Training
Organise training sessions to recognise the Asian hornet, identify nests, understand the seasons and adopt the right reflexes.
Non-profit project
An organisation serving field action
The Vespa-Alert Non-Profit Organisation aims to structure action around the Asian hornet in Belgium.
Vespa-Alert is established as a non-profit organisation in order to strengthen its role in monitoring, awareness-raising, training and action against the Asian hornet.
The goal is to bring together citizens, municipalities, beekeepers, professionals, associations and institutions around a shared tool that is clear, practical and useful for local action.
The organisation aims to become a reliable reference point for information, training, mapping, nest searching and the coordination of field initiatives.
Our ambition
To act as a reference organisation to better understand, report, monitor and manage the presence of the Asian hornet in Belgium.
Vespa-Alert puts technology, data and citizen mobilisation at the service of biodiversity, with particular attention to GDPR compliance.
Missions
Our areas of action
Concrete actions for citizens, municipalities, institutions and scientific partners.
Newsletter
Share useful information about the season, maps, local actions, training and practical advice.
Awareness
Attend municipal festivals, markets, nature events and environment days to inform the public directly.
Search walks
Organise supervised outings to spot signs of presence, understand flight paths and improve nest detection.
Mapping
Make reports useful through clear maps that show pressure areas and local dynamics.
Local network
Build bridges between citizens, municipalities, beekeepers, pest controllers, associations and scientific or public institutions.
Scientific research
Become a partner for scientific research institutions by making the available data useful within a GDPR-compliant framework.
Citizen support
Allow citizens, companies and municipalities to support tools, field actions and awareness-raising through the dedicated page.
Support
Field action
Actions close to citizens
Vespa-Alert wants to make information accessible and turn reports into useful action.
Inform clearlyExplain the differences between Asian hornets, European hornets, wasps and bees.
Help people detectTeach how to observe behaviours, likely nesting sites and signs of presence.
Support municipalitiesProvide tools, data and communication materials adapted to local realities.
Frame data usePromote responsible data management in a framework that respects confidentiality and the GDPR.
Data, research & GDPR
A partner for scientific research
The volume of reports and observations collected by Vespa-Alert can support a better understanding of the Asian hornet in Belgium.
The Vespa-Alert non-profit organisation wishes to collaborate with scientific research institutions, universities, public bodies and specialised biodiversity stakeholders.
Data from reports, mapping, trapping, flight observations and field follow-up can contribute to the analysis of the territorial dynamics of the Asian hornet.
This approach is responsible: only relevant data are used, with particular attention to confidentiality, data minimisation and compliance with the GDPR.
Scientific objective
Turn field data into useful knowledge for prevention, nest location, spatial analysis, support for municipalities and biodiversity protection.
Deployment
A progressive dynamic
Building a credible reference requires a structured, local and sustainable approach.
1
StructureSet up a clear non-profit structure focused on the public interest.
2
TrainDevelop training modules for citizens, municipalities, beekeepers and partners.
3
MobiliseOrganise local actions, events, stands, walks and awareness campaigns.
4
CollaborateBecome a reliable partner for institutions, municipalities and scientific stakeholders.
Join the Vespa-Alert movement
Do you represent a municipality, an association, a school, a citizen group or a field stakeholder? The organisation is building an active network around prevention, training, Asian hornet monitoring and responsible data use.