he ins i u ions o he Eu opean Union.
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Summa y ............................................................................................................................................... 4
1. In oduc ion ................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Res Poll a ge audiences, communica ion s a egies, and expec ed ou comes ......... 4
2.1. Res poll a ge g oups ........................................................................................................... 4
2.2. Communica ion ools and channels in Res Poll .............................................................. 4
2.3. Expec ed esul s...................................................................................................................... 6
3. O e iew o dissemina ion and exploi a ion ac i i ies ...................................................... 6
3.1. P ojec websi e ........................................................................................................................ 6
3.2. P omo ional ma e ials ........................................................................................................... 9
3.3. News and a icles .................................................................................................................. 12
3.4. Social media ........................................................................................................................... 12
3.5. E en s, ne wo king, & Wo kshops .................................................................................... 14
3.6. Scien i ic publica ions ......................................................................................................... 14
3.7. Public p ojec deli e ables.................................................................................................. 14
3.8. Syne gies wi h o he p ojec s ............................................................................................ 15
4. Moni o ing and e alua ion ...................................................................................................... 15
5. Exploi a ion and Sus ainabili y .............................................................................................. 18
5.1. Li ing Lab Ne wo k .............................................................................................................. 18
5.2. The Res Poll Toolbox ........................................................................................................... 18
5.3. Policy impac ......................................................................................................................... 18
5.4. Teaching & knowledge low................................................................................................ 19
5.5. Open Access & knowledge dissemina ion ....................................................................... 19
5.6. P ojec Legacy & Long- e m Sus ainabili y .................................................................... 19
6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 20
7. Re e ences .................................................................................................................................. 22
8. Appendix ..................................................................................................................................... 22
8.1. Lis o Dissemina ion and communica ion wi hin REs Poll ........................................ 22
8.2. Book in o ma ion ................................................................................................................. 29
8.3. Lis o publica ions wi hin Res Poll ................................................................................. 30
8.4. Lis o dissemina ion measu es ........................................................................................ 30
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Summa y
The objec i e o wo k package 6 “Communica ing and exchanging knowledge and
engagemen ’’ is o upscale and b oaden pollina o conse a ion h ough e ec i ely
communica ing he p ojec esul s and engaging di e se ac o s in he up ake and u u e
use o he esul s. The e o e, a communica ion and engagemen plan was c ea ed (Taylo
e al. 2024a; D6.1 & 6.4), which highligh s he p ojec ’s iden i y (Taylo e al. 2024b, c; D6.2,
MS22 & 23) and he s a egy o communica ing in o ma ion o a b oad audience o
s akeholde s. This epo desc ibes he p og ess o he dissemina ion and exploi a ion o
Res Poll p ojec du ing he i s epo ing pe iod (Mon hs 1-18), including es ima ed
esul s om he implemen a ion o di e en dissemina ion ac i i ies wi hin he p ojec .
1. In oduc ion
A goal o wo k package 6 is o p omo e and dissemina e p ojec ou pu s o s akeholde s
and he public h ough a ious gene al p ojec communica ion ac i i ies. The e o e, he
Res Poll communica ion, dissemina ion and exploi a ion plan is an in eg al pa o he
success o he p ojec . This epo gi es an o e iew o he a ge audiences, objec i es,
ac ics, ools, and me ics ega ding communica ion o he p ojec , along wi h ou
engagemen s a egy wi h s akeholde s in ol ed in he p ojec . I documen s he
dissemina ion and exploi a ion ac i i ies ha ha e been ca ied ou du ing he i s
epo ing pe iod (Mon hs 1-18) o he p ojec .
2. Res Poll a ge audiences, communica ion s a egies, and
expec ed ou comes
In his sec ion we highligh he di e en a ge audiences ha we aim o each (2.1) wi h
di e en communica ion ools and channels (2.2) wi hin Res Poll. To do so, we ha e
expec ed esul s and ou comes ha we aim o each and will moni o h oughou he
p ojec (2.3).
2.1. RESTPOLL TARGET GROUPS
The p ima y a ge audiences o Res Poll include:
• Ag icul u al s akeholde s, such as a me s, ag icul u al o ganiza ions and
communi ies, landowne s, and businesses in ol ed in ag icul u e and land
managemen
• Scien i ic communi y and educa ional ins i u ions, such as esea che s in
ela ed disciplines who can bene i om p ojec 's esea ch indings o schools
and uni e si ies, who a e in e es ed in in eg a ing pollina o conse a ion and
es o a ion in o hei cu icula and esea ch
• Poli icians, such as local o EU le el poli icians ha a e in ol ed in ag icul u al
measu es and policies
• En i onmen al and conse a ion NGOs
• Gene al public, who a e in e es ed in biodi e si y and en i onmen al issues
2.2. COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND CHANNELS IN RESTPOLL
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The Res Poll p ojec is commi ed o anspa en and e ec i e communica ion, bo h
in e nally among conso ium membe s and ex e nally wi h s akeholde s, esea che s,
policymake s, and he wide public. To each he bes esul s o he communica ion
s a egy we mus wo k oge he and use a h ee-p onged app oach. This app oach
consis s o in e nal communica ion, co po a e communica ion and p ojec
communica ion.
