Title proposal:
A Spatial Analysis of Pollination Service Mismatches. Mapping the intersection of pollination supply and agricultural demand.
Short description:
Pollination is an essential ecosystem service highly connected with crop production. Approximately 68% of global production value depends on insect pollination. Recent reports indicate a decline in pollinator populations, which poses a serious threat to ecosystems and increases food production costs. This decline affects food security and human health, especially in middle and low-income countries that rely heavily on agriculture.
The study focuses on the assessment of the spatial intersection of the pollination supply offered by pollinating insects and pollination demand created by agricultural production on a global scale. The aim is to identify hot spots of mismatches between pollination supply and demand. The study will perform genus or species-level distribution modelling and spatial analysis to identify hot spots of mismatch where supply cannot meet the demand.