ABSTRACT
It is only recently that the immense economic value of pollination to agriculture has been appreciated. At the same time, the alarming collapse in populations of bees and other pollinators has highlighted the urgency of addressing this issue. This book focuses on the specific measures and practices that the emerging science of pollination ecology is identifying to conserve and promote animal pollinators in agroecosystems.
It reviews the expanding knowledge base on pollination services, providing evidence to document the status, trends and importance of pollinators to sustainable agricultural production. It provides practical and specific measures that land managers can undertake to ensure that agroecosystems are supportive and friendly to pollinators. It draws on the Global Pollination Project, supported by UNEP/GEF and implemented by FAO and seven partner countries (Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa), which serve to provide "lessons from the field".
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|110 pages
Building the knowledge base on pollination
chapter 3|10 pages
Incremental Contribution of Pollination and Other Ecosystem Services to Agricultural Productivity
chapter 4|14 pages
Adaptation of an Economy Facing Pollinator Decline
chapter 6|21 pages
Establishing Knowledge Management Systems for Ecological Interactions
part 2|42 pages
Adaptive management of pollination services
chapter 9|22 pages
Developing Pollination Management Plans across Agricultural Landscapes
part 3|125 pages
Mainstreaming pollination services