Fo in e nal communica ions, we use di e se, amilia channels (e.g. websi es,
newsle e s, social media channels, e c.) o ou pa icipa ing p o essionals and hei
o ganiza ions o p o ide ele an con en so ha e e yone is upda ed ac i ely and eels
a pa o he p ojec .
Fo co po a e communica ions, we ha e de eloped a co po a e b anding and use o
eoccu ing columns o sha e i s con en . This ensu es ha eade s see ecognizable
o ma s, whils i ensu es ha HVR and p ojec coo dina o s can u ilize he esou ces
as op imally as possible.
Likewise, p ojec communica ion u ilizes ou co po a e b anding o c ea e and
dissemina e con en ha is p ojec speci ic. I consis s o ma e ials such as Powe Poin
p esen a ions, p in -ou ma e ials such as lye s and b ochu es, a icles abou he
p ojec 's p og ess o in e es s, along wi h esul s and epo s om he p ojec (i.e.
Deli e ables, Miles ones, ools, e c.).
Below is a lis o he main pla o ms, ne wo ks, ools and channels used o
communica ion and dissemina ion wi hin he Res Poll p ojec :
• Res Poll Li ing Labs ne wo k: he co e o Res Poll’s dissemina ion and
exploi a ion is he well-es ablished Res Poll Li ing Lab ne wo k consis ing o 17
di e en Li ing Labs (LL) es ablished in 14 di e en coun ies ac oss Eu ope. The
LLs se e as a pla o m o pa icipa o y expe imen a ion, demons a ion, and
lea ning, and o assessing he e ec i eness o bo h bo om-up
(managemen /s akeholde s-d i en) and op-down (policy-d i en) pollina o
es o a ion measu es.
• Res Poll p ojec b anding: co po a e isual iden i y o Res Poll is in eg a ed in
he p ojec ’s websi e and all u u e p omo ional ma e ials o c ea e an engaging
en i onmen o acili a ion he main communica ion and dissemina ion ou pu s
o he p ojec
• P ojec websi e: he Res Poll websi e (h ps:// es poll.eu) is he main o m o
online communica ion. I is egula ly upda ed wi h he addi ion o new membe s,
e en s, o p ojec s news.
• P omo ional ma e ials: ha e been de eloped o ele an a ge g oups o
in o m hem o he p ojec goals. This includes a b ochu e and pos e .
• News and a icles: Va ious channels a e used o publish p ojec ela ed news
and p og ess. This includes a icles on he websi e, qua e ly newsle e s, p ess
eleases, and publica ion o a icles on ex e nal pla o ms and media.
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• Social media: Res Poll is ac i e on Ins ag am/Facebook, X, BlueSky, and
LinkedIn.
• E en s and ne wo ks: Res Poll membe s ha e p esen ed a sel -o ganized
wo kshops and also ex e nal e en s and con e ences.
• Scien i ic publica ions: Resea ch esul s will be dissemina ed ia he publica ion
o scien i ic pape s and pa icipa ion in scien i ic con e ences.
• Media and o he channels: Addi ional ools o dissemina ion o a wide
audience will be used, such as podcas s, TV o adio in e iews, pe sonal o
ins i u ional blogs, and local newspape s.
2.3. EXPECTED RESULTS
Wi hin Res Poll, ou expec ed esul s and impac s a e:
1. A be e unde s anding o d i e s o pollina o declines in egions ac oss Eu ope
2. Examples o how pollina o di e si y & pollina ion se ices a e success ully
in eg a ed a all le els o public and business decision-making
3. Mul iple es o a ion measu es o g een eco e y connec ed in a Eu opean
ne wo k o case s udies wi h well-es ablished Li ing Labs (LLs)
4. Communica ion o e idence-based unde s anding o in e ela ions be ween
biodi e si y & ecosys em se ices o ci izens & policymake s a egional o global
scales
5. Land-use manage s ac oss Eu ope acknowledge and in eg a e pollina o
di e si y and mul iple ecosys em se ices by using ou oolbox
6. Fully in eg a ed Res Poll oolbox add essing all d i e s o pollina o loss and
enabling ans o ma i e changes a policy and socie y le els
7. Communica ion s a egy among Eu opean esea ch p ojec s.
Fo each esul , he e a e dissemina ion measu es o e alua e i we ha e achie ed ou
expec ed esul s. These a e lis ed in Table 3 and also e alua ed in he conclusion.
3. O e iew o dissemina ion and exploi a ion ac i i ies
This sec ion p o ides an o e iew o he dissemina ion and exploi a ion ac i i ies wi hin
he i s epo ing pe iod (M1-18) o he Res Poll p ojec . We highligh he c ea ion and
main enance o ou p ojec websi e (3.1), he c ea ion and dissemina ion o p omo ional
ma e ials (3.2), news a icles and o he publica ions ha highligh he p og ess al eady
made wi hin he p ojec (3.3), ac i i ies on social media (3.4), e en s and wo kshops
o ganized o a ended by Res Poll membe s (3.5), scien i ic publica ions inspi ed om
Res Poll (3.6), comple ion o p ojec deli e ables (3.6), and syne gies s a ed wi h o he
p ojec s (3.7).
