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fragmentation. Thus, the impact of climate change can often lead to increased risk
of extinction for bees and some native insect pollinators.
It is worth bearing in mind that the insect pollinators are closely linked to human
well-being through the maintenance of ecosystem, as well as immediate pollination
of wild plants, crop production and assure food security. Therefore, it is strongly
recommended to mitigate the potential adverse impacts of climate change on the
diversity and efficiency of insect pollinators especially, managed honeybees and
other solitary bee species. So that, it is necessary to urge conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, researchers and policymakers to seriously figure out some
appropriate solutions for protecting plant pollinators and in particular bees.
9 Recommendations
In this context, the current study suggests several recommendations and new
approaches that can be taken out for protecting our native bees from the potential
risks of climate change that will be listed in the following points:
– Raising awareness on the adverse impacts of climate change on ecosystem services
and food security;
– Enhance the public appreciation of the importance of natural pollination by bees
as one of the most substantial ecosystem services;
– Increasing awareness of bee pollinator diversity and what need to survive and
richness;
– Fill the knowledge gaps in pollinator ecology, declines and intact management;
– Encourage public engagement in the protection and conservation of honeybees
and other wild pollinators;
– Conserving and restoring natural nesting habitats of solitary bees and enhancing
nesting materials and nesting sites by creating bee hotels (artificial nests) for the
propagation of the most promising solitary bees;
– Build on the latest scientific researches in increasing the tolerance of bees against
pests and diseases with special concern to the cutting edge approach to protecting
honeybees against Varroa mite;
– Encourage farm owners for cultivation bee-friendly plants and other crops with a
continuous succession of flowering;
– Promote the ecological intensification strategy such as intercropping, crop rotations, farm-level diversification and reduced agrochemical use for promoting
biodiversity beneficial to agricultural production.
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fragmentation. Thus, the impact of climate change can often lead to increased risk
of extinction for bees and some native insect pollinators.
It is worth bearing in mind that the insect pollinators are closely linked to human
well-being through the maintenance of ecosystem, as well as immediate pollination
of wild plants, crop production and assure food security. Therefore, it is strongly
recommended to mitigate the potential adverse impacts of climate change on the
diversity and efficiency of insect pollinators especially, managed honeybees and
other solitary bee species. So that, it is necessary to urge conservationists, ecologists, environmentalists, researchers and policymakers to seriously figure out some
appropriate solutions for protecting plant pollinators and in particular bees.
9 Recommendations
In this context, the current study suggests several recommendations and new
approaches that can be taken out for protecting our native bees from the potential
risks of climate change that will be listed in the following points:
– Raising awareness on the adverse impacts of climate change on ecosystem services
and food security;
– Enhance the public appreciation of the importance of natural pollination by bees
as one of the most substantial ecosystem services;
– Increasing awareness of bee pollinator diversity and what need to survive and
richness;
– Fill the knowledge gaps in pollinator ecology, declines and intact management;
– Encourage public engagement in the protection and conservation of honeybees
and other wild pollinators;
– Conserving and restoring natural nesting habitats of solitary bees and enhancing
nesting materials and nesting sites by creating bee hotels (artificial nests) for the
propagation of the most promising solitary bees;
– Build on the latest scientific researches in increasing the tolerance of bees against
pests and diseases with special concern to the cutting edge approach to protecting
honeybees against Varroa mite;
– Encourage farm owners for cultivation bee-friendly plants and other crops with a
continuous succession of flowering;
– Promote the ecological intensification strategy such as intercropping, crop rotations, farm-level diversification and reduced agrochemical use for promoting
biodiversity beneficial to agricultural production.