A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline

• Autores: Dicks, Lynn V.; Breeze, Tom D.; Ngo, Hien T.; Senapathi, Deepa; An, Jiandong; Aizen, Marcelo A.; Basu, Parthiba; Buchori, Damayanti; Galetto, Leonardo; Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro; Gemmill-Herren, Barbara; Howlett, Brad G.; Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera L.; Johnson, Steven D.; Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó; Jung Kwon, Yong; H. Michael G., Lattorff; Lungharwo, Thingreipi; Seymour, Colleen L.; Vanbergen, Adam J.; Potts, Simon G.
• Año de publicación: 2021
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: Agricultura (General); Ecología; Biodiversidad y Conservación; Agroecology; Biodiversity; Conservation Biology; Ecosystem Services; Agricultura (General); Ecología; Biodiversidad y Conservación
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Río Negro

Fil: Dicks, Lynn V. University of Cambridge. Department of Zoology. Reino Unido.
Fil: Breeze, Tom D. Reading University. School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. Centre for Agri-Environmental Research. Reino Unido.
Fil: Ngo, Hien T. IPBES Secretariat. Alemania.
Fil: Senapathi, Deepa. Reading University. School of Agriculture, Policy and Development. Centre for Agri-Environmental Research. Reino Unido.
Fil: An, Jiandong. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Apicultural Research. China.
Fil: Aizen, Marcelo A. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Basu, Parthiba. University of Calcutta. Department of Zoology. India.
Fil: Buchori, Damayanti. IPB University. Center for Transdisciplinary and Sustainability Sciences. Indonesia.
Fil: Galetto, Leonardo. Universidad de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Córdoba, Argentina.
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas A. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina.
Fil: Gemmill-Herren, Barbara. World Agroforestry Centre. Kenia.
Fil: Howlett, Brad G. The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited. Nueva Zelanda.
Fil: Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera L. University of Sao Paulo. Biosciences Institute. Brasil
Fil: Johnson, Steven D. University of KwaZulu-Natal. School of Life Sciences. Centre for Functional Biodiversity. Sudáfrica.
Fil: Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó. Centre for Ecological Research. Institute of Ecology and Botany. Hungría.
Fil: Jung Kwon, Yong. Kyungpook National University. School of Applied Biosciences. Corea del Sur.
Fil: Lattorff, H. Michael G. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology. Kenia.
Fil: Lungharwo, Thingreipi. Naga Women’s Union. India.
Fil: Seymour, Colleen L. Kirstenbosch Research Centre. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Sudáfrica.
Fil: Vanbergen, Adam J. University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté. Francia.
Fil: Potts, Simon G. Reading University. School of Agriculture, Policy and Development.Centre for Agri-Environmental Research. Reino Unido.
Pollinator decline has attracted global attention and substantial efforts are underway to respond through national pollinator strategies and action plans. These policy responses require clarity on what is driving pollinator decline and what risks it generates for society in different parts of the world. Using a formal expert elicitation process, we evaluated the relative regional and global importance of eight drivers of pollinator decline and ten consequent risks to human well-being. Our results indicate that global policy responses should focus on reducing pressure from changes in land cover and configuration, land management and pesticides, as these were considered very important drivers in most regions. We quantify how the importance of drivers and risks from pollinator decline, differ among regions. For example, losing access to managed pollinators was considered a serious risk only for people in North America, whereas yield instability in pollinator-dependent crops was classed as a serious or high risk in four regions but only a moderate risk in Europe and North America. Overall, perceived risks were substantially higher in the Global South. Despite extensive research on pollinator decline, our analysis reveals considerable scientific uncertainty about what this means for human society.
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