3.1. PROJECT WEBSITE
The Res Poll websi e was es ablished o ac as an in o ma ion hub abou he p ojec ’s
aims, goals, ac i i ies and esul s (Taylo e al. 2024b; D6.2 + MS22; Figu e 1). The
websi e se es as a p ime public dissemina ion ool making he p ojec deli e ables and
published ma e ials a ailable o all s akeholde s and he gene al public on he
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publica ion page. Addi ionally, a sepa a e page dedica ed o news a icles o all Res Poll
ou pu s (announcemen o ecen publica ions, deli e ables and o he documen s e c.)
o o Res Poll o ganized o ela ed e en s p esen ed in an engaging and in o ma i e
manne .
Figu e 1: Res Poll Websi e homepage (h ps:// es poll.eu/)
We a e implemen ing a page ha highligh s he Res Poll Li ing Lab (LL) ne wo k (Figu e
2). I will include in o ma ion abou each o he 17 di e en LLs and how o join ou
ne wo k. This will enla ge he ne wo k o ind new pa ne s and ensu e long- e m use
and isibili y. We hope o ha e he o icial launch o his si e by summe 2025.
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Figu e 2: P e iew o Res Poll Li ing Lab (LL) ne wo k home page (le ) and a page o
speci ic LL, Biodi Ne z / Uni e si y o F eibu g ( igh ).
The websi e has been well isi ed since i s launch in No embe 2023. Numbe o isi s
and isi a ion usages is p esen ed in he o e iew able below (Table 1). P esen ed is
da a collec ed om No embe 2023 (launch) un il Feb ua y 2025 (mon h be o e epo
submission).
Table 1: S a is ics om he Res Poll websi e du ing he i s six een (16) mon hs o he
i s epo ing pe iod o he p ojec (No embe 2023- Feb ua y 2025). Mon h 18 is no
included in e sion 1 (V1) due o he submission deadline o he epo .
Websi e s a is ics
Resul s (No 2023- Feb 2025)
To al page iews
17,019
To al page use s/session
2,702
A e age session du a ion
00:04:39
Mos isi ed pages
Upcoming Res Poll e en s (116 iews),
Whe e do pollina o s nes ? (85 iews),
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Mobile/Desk op use
Upda e on La ia (67 iews). These a e
news i ems.
Desk op: 64.8%
Mobile: 34.7%
The emaining 0.5% is a combina ion o
able and sma TV
Top e e al coun ies
Uni ed S a es (702 use s), Ge many (263
use s), Ne he lands (256 use s)
3.2. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
The Res Poll b anding has been used o c ea e se e al p omo ional ma e ials. These
include Res Poll “me ch,” which was dis ibu ed o Res Poll membe s and associa ed
s akeholde s. These included clipboa ds, no epads, pens, and hank you no eca ds wi h
he Res Poll b anding and design (Figu e 3).
Figu e 3: Use o Res Poll clipboa ds and no epads du ing ieldwo k (le , pho o c edi :
Sándo Pi oss) and he i s Annual G oup mee ing ( igh , pho o c edi : Yannick Noah
Laye ).
Addi ionally, we c ea ed a oll-up banne o ad e ising Res Poll and linking iewe s o
ou websi e and social media channels (Figu e 4).
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(>300), social media
ac i i y (sha ed in >50
channels), #Eu opean
coun ies (>20)
Open a chi e
# isi s (>300), ime spen
(>mean 4min), downloads
(>200)
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Social media
#pos s (>1,000), # e wee s
(>500)
Achie ed:
331 pos s, 133 e-pos s
Books and o he
publica ions
Achie ed:
1 book, 35 news a icles
Social engagemen
Tools (e.g. educa ional
ideos, lipbooks, policy
b ie s, labelling)
B and awa eness &
adap able logo (1), # isi s
o all ools (>4,000), each
(>14 coun ies), downloads
(>200)
Achie ed: B anding guide
& logo c ea ed
O he indica o s a e no
applicable o cu en s age
o he p ojec
Ne wo k e en s and Li ing
Labs
#a endees (>600),
in e ac ing (>100),
con ibu ions (>200), mean
a ing (>3.75 ou o 5),
#coun ies (>10)
Achie ed: ~400 a endees,
4.6 mean a ing, 14
coun ies
O he indica o s a e no
applicable o cu en s age
o he p ojec
Public e en s
#a endees (>1,000), each
(>10 coun ies), mean
a ing (>7,5 ou o 10),
#coun ies (>10)
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
P ess elease
Lis o publica ions &
b oadcas s wi h b oad
co e age (>20)
Achie ed: 1 p ess- elease
Suppo and eaching ma e ial
Res Poll oolbox and
in en o ies
Downloads (>500), each
(s akeholde s o all pa ne
coun ies & 5 coun ies
ou side Eu ope)
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Teaching ma e ial
Downloads (300), each
(>14 coun ies), social
media ac i i y (75
channels, >250 pos s)
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Suppo e en s and
aining
Lis o suppo ed e en s
(2), #a endees (>25)
Achie ed: 2 e en s we e
o ganized o ~20 s uden s
Boos ing es o a ion esea ch
Res o a ion da a
1 om 13 coun ies
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Scien i ic publica ions
>30 un il end o he
p ojec
Achie ed: 1 pee - e iewed
publica ion
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Con e ences
>50
Achie ed: 7 membe s
pa icipa ed in a
con e ence
Use Res Poll da a in
addi ional s udies
>5
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Res Poll su ey o long-
e m moni o ing
>5 case-s udy a eas
No applicable o cu en
s age o he p ojec
Pollina o & pollina ion
su ey da a
>17 case-s udy a eas
Achie ed: 11 case-s udy
a eas conduc ed pollina o
and ege a ion su eys in
2024
New p ojec s and PhD
s uden ships
>5
Achie ed: 8 PhD s uden s
cu en ly in ol ed on he
p ojec
O e all, he websi e pe o med s ongly, al eady exceeding he indica o s o i in jus
he i s se en een mon hs. Whe eas social media and p ess co e age ha e made some
p og ess as hey all sho o he a ge indica o s. Many o he measu es a e s ill in he
ea ly s ages and ha e no been assessed ye .
