TY - JOUR
T1 - Emerging threats and opportunities to managed bee species in European agricultural systems
T2 - a horizon scan
AU - Willcox, Bryony K.
AU - Potts, Simon G.
AU - Brown, Mark J.F.
AU - Alix, Anne
AU - Al Naggar, Yahya
AU - Chauzat, Marie Pierre
AU - Costa, Cecilia
AU - Gekière, Antoine
AU - Hartfield, Chris
AU - Hatjina, Fani
AU - Knapp, Jessica L.
AU - Martínez-López, Vicente
AU - Maus, Christian
AU - Metodiev, Teodor
AU - Nazzi, Francesco
AU - Osterman, Julia
AU - Raimets, Risto
AU - Strobl, Verena
AU - Van Oystaeyen, Annette
AU - Wintermantel, Dimitry
AU - Yovcheva, Nikol
AU - Senapathi, Deepa
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats and anticipating these, and potential opportunities to reduce risks, is essential for the sustainable management of pollination services. We conducted a horizon scanning exercise with 20 experts from across Europe to identify emerging threats and opportunities for managed bees in European agricultural systems. An initial 63 issues were identified, and this was shortlisted to 21 issues through the horizon scanning process. These ranged from local landscape-level management to geopolitical issues on a continental and global scale across seven broad themes—Pesticides & pollutants, Technology, Management practices, Predators & parasites, Environmental stressors, Crop modification, and Political & trade influences. While we conducted this horizon scan within a European context, the opportunities and threats identified will likely be relevant to other regions. A renewed research and policy focus, especially on the highest-ranking issues, is required to maximise the value of these opportunities and mitigate threats to maintain sustainable and healthy managed bee pollinators within agricultural systems.
AB - Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats and anticipating these, and potential opportunities to reduce risks, is essential for the sustainable management of pollination services. We conducted a horizon scanning exercise with 20 experts from across Europe to identify emerging threats and opportunities for managed bees in European agricultural systems. An initial 63 issues were identified, and this was shortlisted to 21 issues through the horizon scanning process. These ranged from local landscape-level management to geopolitical issues on a continental and global scale across seven broad themes—Pesticides & pollutants, Technology, Management practices, Predators & parasites, Environmental stressors, Crop modification, and Political & trade influences. While we conducted this horizon scan within a European context, the opportunities and threats identified will likely be relevant to other regions. A renewed research and policy focus, especially on the highest-ranking issues, is required to maximise the value of these opportunities and mitigate threats to maintain sustainable and healthy managed bee pollinators within agricultural systems.
U2 - 10.1038/s41598-023-45279-w
DO - 10.1038/s41598-023-45279-w
M3 - Article
C2 - 37872212
AN - SCOPUS:85175013641
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 13
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
M1 - 18099
ER -