An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 28(10), P. 11749 - 11797

Published: Nov. 9, 2017

Abstract New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids fipronil organisms is presented in this review, complementing previous Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) 2015. The high toxicity these systemic insecticides to invertebrates has been confirmed expanded include more species compounds. Most recent research focused bees ecological impacts have pollinators. Toxic other invertebrate taxa also covered predatory parasitoid natural enemies aquatic arthropods. Little new gathered soil organisms. impact marine coastal ecosystems still largely uncharted. chronic lethality insects crustaceans, strengthened evidence that chemicals impair immune system reproduction, highlights dangers particular insecticidal class (neonicotinoids fipronil), with potential greatly decrease populations arthropods both terrestrial environments. Sublethal fish, reptiles, frogs, birds, mammals are reported, showing a better understanding mechanisms vertebrates their deleterious growth, neurobehaviour most tested. This review concludes summary ecosystem services functioning, particularly pollination, biota, communities, thus reinforcing WIA conclusions (van der Sluijs et al. 2015).

Language: Английский

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Critical review of the potential effects and risks to pollinators and aquatic organisms from the agricultural uses of sulfoxaflor; introductory comments

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 4

Published: March 12, 2025

The first paper in a series of seven serves as an overview the initiation insecticide Sulfoxaflor Environmental Science review process and provides some regulatory background. following papers are describe critical analysis data related to sulfoxaflor terms its uses, properties, environmental fate, potential effects on aquatic organisms, pollinators. last describes refined model for hazard risk assessment pesticides

Language: Английский

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Insect decline, an emerging global environmental risk

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 46, P. 39 - 42

Published: Oct. 1, 2020

The Earth’s entomofauna seems in an ongoing state of collapse. Insect decline could pose a global risk to key insect-mediated ecosystem functions and services such as soil freshwater (nutrient cycling, formation, decomposition, water purification), biological pest control, pollination food web support that all are critical functioning, human health survival. At present the attention for insect is low domains, ranging from scientific research policy-making nature conservation. Scientists made urgent calls prioritise An international treaty pollinator stewardship restoration urgently needed counteract current crisis. A review conservation policies found despite public outcry develop polices addresses declines, governments have not delivered legislation, nor they met basic monitoring needs recommended by experts.

Language: Английский

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The technique is never neutral. How methodological choices condition the generation of narratives for sustainability

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 106, P. 87 - 98

Published: Feb. 1, 2020

How to tackle uncertainties and ensure quality in integrated assessment for sustainability? To what extent does the choice of methodology condition narrative produced by analysis? The present work argues that two questions are tightly coupled. technique is never neutral. If we tools our tools, as suggested Thoreau, then it can also be said language not only a vehicle communication, driver well. For this reason, sustainability unusual discern close relationship between arguments made methods adopted. In set six reflexive analytical – call them lenses which could pooled effect appraise improve resulting narratives, alleviate constraints method-argument dependency. None new each has been used before. Never have they together. (i) Post-normal science (PNS), (ii) Controversy studies, (iii) Sensitivity auditing, (iv) Bioeconomics, (v) Ethics governance, (vi) Non-Ricardian economics. illustrated together with case/narratives/arguments. allow some narratives or methodologies shown either implausible inadequate, developed pressing issues, expand horizon possible strategies solution.

Language: Английский

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Hand pollination of global crops – A systematic review

Basic and Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 56, P. 299 - 321

Published: Aug. 14, 2021

Language: Английский

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Honeybees are far too insufficient to supply optimum pollination services in agricultural systems worldwide

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 335, P. 108003 - 108003

Published: May 6, 2022

Language: Английский

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Chronic Exposure to Polystyrene Microplastic Fragments Has No Effect on Honey Bee Survival, but Reduces Feeding Rate and Body Weight

Toxics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 100 - 100

Published: Jan. 21, 2023

Microplastics (MPs), in the form of fragments and fibers, were recently found honey samples collected Ecuador as well bees from Denmark China. However, little is known about how MPs impact bee health. To fill this knowledge gap, we investigated potential toxicity irregularly shaped polystyrene (PS)-MP on In first experiment its kind with bees, chronically exposed a well-established gut microbiome to small (27 ± 17 µm) or large (93 25 PS-MP at varying concentrations (1, 10, 100 µg mL−1) for 14 days. Bee mortality, food consumption, body weight all studied. We that chronic exposure has no effect survival, but reduced feeding rate weight, particularly 10 per mL, which may have long-term consequences The findings study could assist risk assessment pollinator

Language: Английский

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Assessing the Human Health Benefits of Climate Mitigation, Pollution Prevention, and Biodiversity Preservation

Annals of Global Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 90(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Background: Since the Industrial Revolution, humanity has amassed great wealth and achieved unprecedented material prosperity. These advances have come, however, at cost to planet. They are guided by an economic model that focuses almost exclusively on short-term gain, while ignoring natural capital human capital. relied combustion of vast quantities fossil fuels, massive consumption earth's resources, production environmental release enormous chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, plastics. caused climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, "Triple Planetary Crisis". responsible for more than 9 million premature deaths per year widespread disease – impacts fall disproportionately upon poor vulnerable. Goals: To map health loss. outline a framework assessing benefits interventions against these threats. Findings: Actions taken national governments international agencies mitigate loss can improve health, prevent disease, save lives, enhance well-being. Yet assessment is largely absent from evaluations remediation programs. This represents lost opportunity quantify full educate policy makers public. Recommendations: We recommend implementing develop metrics strategies quantifying interventions. they deploy tools in parallel with assessments ecologic benefits. Health developed Global Burden Disease (GBD) study may provide useful starting point. Incorporation into restoration will require building transdisciplinary collaborations. Environmental scientists engineers need work establish evaluation systems link data data. Such assist as well local prioritizing

Language: Английский

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Significance of Apoidea as Main Pollinators. Ecological and Economic Impact and Implications for Human Nutrition

Diversity, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 12(7), P. 280 - 280

Published: July 15, 2020

Wild and managed bees provide pollination services to crops wild plants, as well a variety of other beneficial humans. Honey are the most economically valuable pollinator worldwide. It has been calculated that 9.5% total economic value agricultural production comes from insect pollination, thus amounting just under USD 200 billion globally. More than 100 important depend on by honey bees. The latter pollinate not only wide number commercial but also many some which threatened extinction constitute genetic resource. Moreover, pollinators, play significant role in every aspect ecosystem facilitating growth trees, flowers, plants serve food shelter for large small creatures. In this paper, we describe how reduction bee populations affects various sectors, human health.

Language: Английский

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Transforming Ocean Conservation: Applying the Genetic Rescue Toolkit

Genes, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 11(2), P. 209 - 209

Published: Feb. 18, 2020

Although oceans provide critical ecosystem services and support the most abundant populations on earth, extent of damage impacting diversity strategies to protect them is disconcertingly, disproportionately, understudied. While conventional modes conservation have made strides in mitigating impacts human activities ocean ecosystems, those alone cannot completely stem tide mounting threats. Biotechnology genomic research should be harnessed developed within frameworks foster persistence viable ecosystems. This document distills results a targeted survey, Ocean Genomics Horizon Scan, which assessed opportunities bring novel genetic rescue tools marine conservation. From this we identified how approaches from synthetic biology genomics can alleviate major ethical for biotechnological interventions are necessary effective responsible practice, here primarily technological social factors directly affecting technical development deployment biotechnology Genetic insight greatly enhance established methods, but severity many threats may demand intervention. intervention controversial, areas cost inaction too high allow controversy barrier conserving Here, offer set recommendations engagement program deploy safely responsibly.

Language: Английский

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