FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division, in collaboration with INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, a national government agency) has developed a tool for assessing the value of pollination services and national vulnerabilities to pollinator declines....[more]

FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division has launched a new website for its "Global Action on Pollination Services for Sustainable Agriculture".In addition to documents, case studies and glossary, this website also provides an interactive internet resource, the Pollination...[more]

Pollinators are essential for orchard, horticultural and forage production, as well as the production of seed for many root and fibre crops. Nonetheless, mounting evidence points to a potentially serious decline in populations of pollinators under agricultural development. The...[more]

FAO is coordinating a United Nations Environment Programme/Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) project worth $26.45 million to better manage those aspects of wild biodiversity that provide pollination services for human livelihood. The five-year project, entitled,...[more]