Future brief: Pollinators: Importance for nature and human well-being, drivers of decline and the need for monitoring

Shale, Nicky; Kilfoyle, Michelle; Jenner, Nicky

Abstract

Pollinators are vital to our wellbeing and the survival of nature. By helping plants reproduce, pollinators support a steady supply of healthy and economically valuable food for humans and prop up entire ecosystems. However, we are at risk of losing these benefits, and many others, with the ongoing and dramatic decline of pollinators witnessed around the world.

This brief highlights the importance of pollinators for food production and nature, covering pollination of both crops and wild plants. It also explores the drivers of pollinator decline and the role of monitoring in driving the actions to reverse it. The report is written in the context of the EU Pollinators Initiative, a strategy for the EU and its Member States to address the decline of pollinators.

Citation

Shale, N., Kilfoyle, M., & Jenner, N. (2020). Future brief: Pollinators: Importance for nature and human well-being, drivers of decline and the need for monitoring. Luxembourg: Directorate-General Environment

• Report Type: Policy Document
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2020
• Publication Date: Jul 18, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: May 25, 2023
• Pages: 74
• ISBN: ISBN 978-92-76-00596-4
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2779/070
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10609705
• Publisher URL: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ddcb6a5e-ca33-11ea-adf7-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-283643881
• Additional Information: This Future Brief is written and edited by the Science Communication Unit, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. Email: [e-mail]