Con en c ea ed o he websi e, social media, and he newsle e a e ca ego ized and
g ouped oge he based on he subjec in o he ou columns c ea ed o he p ojec
(Table 4). This is in line wi h he p ojec ’s b anding o communica ion being
ecognizable. The able below gi es an o e iew o he planned equency o con en
c ea ion o hese columns and he ealized equency a his s age o he p ojec (M1-
18).
Table 4: Planned and ealized equency o columns o use on he websi e, social
media, and he newsle e .
Column
Planned F equency
Realized equency (M1-
17)
The aces behind
Res Poll
Biweekly om Ap il 2024
2024- 4 a icles + 20 pos s
(~weekly)
2025- 1 a icle + 11 pos s
(~weekly)
Did you know
ha ...
Th oughou he p ojec in sync wi h
he social pos s, when he 7
qua e ly upda es occu , 24
deli e ables a e me and when i
occu s ( epos ing). Minimum o 40
imes.
2024- 10 a icles + 19 pos s
2025- 3 pos s
Field wo k
Th oughou he p ojec when he 17
case s udy a eas a e isi ed, wice
annually o p omo e he wo kshop.
Minimum o 30 imes.
2024- 3 a icles + 11 pos s
2025- 1 a icle + 3 pos s
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In p ac ice (+
p ojec
in o ma ion and
o he news)
Th oughou he p ojec mon hly o
when ele an news o
de elopmen s occu . Minimum o 40
imes.
2023- 1 a icle + 9 pos s
2024- 9 a icles + 27 pos s
2025- 3 a icle + 6 pos s
5. Exploi a ion and Sus ainabili y
The Res Poll p ojec is se o un un il Sep embe 2027; howe e , we a e commi ed o
ensu ing i s impac ex ends beyond his pe iod. To achie e his, we ha e de eloped a
plan o es ablish he long- e m unc ionali y o ou Li ing Lab (LL) ne wo k and
moni o ing in hese si es (5.1), c ea e and main ain he Res Poll oolbox (5.2), p o ide
policy ecommenda ions (5.3), each and ain he nex gene a ion (5.4), ensu e open
access o all esul s and epo s (5.5), and c ea e a las ing p ojec legacy (5.7).
5.1. LIVING LAB NETWORK
We a e dedica ed o ensu e ha Li ing Lab (LL) ne wo k emains ac i e beyond he
p ojec ’s du a ion. To achie e his, we a e in eg a ing ou LLs in o b oade ne wo ks
such as he Eu opean Ne wo k o Li ing Labs (ENoLL), he Ag oecology Li ing Labs
Ne wo k, and Fa mBioNe . These pa ne ships will s eng hen he sus ainabili y and
isibili y o ou LLs, os e ing con inued engagemen and knowledge-sha ing.
Addi ionally, we will ea u e he LL ne wo k p ominen ly on he Res Poll websi e,
p o iding accessibili y o o he s o collabo a e o join ou ne wo k. As pa o he
p ojec , we ha e de eloped guidelines o es ablishing long- e m ne wo ks o Li ing Lab
and moni o ing si es. This documen se es as a bluep in o u u e LL ne wo ks,
ensu ing ha ou me hodologies and lessons lea ned can be eplica ed and expanded
upon (Fo no e al. 2024; D1.1).
5.2. THE RESTPOLL TOOLBOX
The Res Poll Toolbox is one o he key deli e ables o ou p ojec , designed o empowe
s akeholde s in es o ing habi a s o pollina o s and e e sing pollina o decline in
ag icul u al se ings. I will include a selec ion o es ed and alida ed ools, enabling
use s o implemen e idence-based solu ions e ec i ely. To ensu e i s usabili y and
impac , s akeholde s will es and e alua e he ease and bene i o using he ools,
selec ing hose ha p o ide he g ea es bene i s o inclusion.
