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SONATA investigates how restoring seminatural grasslands can be a nature-based solution for increasing farmland biodiversity and including the abundance of insect pollinators, pollination services to crops, and thereby crop production. In this workshop guest lecturer Professor Ørjan Totland from the University of Bergen will set the stage by introducing us to the field of pollination ecology. The lecture will be followed by a hands-on exercise on the analysis of effects of pollinator abundance on crop pollination. Aim of the workshop is to familiarise participants with the field of pollination ecology and gain hands on experience from analyzing data on pollen limitation. The workshop ensures that SONATA NbS modelling is grounded not only in spatial patterns but also in ecosystem process dynamics and ecosystem service delivery.

The Workshop on NbS Spatial Tool Demonstration (in person, with online attendance) will be a hands-on event aimed at showcasing the demo version of the NbS spatial model and the associated optimization tools. During this workshop, we will focus on the challenge of (near-)optimal application of nature-based solutions (NbS), such as flower strips, to maximize crop yield, pollinator diversity, and soil organic carbon sequestration. Accordingly, the workshop will emphasize the spatial model and optimization approaches being developed to support the identification of optimal locations for NbS implementation. The event will bring together the SONATA team and other researchers working on spatial optimization tasks across different domains, from BIOS and other institutions at the University of Novi Sad, primarily with engineering backgrounds.

One of the key outcomes of SONATA is the NBS Team (NbS-T) (Hub or centre). After previous workshops focused more on the NbS Living Lab, we are now looking more into the setup and functioning of NbS Hubs. In this workshop, two well experienced guests will present the setup, main activities, strategy, funding and other important aspects of NbS Hubs they are both involved in. After the two presentations and a shorter question session we will have a more open discussion/workshop within all the attendants. The workshop will be organized by NINA.