TRD in the gardens at Florence

Partners at the University of Firenze and the Botanical Garden celebrated the first Taxonomy Recognition Day by highlighting the diversity of insects, with a main focus on pollinators. Researchers displayed some reference collections before inviting guests on a monitoring transect. 

The data collected along the transect was uploaded on iNaturalist, highlighting the importance of the citizen science approach in biodiversity monitoring and protection activities.

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