Promoted by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC) by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and A.B.E.L.H.A., the research promotion initiative aims to support multidisciplinary groups whose studies generate knowledge about the biodiversity of pollinating insects in Brazil, practical methodologies for assessing the risks of agricultural pesticides for these species, and the valuation of the environmental service of pollination provided by insects to increase agricultural productivity.
The selected research consortia (multidisciplinary and inter-institution teams) received funding made available jointly by CNPq, Ibama, MCTIC and A.B.E.L.H.A.. The overall value undertaken is R$ 3.6 million.
The Call was launched in November 2017 and included nine projects in five lines of research planned:
Line 1 – Research into pathogens and parasites of native bees and Apis mellifera
Line 2 – Monitoring and evaluation of the situation of native bees in Brazil
Line 3 – Eco-toxicity assessment of pesticides for selected native species
Line 4 – Quantification and characterization of environmental resources collected by native bee species
Line 5 – Bio-economic evaluation of the pollination service in agricultural productivity by relevant crop
To learn more about each research project selected and in progress, read also the interviews made by A.B.E.L.H.A. with the study coordinators.
Line 1 – Research into pathogens and parasites in native bees and Apis mellifera
Research project:
Plagues on Bees: Searching for diseases and understanding the chemistry of interaction between Meliponini and Phoridae
Line 2 – Monitoring and evaluation of the situation of native bees in Brazil
Research project:
Consolidation of the e-infrastructure of open data on the diversity of native bees in Brazil
Line 3 – Eco-toxicity assessment of pesticides for selected native species
Research project:
Can an exotic species represent the biodiversity of Brazilian social bees in risk assessments of pesticides?
Line 4 – Quantification and characterization of environmental resources collected by native bee species
Research project:
Landscape structure and stingless bees - effects on the collection and use of food resources and the dynamics of colonies and individuals
Line 5 – Bio-economic evaluation of the pollination service in agricultural productivity per relevant crop
Research project:
Bio-economic assessment of the pollination service in coffee farming along a gradient of sustainability of farming methods
Research project
Pollinator management in support of conservation and sustainable production of açaí in the Amazon estuary region
Research project:
Pollination service in the main coffee producing regions in Brazil: biodiversity, bio-economic assessment and ecological intensification
Research project:
Selection, adaptation and development of stingless bees and nest production methods for crop pollination in protected environments
