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<p>Dicks, L. V., B. Viana, R. Bommarco, B. Brosi, M. d. C.
Arizmendi, S. A. Cunningham, L. Galetto, R. Hill, A. V. Lopes, C.
Pires, H. Taki and S. G. Potts (2016). "Ten policies for
pollinators." Science 354(6315): 975-976.<br>
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Summary
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<p id="p-2">Earlier this year, the first global thematic
assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) evaluated the state
of knowledge about pollinators and pollination (<em>1</em>, <em>2</em>).
It confirmed evidence of large-scale wild pollinator declines in
northwest Europe and North America and identified data
shortfalls and an urgent need for monitoring elsewhere in the
world. With high-level political commitments to support
pollinators in the United States (<em>3</em>), the United
Kingdom (<em>4</em>), and France (<em>5</em>); encouragement
from the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD's) scientific
advice body (<em>6</em>); and the issue on the agenda for next
month's Conference of the Parties to the CBD, we see a chance
for global-scale policy change. We extend beyond the IPBES
report, which we helped to write, and suggest 10 policies that
governments should seriously consider to protect pollinators and
secure pollination services. Our suggestions are not the only
available responses but are those we consider most likely to
succeed, because of synergy with international policy objectives
and strategies or formulation of international policy creating
opportunities for change. We make these suggestions as
independent scientists and not on behalf of IPBES.</p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:inouye@umd.edu">inouye@umd.edu</a>
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224</pre>
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