New study unpacks how ritualized representations (such as scientific assessments) generate meaning beyond their narrowly intended functionality.
Ritualized representations sustain engagement against all odds in the face of intractable problems.

The study focuses on the pervasive use of representations, including assessments
and evaluations, to deal with intractable problems, even though such representations are commonly understood as incomplete or flawed.

#ipcc
#sts
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/joms.70138

135 Scientists Warn Europe’s Pollinator Crisis Runs Deeper Than Bees

- Europe's largest group of pollinators isn't bees, conservation efforts are ignoring them.
Meet the overlooked pollinators?

- Wildflower strips are helpful, but they're often missing a critical piece.
What wildflower strips are missing?

- The pollinator crisis threatens far more than your grocery store. The supply chains you'd least expect are quietly on the line.
See the broader risks?

https://a-z-animals.com/articles/scientists-warn-europe-could-face-a-pollination-crisis-without-urgent-action/

Europa moet bestuivers centraal stellen in al haar beleid

https://bijenstichting.nl/europa-moet-bestuivers-centraal-stellen-in-al-haar-beleid/

R.I.P.

Marjan Minnesma

Wormerveer, 28 oktober 1966 – Noord-Beemster, 22 mei 2026

Marjan Minnesma was een visionair met een nuchtere, praktische en op samen­werking gerichte inslag. Marjan was telkens haar tijd vooruit en nam steeds zelf het voor­touw om met concrete acties en projecten als een onder­nemer te laten zien dát en hoe haar visie in praktijk gebracht kan worden.

https://marjanminnesma.nl/

If you want to educate yourself on the role of pesticides (and their lobbies) in the biodiversity crisis, watch the video recordings of these transdisciplinary scientific symposia

#biodiversity #pollinators #pesticides #insects #bees

Systemic pesticides and the biodiversity crisis: Toxic practices in agriculture, aquaculture and policy making:

https://www.uib.no/en/svt/154210/systemic-pesticides-and-biodiversity-crisis-toxic-practices-agriculture-aquaculture-and

Science, lobbies and the environment: marking the 60th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring:

https://www.uib.no/en/svt/155738/science-lobbies-and-environment-marking-60th-anniversary-rachel-carson%E2%80%99s-silent-spring

Conference Science for Policy in Europe

How can we build better science-for-policy ecosystems & connect science to policy making?

2 days of sessions to help develop better science-for-policy ecosystems in Europe.

https://science-for-policy-europe-conference.blumm.it/s4p-conference