Addi ionally, we will iden i y gaps in exis ing ools and explo e oppo uni ies o de elop
new esou ces whe e needed. To maximize i s each and long- e m accessibili y, he
oolbox will be made a ailable no only on he Res Poll websi e, bu also h ough majo
ins i u ional pla o ms such as he FAO websi e and he EU Pollina o In o ma ion Hub.
These s a egic placemen s will ensu e ha he oolbox emains a widely used esou ce,
acili a ing he adop ion o bes p ac ices in pollina o es o a ion e o s.
5.3. POLICY IMPACT
The iming o he Na u e Res o a ion Law p esen s a unique oppo uni y o Res Poll o
con ibu e o he de elopmen o na ional es o a ion plans. We a e ac i ely engaging
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wi h exis ing policy g oups, including he Pollina o Wo king G oup, o align ou p ojec
ou comes wi h EU policy p io i ies.
Ou s a egy includes collabo a ing wi h policymake s o ensu e ou esea ch di ec ly
in o ms decision-making, esponding o policy eques s om EU le el o icials, ensu ing
ha ou indings a e ac ionable and ele an , and moni o ing policy de elopmen s and
adap ing ou ecommenda ions o align wi h eme ging legisla i e amewo ks. By
main aining close engagemen wi h policy make s and ad ocacy g oups, we aim o
maximize he p ojec ’s in luence on es o a ion e o s and biodi e si y policy a bo h
na ion and EU le els. This includes engagemen and collabo a ion wi h policy
ep esen a i es on ou ad iso y boa d.
5.4. TEACHING & KNOWLEDGE FLOW
A Res Poll we ecognize he impo ance o no only dissemina ing knowledge bu also
os e ing knowledge exchange ac oss gene a ions. The e o e, ou app oach goes
beyond de eloping eaching and e-lea ning ools. We plan o ac i ely engage wi h
s uden s o pass on essen ial in o ma ion and insigh s on es o a ion.
Wi hin he p ojec , h ee (3) pa ne s ha e al eady in eg a ed s uden aining and
educa ion in o hei ac i i ies. Pa ne s a he Uni e si y o Thessaly o ganized a
wo kshop o pupils a a local beekeepe ’s acili ies wi h he G eek Li ing Lab, whe e
s uden s lea ned abou he Res Poll p ojec . Pa ne s a he Uni e si y o F eibu g and
he CIHEAM-IAMM (Uni e si y o Mon pellie ) designed a hyb id semes e cou se,
equipping in e na ional s uden s wi h he knowledge and skills o ackle biodi e si y
loss in ag icul u al landscapes. Looking ahead, we plan o expand and enhance hese
educa ional e o s by in eg a ing c oss-EU pollina o and pollina ion p ojec s. This
ini ia i e aims o inspi e and equip he nex gene a ion o esea che s and na u e
conse a ionis s wi h he knowledge and skills needed o sus ainable es o a ion.
5.5. OPEN ACCESS & KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION
In line wi h he Ho izon Eu ope egula ions, all Res Poll p ojec esul s, da ase s, and
epo s will be made open access. Res Poll da a will be published in Zenodo and in
eposi o ies a ge ed o speci ic da a such as GloBI, GBIF and he EU Pollina o Hub, as
pe ou da a managemen plan (Win e man el e al. 2024; D7.2). This will ensu e ha
esea che s, policymake s, and p ac i ione s can eely access and build upon ou
indings. We will make use o he Eu opean Commission's dissemina ion ools, such as
he Ho izon Resul s Boos e and he Ho izon Resul s Pla o m, o enhance isibili y. We
plan o apply o suppo om he Ho izon Resul s Boos e o be ad ised on ou
dissemina ion and exploi a ion e o s, as well as s eng hen ne wo king oppo uni ies.
Uploading ou Key Exploi able Resul o he Ho izon esul s pla o m will b oaden
dissemina ion and acili a e s akeholde engagemen . By le e aging hese pla o ms, we
aim o maximize he impac and usabili y o ou esea ch beyond he p ojec ’s li espan.
5.6. PROJECT LEGACY & LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
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Al hough he o icial p ojec unding concludes in Sep embe 2027, Res Poll exploi a ion
ac i i ies will con inue un il Sep embe 2031 o ensu e sus ained impac . Un il
Sep embe 2029, he p ojec websi e and social media channels will be main ained and
upda ed o dissemina e new de elopmen s. Policy ecommenda ions, oolki s, and
educa ional ma e ials will con inue o be sha ed h ough pla o ms, such as he Ho izon
Dashboa d and Ho izon Resul s Pla o m. Academic pape s and esea ch publica ions
eme ging om he p ojec will be made a ailable. We will explo e oppo uni ies o
ollow-up p ojec s and po en ial collabo a ion o build on he p og ess achie ed. By
implemen ing his comp ehensi e sus ainabili y and explo a ion s a egy, Res Poll aims
o c ea e a legacy ha con inues o suppo pollina o conse a ion and habi a
es o a ion e o s ac oss Eu ope and beyond.
