A Guide for Pollinator-Friendly Cities: How can spatial planners and land-use managers create favourable urban environments for pollinators?

Thriving wild pollinator populations are a prerequisite for healthy, resilient green spaces and urban ecosystems. They provide vital pollination services for 75% of the world’s main food crops and 85% of wild plants. Aside from the benefits to agriculture and the environment, multiple sectors, such as such as public health or industry, benefit directly or indirectly from the services of pollinators.

• Making formal commitments to protect and restore pollinator habitats
• Developing a pollinator-friendly city vision - ideally captured in a dedicated Local Pollinator Strategy or Plan.
• Setting concrete actions to integrate pollinator concerns into urban plans and sectoral policies.
• Channeling and tapping financial and human resources for pollinator-friendly measures.
• Fostering collaboration with other sectors and securing commitments. 
• Promoting research on pollinators for evidence-based policies.
• Participating in awards that recognise pollinator conservation efforts.

• Preserving existing pollinator habitats
• Restoring, creating, and connecting pollinator habitats
• Raising awareness through community engagement and environmental education
• Monitoring urban pollinators