Getting (ECO)Ready: Does EU Legislation Integrate Up-to-Date Scientific Data for Food Security and Biodiversity Preservation Under Climate Change? DOI Open Access
Luciana Di Gregorio,

Lorenzo Nolfi,

Arianna Latini

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 10749 - 10749

Published: Dec. 7, 2024

European policies on climate change (CC), food security (FS), and biodiversity (BD) represent the EU’s commitment to a sustainable agri-food system, highlighting interdependence between environmental health security. By analyzing key drivers indicators, present study evaluates effectiveness of existing measures identifies gaps in policy framework. A Scoping Group activity facilitated dialogue policymakers, industry, farmer representatives gather feedback strengthen data–policy link. The results highlight progress areas such as promoting agriculture biodiversity, while pointing out unresolved issues like challenges faced by smallholder farmers. emphasizes need for real-time monitoring tools tailored solutions address complexities system. It also encourages integration emerging technologies, IoT AI, enhance sustainability agricultural practices. Ultimately, findings call landscape-specific approach maximize gains, mitigate impacts, ensure within broader context ecological socio-economic challenges.

Language: Английский

Protected areas do not outperform urban wastelands in supporting insect pollinators and pollination in central Germany DOI Creative Commons
Panagiotis Theodorou,

Wilhelm H.A. Osterman,

Janna H. Mrozek

et al.

Basic and Applied Ecology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Bombus-plant interactions defined by bipartite network analysis in an underexplored Mediterranean island (Sicily) DOI Creative Commons
Carlo Polidori,

Beatrice R. Barletti,

Marino Quaranta

et al.

Apidologie, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 56(1)

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Abstract Bumblebees (Apidae: Bombus ) are abundant pollinators in Mediterranean habitats; however, interaction networks with plants have not yet been investigated large areas of Italy, including its islands. Here, we analyzed plant-bumblebee through seasonal transects a suburban park and nature reserve Eastern Sicily. After molecular morphological identification bumblebees, built bipartite extracting complementarity, niche overlap, modularity nestedness. In total, sampled 10 the 15 species known from Richness was close to that predicted by accumulation curves, no differences community diversity were found between two sites. At both sites, nested, highly specialized modular, high complementarity low again species-level specialization varied considerably independent sample size. The network topologies suggest possible role local interspecific competition and/or variation among generalist bumblebees. Comparison previously published data revealed more than those continental climate. This suggests possibility increased phenotypic under harsh conditions. vulnerability basin droughts caused climate change calls for detailed studies on pollinator-plant conservation plans.

Language: Английский

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Revealing the biodiversity of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in flower strips in Mediterranean floodplains. Which monitoring method fits best? DOI Creative Commons

Oana Catalina Moldoveanu,

Martino Maggioni, Daniele Vergari

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 29, 2024

Abstract Context The ongoing pollinator decline may threaten and compromise the resilience of terrestrial ecosystems. Implementing conservation action requires monitoring populations' actual status, but this is particularly difficult for pronubes insects such as wild bees. Their time-consuming crucial assessing their health status. Objectives Here we compared evaluated efficiency three different methods to evaluate bee biodiversity in lowland areas sown with entomophilous flowers support pollinating a Mediterranean environment. Methods We sampled bees two years by using hand netting, pan traps artificial nests. species richness abundance among these particular focus on how flowering coverage affects walking transects discussed attractiveness colours traps. Results Hand netting captured higher than other similar number Artificial nests fewer specimens species. Bee assemblages were significantly between had greater potential capturing whole biodiversity, negatively influenced contrary sampling. Conclusions Like studies, sampling are complementary regarding assemblages. juxtaposition several essential assess status ecological traits.

Language: Английский

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Getting (ECO)Ready: Does EU Legislation Integrate Up-to-Date Scientific Data for Food Security and Biodiversity Preservation Under Climate Change? DOI Open Access
Luciana Di Gregorio,

Lorenzo Nolfi,

Arianna Latini

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(23), P. 10749 - 10749

Published: Dec. 7, 2024

European policies on climate change (CC), food security (FS), and biodiversity (BD) represent the EU’s commitment to a sustainable agri-food system, highlighting interdependence between environmental health security. By analyzing key drivers indicators, present study evaluates effectiveness of existing measures identifies gaps in policy framework. A Scoping Group activity facilitated dialogue policymakers, industry, farmer representatives gather feedback strengthen data–policy link. The results highlight progress areas such as promoting agriculture biodiversity, while pointing out unresolved issues like challenges faced by smallholder farmers. emphasizes need for real-time monitoring tools tailored solutions address complexities system. It also encourages integration emerging technologies, IoT AI, enhance sustainability agricultural practices. Ultimately, findings call landscape-specific approach maximize gains, mitigate impacts, ensure within broader context ecological socio-economic challenges.

Language: Английский

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