Publications
Pollinators
2019
The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners - Volume 2
2018
More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the publication of “The Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics”.
The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners - Volume 1
2018
More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the publication of “The Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics”. Since that time, the appreciation of pollinators has grown, alongside the realization that we stand to lose them.
Bees and their role in forest livelihoods
2009
A guide to the services provided by bees and the sustainable harvesting, processing and marketing of their products
Rapid assessment of pollinators'status
2008
Every continent has reports of pollinator declines in at least one region/ country. The losses of pollination services have been well documented in many specifi c instances; what remains lacking are global assessments of changes in the distribution and levels of pollination services.
Pollination services for sustainable agriculture
2008
Pollinators are essential for orchard, horticultural and forage production, as well as the production of seed for many root and fibre crops. Pollinators such as bees, birds and bats affect 35 percent of the world’s crop production, increasing outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide.