We challenge the widespread appraisal that organic farming is the fundamental alternative
to conventional farming for harnessing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Certification of …

Multiple stressors threaten bee health, a major one being pesticides. Bees are
simultaneously exposed to multiple pesticides that can cause both lethal and sublethal …

Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity conservation requires profound
structural changes worldwide. Often, discussions are centered on management at the field …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Most of the world's crops depend on pollinators, so declines in both managed and wild bees
raise concerns about food security. However, the degree to which insect pollination is …

Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …

International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no
area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that support human needs …

The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstripping food
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …

Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …

Sustainable and resilient agricultural systems are needed to feed and fuel a growing human
population. However, the current model of agricultural intensification which produces high …