RAPID ASSESSMENT OF POLLINATORS’ STATUS

POLLINATION SERVICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE


RAPID ASSESSMENT OF
POLLINATORS’ STATUS

A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL
INITIATIVE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND
SUSTAINABLE USE OF POLLINATORS

 

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Rome, 2008

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Table of Contents

Part 1   [778Kb]

    Contents
    Executive summary
    Preface

Part 2   [758Kb]

    Chapter One: Monitoring the status and trends of pollinators
    Chapter Two: Economic valuation of pollination services
    Chapter Three: The taxonomic impediment to pollinator conservation

Part 3   [1,1Mb]

    Chapter Four: State of ecological knowledge of pollination services
    Chapter Five: Indigenous knowledge of pollination
    Chapter Six: Promotion of pollinator-friendly practices

Part 4   [725Kb]

    Chapter Seven: Capacity building in conservation and management of pollination services
    Chapter Eight: Mainstreaming conservation and management of pollination services
    References
    List of acronyms

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