A study has been launched at Trinity College Dublin on the importance of pollinators and their services to the natural world and society.

This comes as unprecedented rates of ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss have been reported globally.

As pollination services are being affected globally by urbanisation, there is concern for biodiversity and now even greater consideration into the ways urban parks can be managed to foster greater biodiversity and awareness of biodiversity in these urban spaces.

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Anyone interested can complete an online survey to help inform the TCD study titled: "A Biodiversity and Social Assessment of Plants, Pollinators, and Park Management Strategies in Dún-Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Urban Parks".

This survey forms the key part of the social assessment of this research, which aims to determine the ways in which people perceive and value plant and pollinator diversity in urban parks.

Participants can fill out the survey here. The deadline for submissions is 14 January 2022.