Conservation practitioners have long recognized ecological connectivity as a global priority
for preserving biodiversity and ecosystem function. In the early years of conservation …

Evidence for global bee population declines has catalyzed a rapidly evolving area of
research that aims to identify the causal factors and to effectively assess the status of …

Agricultural expansion is one of the main drivers of global pollinator loss. Paradoxically, this
occurs while agriculture is becoming increasingly dependent on biotic pollination, raising …

The conservation status of pollinators and pollination in Latin America (LA) is reviewed. The
knowledge regarding native and managed pollinators (eg, honeybee and stingless bees) …

Stingless bees are commercialised in Brazil through the internet. Such trade has mixed
populations and introduced species, allows the potential dissemination of hitchhiker …

Although genetic diversity ultimately determines the ability of organisms to adapt to
environmental changes, conservation assessments like the widely used International Union …

Habitat degradation and climate change are currently threatening wild pollinators,
compromising their ability to provide pollination services to wild and cultivated plants …

Animal trade, such as birds, mammals and reptiles, is a common human activity. Among
insects, few are as charismatic as bees. Their hives are commonly commercialized for …

Background The highly eusocial stingless bees are crucial pollinators of native and
agricultural ecosystems. Nevertheless, genomic studies within this bee tribe remain scarce …

Global biodiversity declines and concomitant increases in diseases and calamities indicate
the need for well-founded measures to provide sustainable development, guaranteeing …