Integrating public engagement to intensify pollination services through ecological restoration
Pedro J. Bergamo,
Kátia F. Rito,
Blandina F. Viana,
Edenise Garcia,
Eimear Nic Lughadha,
Márcia M. Maués,
André R. Rech,
Felipe D.S. Silva,
Isabela G. Varassin,
Kayna Agostini,
Marcia C.M. Marques,
Pietro K. Maruyama,
Nirvia Ravena,
Lucas A. Garibaldi,
Tiffany M. Knight,
Paulo E.A. M. Oliveira,
Alberto K. Oppata,
Antônio M. Saraiva,
Leandro R. Tambosi,
Rodrigo Y. Tsukahara,
Leandro Freitas,
Marina Wolowski
Affiliations
Pedro J. Bergamo
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro 22460-030, Brazil; Corresponding author
Kátia F. Rito
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro 22460-030, Brazil
Blandina F. Viana
National Institute of Science and Technology in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies in Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40170-210, Brazil
Edenise Garcia
Instituto de Conservação Ambiental the Nature Conservancy Brasil, São Paulo 01311-936, Brazil
Eimear Nic Lughadha
Conservation Science Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond TW9 9AE, UK
Márcia M. Maués
Laboratory of Entomology, Embrapa Eastern Amazon, Belém 66095-903, Brazil
André R. Rech
Centre of Advanced Studies on Functioning of Ecological Systems and Interactions (CAFESIN-MULTIFLOR), Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, Diamantina 39100-000, Brazil
Felipe D.S. Silva
Federal Institute of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças 78607-899, Brazil
Isabela G. Varassin
Laboratório de Interações e Biologia Reprodutiva, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
Kayna Agostini
Department of Natural Science, Mathematics and Education, Federal University of São Carlos, Araras 13600-970, Brazil
Marcia C.M. Marques
Botany Department, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
Pietro K. Maruyama
Centre for Ecological Synthesis and Conservation, Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil
Nirvia Ravena
Centre of Amazonian Studies, Federal University of Pará, de Altos Estudos Amazônicos, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, San Carlos de Bariloche 8400, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones em Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural, San Carlos de Bariloche 8400, Argentina
Tiffany M. Knight
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig 04103 Germany; Community Ecology Department, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ, Halle 06120, Germany; Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle 06099, Germany
Paulo E.A. M. Oliveira
Institute of Biology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38405-302, Brazil
Alberto K. Oppata
Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu, Tomé-Açu 68682-000, Brazil
Antônio M. Saraiva
Polythecnic School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
Leandro R. Tambosi
Federal University of ABC, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil
Rodrigo Y. Tsukahara
Fundação ABC Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Agropecuário, Castro 84165-700, Brazil
Leandro Freitas
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro 22460-030, Brazil
Marina Wolowski
Institute of Natural Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas 37130-001, Brazil
Summary: Globally, human activities impose threats to nature and the provision of ecosystem services, such as pollination. In this context, ecological restoration provides opportunities to create managed landscapes that maximize biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture, e.g., via provision of pollination services. Managing pollination services and restoration opportunities requires the engagement of distinct stakeholders embedded in diverse social institutions. Nevertheless, frameworks toward sustainable agriculture often overlook how stakeholders interact and access power in social arenas. We present a perspective integrating pollination services, ecological restoration, and public engagement for biodiversity conservation and agricultural production. We highlight the importance of a comprehensive assessment of pollination services, restoration opportunities identification, and a public engagement strategy anchored in institutional analysis of the social arenas involved in restoration efforts. Our perspective can therefore guide the implementation of practices from local to country scales to enhance biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture.
