Biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation

Rosemary Hill (), Guiomar Nates-Parra, José Javier G. Quezada-Euán, Damayanti Buchori, Gretchen LeBuhn, Marcia M. Maués, Petina L. Pert, Peter K Kwapong, Shafqat Saeed, Sara J Breslow, Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Lynn V. Dicks, Leonardo Galetto, Mary Gikungu, Brad G. Howlett, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, Phil O’B. Lyver, Berta Martín-López, Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Simon G. Potts and Marie Roué
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Rosemary Hill: CSIRO Land and Water
Guiomar Nates-Parra: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
José Javier G. Quezada-Euán: Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan
Damayanti Buchori: Bogor Agricultural University
Gretchen LeBuhn: San Francisco State University
Marcia M. Maués: Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
Petina L. Pert: CSIRO Land and Water
Peter K Kwapong: University of Cape Coast
Shafqat Saeed: Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture
Sara J Breslow: University of Washington
Manuela Carneiro da Cunha: University of São Paulo
Lynn V. Dicks: University of East Anglia
Leonardo Galetto: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Mary Gikungu: National Museums of Kenya
Brad G. Howlett: The Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Rangahau Ahumara Kai
Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca: Vale Institute of Technology Sustainable Development
Phil O’B. Lyver: Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Berta Martín-López: Institute for Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Leuphana University
Elisa Oteros-Rozas: Universidad Pablo de Olavide and FRACTAL Collective
Simon G. Potts: School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Reading University
Marie Roué: France National Museum of Natural History

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 3, 214-222

Abstract: Abstract Pollinators underpin sustainable livelihoods that link ecosystems, spiritual and cultural values, and customary governance systems with indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) across the world. Biocultural diversity is a shorthand term for this great variety of people–nature interlinkages that have developed over time in specific ecosystems. Biocultural approaches to conservation explicitly build on the conservation practices inherent in sustaining these livelihoods. We used the Conceptual Framework of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to analyse the biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation by IPLCs globally. The analysis identified biocultural approaches to pollinators across all six elements of the Conceptual Framework, with conservation-related practices occurring in 60 countries, in all continents except Antarctica. Practices of IPLCs that are important for biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation can be grouped into three categories: the practice of valuing diversity and fostering biocultural diversity; landscape management practices; and diversified farming systems. Particular IPLCs may use some or all of these practices. Policies that recognize customary tenure over traditional lands, strengthen indigenous and community-conserved areas, promote heritage listing and support diversified farming systems within a food sovereignty approach are among several identified that strengthen biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation, and thereby deliver mutual benefits for pollinators and people.

Date: 2019
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