This book is a follow-up to the hugely successful Butterflies for the New Millenium atlas, and is available The EU Butterfly Grassland Species 1990-2017 indicator is part of the monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context — 2019 edition, which can be accessed here. Currently, there are 19 partners in 17 different countries with their respective BMS. UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme transect routes) have been collected over four years (2012 to 2015) from 15 sites in central Southern England. Currently, there are 19 partners in 17 different countries with their respective BMS. We particularly welcome collaborators to who would be prepared to collect annual samples from long-term population monitoring sites, especially in other countries. For example, we anticipate research projects to develop focusing on: We are currently piloting the population genetics monitoring scheme on a single widespread species, Maniola jurtina (L.), for which have developed new microsatellite markers. Butterflies are one such culturally-important group, which are highly salient to societies across the world. A key strategic goal is to “improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity”.