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Book (stand-alone)Rapid assessment of pollinators'status
A contribution to the international initiative for the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators
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No results found.Every continent has reports of pollinator declines in at least one region/ country. The losses of pollination services have been well documented in many specifi c instances; what remains lacking are global assessments of changes in the distribution and levels of pollination services. As the recognized drivers of pollinator losses (changing land-use patterns, pesticide use, diseases, invasive species and climate change) are themselves changing in intensity, the global community is jus tifi ed in taking note and determining the actions that will conserve pollinators. The insidious nature of the loss of ecosystem services- by slow erosion rather than cataclysmic events- demands careful monitoring. Pollinators provide essential services to humans. In several instances, impressive documentation of the market and non-market values derived from pollination services has been made. Despite this, the economic valuation of pollination services has a number of challenges to overcome, many stemming from the gaps in understanding of the actual contribution of pollination to crop production. Developing sound management plans for pollinators will hinge on good taxonomic support. Linked to the taxonomic information about species is other information on biological characteristics (including fl oral relationships and ecological linkages) that are important for adaptive management. New approaches to managing pollinator information should help to overcome the taxonomic impediment, although the focus at present has been on bees, and not on other key pollinator groups. -
Book (stand-alone)Conducting farm-based trainings on how to enhance on-farm ecosystem services 2015
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No results found.This handbook is intended to facilitate an educational approach designed to increase the adoption of on-farm practices that support the organisms that provide ecosystem services. It is produced through the contribution of two projects: the Global Environment Facility (GEF) supported project “Conservation and management of pollinators for sustainable agriculture, through an ecosystem approach” implemented in seven countries – Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa; and the EU-funded FP7 project LIBERATION (linking farmland Biodiversity to Ecosystem services for effective eco-functional intensification) – focusing on building the evidence base for ecological intensification in intensive and extensive farming landscape of countries within Europe. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetHarnessing the benefits of ecosystem services for effective ecological intensification in agriculture
Summary of the online discussion
2016This document summarizes the online discussion Harnessing the benefits of ecosystem services for effective ecological intensification in agriculture held on FAO’s Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 30 November to 31 December 2015 and organized in collaboration with the project LIBERATION. www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/liberation
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