Just launched: VALOR's open-access knowledge hub for pollinator conservation
To maximise the transparency, longevity, and accessibility of its research, the VALOR project has launched a dedicated collection in the Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO) journal. Its first contribution is an abridged version of the project's Description of Action (DoA).
The collection is designed to serve as a hub for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, gathering both conventional outputs - such as research papers, reports, and protocols - and unconventional ones, including policy briefs, methodologies, deliverables and project reports.
The first publication in the collection is an abridged version of VALOR's Description of Action (DoA). The paper lays out the project's framework in full: its objectives, ambition, and background, along with a detailed account of its methodology, including the project’s multidisciplinary approach, open science and data management practices. It also explains how VALOR's results are expected to feed into broader outcomes, the challenges the project aims to address, and its strategies for dissemination, exploitation, communication, and intellectual property management. The DoA gives readers a transparent, citable entry point into the project's full scope. As VALOR progresses, the RIO collection will continue to grow, hosting the project's future outputs.
Access the VALOR topical collection in RIO.