6. Conclusion
This epo ou lines he communica ion, engagemen , dissemina ion, and exploi a ion
ac i i ies wi hin he i s eigh een (18) mon hs o he p ojec . The key conclusions a e:
E ec i e Communica ion and Engagemen
The p ojec aims o scale up pollina o conse a ion by communica ing esea ch
indings o a b oad audience, including a me s, policymake s, scien is s, NGOs, and he
gene al public. We ha e used a h ee-p onged communica ion s a egy (in e nal,
co po a e, and p ojec communica ion) o ensu e clea messaging ac oss di e en
s akeholde s.
Dissemina ion Tools and S a egies
The websi e was he p ima y hub o upda es, publica ions, and ou each. I exceeded
expec a ions wi h >17,000 isi s and an a e age session ime o 4:30 minu es. Social
media pla o ms, such as X/BlueSky, Ins ag am, Facebook, and LinkedIn we e used o
sha e p ojec in o ma ion and upda es. Engagemen le els we e a ied, wi h some
pla o ms like LinkedIn and Ins ag am pe o ming be e han o he s. Addi ionally, ou
newsle e s we e sen o 121 subsc ibe s, and one p ess elease was issued. Howe e ,
he p ess ou each alls sho o he a ge o >20 publica ions/b oadcas s a his s age
o he p ojec . P omo ional ma e ials, such as b ochu es, banne s, and b anded
me chandise helped ein o ce he p ojec ’s iden i y. P og ess was also made in boos ing
es o a ion esea ch. Membe s pa icipa ed in con e ences o p omo e he esea ch
done in Res Poll and a high numbe o PhD s uden s a e cu en ly in ol ed in he
p ojec .
P og ess and Challenges
Some a ge s we e me o exceeded, such as he websi e engagemen and b and
isibili y. Howe e , social media impac and ex e nal p ess co e age needs
imp o emen , wi h only 331 pos s made, which is 33 % o he a ge goal (1,000 pos s).
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Many planned ac i i ies, such as e-lea ning, open a chi e, and da a a ailabili y, a e no
ye applicable a his ea ly s age o he p ojec .
Two educa ion and aining e en s we e al eady o ganized o engage s uden s by h ee
Res Poll membe ins i u ions. The SPHERE mas e ’s cou se was pilo ed his win e
semes e wi h s uden s in Mon pellie (CIHEAM-IAMM) and in F eibu g (ALU-FR). In
his hyb id cou se, eigh (8) Res Poll membe s we e in i ed o p esen hei esea ch o
he s uden s, who hen summa ized hei p esen a ion in he o m o a epo and a
inal pos e . The cou se plans o con inue and expand ac oss o he EU p ojec s (i.e.
BUTTERFLY and AGRI4POL).
Fu u e Plans and Imp o emen s
We plan o inc ease collabo a ions wi h o he EU p ojec s o s eng hen ou each (i.e.
AGRI4POL, VALOR, BUTTERFLY). This will be done h ough di ec communica ion and
ne wo king, along wi h he ad e isemen o he Res Poll Li ing Lab (LL) ne wo k on he
websi e. Th ough he webpage, we hope o engage in e es ed esea che s o
ins i u ions o collabo a e and expand upon ou wo k. Addi ionally, we plan o imp o e
social media p esence and media co e age o mee he engagemen goals. We plan o
implemen new s a egies o inc ease he numbe o subsc ibe s o he newsle e and
on social media. In he u u e, we plan o c ea e mo e ma e ial ha is a ailable in
a ious languages. This will help ca e o he in e na ional s akeholde s. We will
con inue o e ine ou communica ion s a egy based on ou e alua ion me ics in
o de o maximize impac .
E alua ion o Goals
The p ojec has made s ong ini ial p og ess in es ablishing communica ion channels
and engaging s akeholde s o achie e ou se en (7) goals and expec ed impac s
(Appendix 8.4). A key miles one has been he de elopmen o ou p ojec b and and
websi e, which se es as a cen al hub o sha ing esul s, acking p og ess, and
engaging s akeholde s (goal 1). The websi e no only highligh s p ojec achie emen s
bu also os e s collabo a ion wi hin ou Li ing Lab ne wo k. Th ough his pla o m, we
hope o engage o he pan-Eu opean p ojec s o ins i u ions ha a e in e es ed in
wo king wi hin ou ne wo k o using ou esul s. This ies di ec ly in o goals 2 and 3,
which s i es o success ully in eg a e pollina o di e si y and pollina ion se ices in o
all le els o public and business decision making (goal 2) and also es ablish a s ong
ne wo k o Li ing Labs (goal 3).
To u he ou goals, we ha e o ganized a ange o ne wo king, aining, and public
e en s aimed a engaging policymake s, ci izens, and land manage s (goals 4, 5, & 6).
These e en s ha e been ins umen al in aising awa eness o he impo ances o
pollina o s and hei se ices. Th ough co-design p ocesses, we a e ac i ely c ea ing
and es ing ools ha will bene i a ious s akeholde g oups, ensu ing he e ec i e
implemen a ion o ou goals (goal 5 & 6).
