Biodegradation of pesticide in agricultural soil employing entomopathogenic fungi: Current state of the art and future perspectives

K Swathy, P Vivekanandhan, A Yuvaraj, P Sarayut… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Pesticides play a pivotal role in agriculture for the effective production of various crops. The
indiscriminate use of pesticides results in the significant bioaccumulation of pesticide …

[HTML][HTML] Pollinator conservation requires a stronger and broader application of the precautionary principle

L Drivdal, JP van der Sluijs - Current opinion in insect science, 2021 - Elsevier
The accumulating scientific evidence on global insect and pollinator decline is fuelling calls
for pollinator conservation policies. A broad range of regulating and incentivising policies is …

Mapping regulation ecosystem services specialization in Italy

A Pilogallo, F Scorza - Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Nowadays, land-use planning systems show structural weakness from an informative
perspective, depending on the capacity to develop rapidly and accurately territorial …

[HTML][HTML] Co-producing agricultural policy with beekeepers: Obstacles and opportunities

S Maderson - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Dominant agricultural practices are widely recognised as one of many factors leading to
severe declines in honey bees and other pollinators. Improving the agri-environment for …

[HTML][HTML] The need for weeds: Man-made, non-cropped habitats complement crops and natural habitats in providing honey bees and bumble bees with pollen …

J Jachuła, B Denisow, M Wrzesień… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, honey bees and bumble bees are among the most important pollinators, and
there is a growing interest in understanding the effects of floral resource availability on their …

[HTML][HTML] Competition between wild and honey bees: Floral resources as a common good providing multiple ecosystem services

L Mouillard-Lample, G Gonella, A Decourtye… - Ecosystem Services, 2023 - Elsevier
It is increasingly acknowledged that bees are declining, notably as a result of global
changes such as climate and land-use changes that affect the abundance and diversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Vineyard footprint on pollinators is mediated by flower vegetation, organic farming, seasonal and weather factors, a case study from North Italy

P Biella, F Ramazzotti, G Parolo, A Galimberti… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2025 - Elsevier
Intensive, industrialized agriculture is considered a major driver of pollinator decline and
viticulture may play a relevant role in this context. A global priority is to find ways to decrease …

Be (e) coming pollinators: Beekeeping and perceptions of environmentalism in Massachusetts

S DiDonato, BJ Gareau - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In an era of mass extinction and biodiversity crisis, it is increasingly crucial to cultivate more
just and inclusive multispecies futures. As mitigation and adaption efforts are formed in …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve the quantity and quality of export coffee in Ethiopia, a look at multiple opportunities

SH Muhie - Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Coffee is the most popular mild stimulant crop due to its refreshment properties and several
health advantages. It's also an industrial crop, with its flavor and perfume making it a popular …

Replacing cheap nature? Sustainability, capitalist future-making and political ecologies of robotic pollination

R Nimmo - Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This article undertakes a critical examination of emergent technologies involving the use of
robots to carry out crop pollination in the context of declining populations of bees and other …