Team International - Vlinderstichting

The main goal of Team International is to ensure that butterflies, moths and dragonflies remain on the EU’s agenda and that nature-related laws are regulated and implemented within and outside the Netherlands. We also aim to access the experience and knowledge of these groups in other countries via the European networks through good relations and contact with Butterfly Conservation Europe and Dragonfly Conservation Europe.

What are we working on?

By 2031, we want to have achieved that Europe has a fully integrated system for monitoring butterflies, moths, and dragonflies, supported by strong scientific data, effective conservation policies, and a powerful voice for insect biodiversity at the European level. We aim to achieve this through:

Monitoring
We want to establish a European Moth Monitoring Scheme, and expand the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme to all European countries, providing a clearer picture of conservation needs. We aim to develop a central European database for butterfly and dragonfly data to support research, monitoring, and evidence-based conservation.

Conservation & policy impact
We aim to secure the acceptance of the Dragonfly Indicator and integrate it into European biodiversity policy frameworks (including EBOCC). We want to implement effective species protection measures to halt and reverse the decline of butterflies, moths, and dragonflies.

Advocacy at the EU level
We act as a leading advocate in Brussels, influencing European legislation, policy development, and the implementation of biodiversity and species conservation measures.

Projects

In practice

Through projects such as EMBRACE, ADMIRE Moths, and the European IUCN Red Lists for butterflies and moths, we are expanding monitoring networks, improving data collection, and providing the scientific evidence needed to guide conservation and policy across Europe.