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Social media has played a key ole in s akeholde engagemen (goal 7). Howe e , we
ecognize he need o enhance ou s a egy and p ess ou each o mee long- e m
dissemina ion goals. In he i s pe iod o he p ojec , we shi ed ou ocus om X o
Bluesky and adap ed ou app oach by p io i izing longe - o m con en on LinkedIn and
Facebook, while using BlueSky and Ins ag am o mo e concise upda es. This mul i-
pla o m s a egy has allowed us o each di e en s akeholde s and public sec o s
e ec i ely. O he dissemina ion ools, such as aining and e-lea ning, will become
mo e ele an in la e phases o he p ojec . Addi ionally, we ha e es ablished
collabo a ion wi h se e al pan-Eu opean p ojec s by exchanging in o ma ion h ough
newsle e s and planning u u e join ini ia i es. We aim o hos join policy mee ings,
co-de elop educa ional ma e ials, and collabo a e on in o ma ion dissemina ion o
b oaden ou impac and maximize he exploi a ion o p ojec esul s.
O e all, he p ojec has made p og ess in achie ing i s goals, wi h s ong s akeholde
engagemen and a g owing ne wo k o collabo a o s. Mo ing o wa d, we will con inue
o e ine ou ou each s a egies, enhance dissemina ion e o s, and expand ou Li ing
Lab ne wo k o maximize he impac o ou wo k. By es ablishing mul i-ac o
collabo a ion and os e ing co-design, we aim o ensu e long- e m sus ainabili y and
meaning ul con ibu ions o pollina o es o a ion ac oss Eu ope.
7. Re e ences
Fo no , Felix e al. (2024). Res Poll case-s udy ne wo k. Deli e able D1.1 EU Ho izon
Res Poll P ojec , G an ag eemen No. 101082102. Link
Taylo , R., Romani, S., P ins, C., de G oo , E., Thompson, A., & Klein, A.-M. (2024a).
Communica ion plan: communica ion and engagemen s a egy. Deli e able D6.1
+ 6.4. EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an ag eemen No. 101082102. Link
Taylo , R., Romani, S., & de G oo , E.. (2024b). P ojec websi e and b anding. Deli e able
D6.2 & Miles one MS 22. EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an ag eemen No.
101082102. Link
Taylo , R., Romani, S., de G oo , E., Thompson, A., & Klein, A.-M. (2024c). Gene al p ojec
communica ion is ac i e. Miles one MS23. EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an
ag eemen No. 101082102. Link
Thompson, A. & Klein, A.-M. (2024). Communica ion ac oss EU p ojec s. Miles one
MS26. EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an ag eemen No. 101082102. Link
Win e man el, D., Thompson, A., Fo no , F. e al. (2024). Da a managemen 1. Deli e able
D7.2. EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an ag eemen No. 101082102. Link
8. Appendix
8.1. LIST OF DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION WITHIN RESTPOLL
Type o ac i i y: 1) Clus e ing ac i i ies, 2) Collabo a ion wi h EU- unded p ojec s, 3)
Educa ion and aining e en s, 4) Exhibi ion, 5) In e iew, 6) Media a icle, 7)
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Newsle e , 8) O ganize a con e ence, 9) O ganize a wo kshop, ound able, g oup
discussion, e c., 10) O he , 11) O he scien i ic collabo a ion, 12) Pa icipa ion in a
con e ences, 13) Pa icipa ion in a wo kshop, 14) Pa icipa ion in o he e en s o
mee ings, 15) P ess elease, 16) P in ma e ials (b ochu e, lea le , pos e s, s icke s,
banne s, e c.), 17) Publica ion (non-scien i ic o non-pee - e iewed), 18) Publica ion
(scien i ic and pee - e iewed), 19) Social media, 20) T ade Fai , 21) T aining, 22) TV/
Radio/Podcas campaign, 23) Video/Film, 24) Websi e o blog pos
Ta ge Audience: 1- Ci izens, gene al public, 2- Ci il socie y, 3- Cus ome s, 4- EU
Ins i u ions, 5- Indus y, business pa ne s, 6- Inno a o s, 7- In e na ional
o ganiza ions (UN body, OECD, e c.), 8- In es o s, 9- Local au ho i ies, 10- Media, 11-
Na ional au ho i ies, 12- Regional au ho i ies, 13- Scien i ic o esea ch communi ies,
14- Speci ic end use communi ies, 15- O he
Type o
ac i i y
Pa ne
Ins i u e
Ac i i y Name
Ta ge
audience
Da e
2
01-ALU-
FR
EU C oss-Pollina o s p ojec s mee ing
4, 13
01. Dec
23
3
10-UTH
Wo kshop: Res Poll P ojec and pollina o s
1
26. Oc
24
3
01-ALU-
FR
SPHERE mas e s cou se
12, 14
Oc
2024-
Ma ch
2025
3
04-
CIHEAM-
IAMM
SPHERE mas e s cou se
12, 14
Oc
2024-
Ma ch
2025
5
