Risks and opportunities associated with pollinators’ conservation and management of pollination services in Latin America

• Published in: Ecología austral Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 55 - 76
• Main Authors: Galetto, Leonardo, Aizen, Marcelo A., Del Coro Arizmendi, M., Freitas, Breno M., Garibaldi, Lucas A., Giannini, Tereza C., Lopes, Ariadna V., Do Espírito Santo, Mário M., Maués, Márcia M., Nates-Parra, Guiomar, Rodríguez, Jaime I., Quezada-Euán, José J. G., Vandame, Remy, Viana, Blandina F., Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación Argentina de Ecología 01.01.2022
• Subjects: biodiversity; environmental policies; pollination deficit; pollination services; pollinator decline; traditional local knowledge

The conservation status of pollinators and pollination in Latin America (LA) is reviewed. The knowledge regarding native and managed pollinators (e.g., honeybee and stingless bees) and pollination services was synthetized, and the guidelines to improve the opportunities for conservation are provided...