What Pollinis does

Pollinis is an independent French non-profit organization (association loi 1901) founded in 2012 and headquartered at 10 rue Saint-Marc, Paris, with a stated operational scope covering France and the European Union. Its mission is the protection of domestic honeybees and wild pollinators and the acceleration of a transition away from pesticide-intensive agriculture. The organization pursues this through three primary activity lines: (1) citizen mobilization campaigns leveraging a base of over one million sympathizers across France and Europe to pressure elected representatives and EU institutions; (2) independent scientific research, including funding academic laboratory studies on pollinator populations, pesticide effects, and environmental contamination, plus original documentation projects such as Terres de pollinisateurs and wild pollinator inventories in protected areas; and (3) legal action through the Justice pour le Vivant coalition to compel the French state and European institutions to enforce existing biodiversity and environmental laws.

The organization's underlying technology is not proprietary software but rather an operational stack built around a content-and-mobilization web platform (pollinis.org and subdomains for petitions and donations), an active social media presence, and a multi-rail donation infrastructure supporting bank card, PayPal, SEPA, and instant bank transfers. Its primary 'products' are advocacy services rather than commercial offerings: mobilization campaigns, scientific studies, legal proceedings under Justice pour le Vivant, the Terres de pollinisateurs research project with an in-house agronomic analysis framework, and a Shopify-based merchandise storefront.

Pollinis is entirely funded by individual citizen donations; it explicitly refuses public or private subsidies to preserve independence from economic and political interests. Suggested monthly contributions range from €10 to €30 (or custom), and one-time gifts from €40 to €200 (or custom). The organization is GDPR-compliant and certified Don en Confiance, with annual financial accounts audited by an independent auditor and published from 2012 through 2025. Operationally it is a small team (1-10 employees per disclosed firmographics), managed with a transparency model emphasizing regulatory and donor accountability.

Name

Pollinis

Legal name

POLLINIS, association loi 1901

Website

https://pollinis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pollinis is an independent French non-profit (founded 2012, Paris) that advocates for pollinator protection and pesticide-free agriculture through citizen mobilization, funded scientific research, and legal action under the Justice pour le Vivant coalition, entirely financed by individual citizen donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Enhancement (Pollinator Strips, Buffer Zones, Riparian Restoration) (AFAGAMAG)

Keywords

• Pollinator conservation
• Environmental advocacy
• Citizen mobilization
• Biodiversity research
• Sustainable agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Citizen Donations: Pollinis is entirely funded by donations from individual citizens. The organization explicitly refuses public or private subsidies to maintain complete independence from economic and political powers. Donations come from over 1 million sympathizers across France and Europe.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pollinis is an independent non-profit advocacy organization that protects honeybees and wild pollinators and promotes agriculture that respects pollinators. It conducts citizen mobilization campaigns, funds independent scientific research on pollinator populations and pesticide effects, and pursues legal action through the Justice pour le Vivant coalition to compel governments and institutions to enforce environmental laws. The organization is entirely funded by citizen donations and refuses public or private subsidies to maintain independence.

Product overview

Pollinis is an independent non-profit organization (ONG) focused on protecting honeybees and wild pollinators, and promoting agriculture that respects all pollinators. The organization operates as an advocacy NGO rather than a technology product company, offering a portfolio of advocacy services, scientific research programs, legal action campaigns, and an online donation platform. The main offerings include citizen mobilization campaigns, independent scientific studies on pollinators and pesticide effects, legal proceedings under the 'Justice pour le Vivant' initiative, and the 'Terres de pollinisateurs' research project documenting pesticide-free farming practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terres de pollinisateurs: A project by POLLINIS that documents innovative farmers who practice pesticide-free agriculture and whose methods favor pollinators. The project studied approximately 20 farmers using an original analysis framework to identify agronomic practices favorable to the environment and pollinators.

Products and services

• Campagnes de mobilisation citoyenne (Citizen Mobilization Campaigns) Citizen mobilization campaigns that federate supporters in France and across Europe to pressure elected officials and political representatives to implement environmental protection actions, using petition and direct interpellation tools.
• Études scientifiques (Scientific Studies) Independent scientific research on pollinator insect populations, their diversity, adaptation to environmental changes, the effects of pesticides on pollinators, and contamination levels in their environment, funded by Pollinis and conducted with academic laboratories.
• Actions en justice – Justice pour le Vivant (Legal Actions) Legal proceedings initiated by Pollinis to compel political officials and national and European institutions to honor their biodiversity protection commitments and apply existing environmental laws.
• Plateforme de dons en ligne (Online Donation Platform) Online donation platform that enables citizens to financially support Pollinis through monthly or one-time contributions, with secure payment processing via bank card, PayPal, SEPA transfer, and instant bank transfer.
• Terres de pollinisateurs (Pollinator Lands Research Project) Research project documenting innovative farmers who have eliminated pesticide use and whose practices favor pollinators, featuring detailed interviews and an original analysis grid designed by agronomy engineers to identify agronomic practices favorable to the environment and pollinators.
• Recensement des pollinisateurs sauvages (Wild Pollinator Census) Scientific study to document and inventory wild pollinator species in protected areas such as the Forêts National Park, supporting broader measures of environmental contamination.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme (FPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPH owns the 700-hectare domain in Chaussy, Val d'Oise where the Bergerie de Villarceaux farm is located. POLLINIS documents farming practices on this land as part of its Terres de pollinisateurs project. The foundation supports agroecological transition and has provided the domain for agricultural experimentation since 1995.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace: Largest global environmental advocacy NGO, combining research, public campaigns, and direct action. Comparable to Pollinis in advocacy + science + legal-action model but with much broader scope beyond pollinators.
• BirdLife International: Global federation of national bird and nature conservation organizations. Comparable citizen-supported advocacy-and-habitat-restoration model with overlapping interests in pesticide regulation and biodiversity loss.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Major US-based environmental NGO combining science, economics, law, and advocacy. Comparable research-plus-litigation-plus-advocacy operating model, though broader in scope and US-anchored.
• WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature): Global conservation NGO with major programs on biodiversity loss including pollinators and agricultural practices. Comparable donor-funded, science-backed advocacy model but with a much wider species and habitat mandate.

Regional players

• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Germany's largest nature and biodiversity association, with active work on pollinator protection and agricultural pesticide policy. Regional peer — comparable mission and donor-funded NGO model, but primarily German rather than French/European.

Emerging players

• Avaaz: Global citizen-mobilization platform running petitions on environmental and policy issues including pesticide regulation. Comparable digital petition infrastructure and donor-funded advocacy model.
• SumOfUs: Digital-first citizen-funded advocacy campaign organization running petitions against corporate misconduct including agrochemical companies. Comparable online petition/mobilization toolkit and citizen-donor funding model, though broader in issue scope.

Direct peers

• Friends of the Earth Europe: European environmental advocacy network with explicit campaigns on pesticides, bees, and agricultural reform. Direct peer — operates at EU level with member-funded national organizations, mirroring Pollinis's France + EU structure.
• Générations Futures: French NGO focused on the health and environmental impacts of pesticides, including bee mortality. Direct peer — French national scope, citizen-funded, advocacy + science + legal action on the same pesticide/bee issues as Pollinis.
• Pesticide Action Network (PAN): European network of NGOs specifically focused on eliminating pesticide harms, including impacts on pollinators. Direct peer — operates in the same pesticide-regulation and pollinator-protection niche across Europe with a comparable advocacy-and-research toolkit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/associationpollinis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pollinis
• Instagraminstagram.com/pollinis
• Xx.com/assopollinis

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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