11-HUN-
REN CER
Radio in e iew wi h Im e Sándo Pi oss on Res poll and
pollina o conse a ion
1
09.01.2
024
5
11-HUN-
REN CER
Radio in e iew wi h Im e Sándo Pi oss on Res poll and
pollina o conse a ion
1
11.01.20
24
5
11-HUN-
REN CER
Radio in e iew wi h Im e Deme e on Res poll and
pollina o conse a ion
1
21.02.20
24
5
07-
ULUND
Podcas Lo e weeds
1
22. Jun
24
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
05.01.2
024
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
05.01.2
024
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
05.01.2
024
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
05.01.2
024
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
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P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
06.01.2
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6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
06.01.2
024
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
07.01.20
24
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
17.01.20
24
6
11-HUN-
REN CER
P ess elease epublished by a local media ou le
1,10
17.01.20
24
6
24-WBF
Res PoLL: Newspape a icle ou each abou he p ojec
1
30. Jun
24
6
06-
CYFNU
YFCNU
Li ing Lab wo kshop pos - Uk aine
1, 9
20. Sep
24
6
06-
CYFNU
YFCNU
Li ing Lab wo kshop pos - Uk aine
1, 9
22. Sep
24
7
01-ALU-
FR
A icle in G Ö news magazine
13
01. Jun
23
7
05-
ENSFEA
A icle in ENSFEA newsle e
13
Dec 23
7
22-HVR
G oup
In oduc ion o Res Poll in WildPosh's i s newsle e
13
04. Jul
24
7
18-
CONFAGR
I
A icle in Con ag icol u a Newsle e
9, 12
25/11/2
024
7
25-UCAM
A icle - Local bumblebee conse a ion esea ch
1
01. Feb
25
9
07-
ULUND
S akeholde in o ma ion mee ing and wo kshop
5, 6, 14
18. Ma
24
9
10-UTH
Li ing Lab Wo kshop- G eece
13
19. Jun
24
9
10-UTH
I aly Li ing Lab Launch
5, 9, 2, 12
06. Sep
24
9
06-
CYFNU
YFCNU
Res Poll p ojec p esen a ion mee ing o a me s,
scien is s and p i a e en ep eneu s a he egional le el
(Uk aine) on Sep embe 19, 2024
9, 12, 13,
14
19. Sep
24
9
26-
UREAD
Li ing Lab planning and wo kshop
1, 5, 13, 14
05. No
24
9
07-
ULUND
Li ing Lab wo kshop
9, 11, 12
26. No
24
9
26-
UREAD
Li ing Lab wo kshop and aining session
1, 5, 13, 15
18. Feb
25
9
12-TCD
Li ing Lab Wo kshop
1
11
06-
CYFNU
YFCNU
Expe ience exchange is a pa h o mu ual de elopmen
and new oppo uni ies
13
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04-
CIHEAM-
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10 h In e na ional Deg ow h Con e ence and 15 h
Con e ence o he Eu opean Socie y o Ecological
Economics
2, 13
20/06
/2024
12
04-
CIHEAM-
IAMM
XIV In e na ional Semina o FONCIMED Ne wo k
2, 13
10.09.2
024
12
04-
CIHEAM-
IAMM
HAICTA 2024_11 h In e na ional Con e ence on ICT in
Ag icul u e, Food&En i onmen
2,13
17/10/2
024
12
13-INPT
In e na ional Cong ess in Ecology and E olu ion -
F ench Socie y o Ecology and E olu ion (SFE²) biennial
mee ing
13
Oc 24
12
07-
ULUND
P esen a ion a Biosphe e Resea ch Con e ence
9, 10, 12,
13
18. No
24
12
06-
CYFNU
YFCNU
Dissemina ion o Res Poll p ojec ideas o a ac new
s akeholde s.
A ound able discussion on ga dening, o ganized by BTU
13, 14
22. Jan
25
12
04-
CIHEAM-
IAMM
PHD Con e ence
13
11-12
Dec
2023
13
07-
ULUND
Wo kshop on ce i ica ion o pollina ion se ices
3, 5, 13, 14
05. No
24
14
01-ALU-
FR
Gemeinsame Diens besp echung zum Thema "PSM-
Reduk ion/Biodi e si ä /Ökolandbau (Umse zung
Biodi S G.)
5, 9, 12, 14
05. Dez
23
14
01-ALU-
FR
A en iel al du ch die Landwi scha – We bewe b
„Hö e ü Biologische Viel al “ und wei e e P ojek e zu
Blü en iel al in de Ag a landscha
5, 9, 12, 14
12. Ma
24
14
02-TUM
Pollina o -Day
1, 15
18. Ma
24
14
10-UTH
1s mee ing wi h Li ing Lab s akeholde s - G eece
1, 5, 9, 13
27. Ma
24
14
19-BNPI
S . Geo ge's Day He ding-ou Fes i al 2024
1,2,5,14
19.04.2
024
14
15-BSC
Pa ne mee ing o he LIFE P og amme p ojec
G assLIFE2
2, 13, 14
13. Jun
24
14
01-ALU-
FR
P esen a ion a EU Wo king G oup Pollina o s (WGP) on
26 June 2024
4, 11, 13, 7
26. Jun
24
14
07-
ULUND
Bo geby ield days
1, 2, 5, 6,
9, 14
26. Jun
24
14
07-
ULUND
Bo geby ield days
1, 2, 5, 6,
9, 14
27. Jun
24
14
02-TUM
Ho es
1,3,5
21. Jul
24
14
02-TUM
Demo-Day Ag o o s
1,2,9,13
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