Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation

• DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110173
• Publication Date: 2023-08-07T03:02:12Z
• Authors: Natapot Warrit; John Ascher; Parthib Basu; Vasuki Belavadi; Axel Brockmann; Damayanti Buchori; James B. Dorey; Alice Hughes; Smitha Krishnan; Hien T. Ngo; Paul Williams; Chao-Dong Zhu; Dharam Abrol; Kamal Bawa; Chet Bhatta; Renee M. Borges; Silas Bossert; Cleofas Cervancia; Nontawat Chatthan...; Douglas Chesters; Phung Huu Chinh; Kedar Devkota; Hanh Pham Duc; Rafael Ferrari; Lucas Garibaldi; Jin Ge; Dibyajyoti Ghosh; Dunyuan Huang; Chuleui Jung; Alexandra-Maria K...; Jonathan Berengue...; Erin Krichilsky; Krushnamegh Kunte; Tial C. Ling; Shanlin Liu; Xiuwei Liu; Arong Luo; Shiqi Luo; Junpeng Mu; Tshering Nidup; ZeQing Niu; A. Mustafa Nur-Zati; Shannon B. Olsson; Gard W. Otis; Fang Ouyang; Yan-Qiong Peng; Windra Priawandip...; Maxim Proshchalykin; Rika Raffiudin; Anandhan Rameshkumar; Zongxin Ren; Azhagarraja Surul...; Sanjay Sane; Xiaoyu Shi; Palatty Allesh Sinu; Deborah R. Smith; Zestin W.W. Soh; Hema Somananthan; Tuanjit Sritongchuay; Alyssa B. Stewart; Cheng Sun; Min Tang; Chawatat Thanoosing; Teja Tscharntke; Nico Vereecken; Su Wang; Kanuengnit Wayo; Siriwat Wongsiri; Xin Zhou; Zhenghua Xie; Dan Zhang; Yi Zou; Pengjuan Zu; Michael Orr
• Keywords: Citizen Science

The challenges of bee research in Asia are unique and severe, reflecting different cultures, landscapes, faunas. Strategies frameworks developed North America or Europe may not prove applicable. Virtually none these species have been assessed by the IUCN there is a paucity public data on even basics distribution. If we do know present, their distribution threats, cannot protect them, but our knowledge base vanishingly small compared to rest world. To better understand meet challenges, this perspective conveys ideas accumulated over hundreds years cumulative study Asian bees authors, including academic, governmental, other researchers from 13 countries beyond. We outline special circumstances current state affairs, highlight importance highly social as flagships for lesser-known solitary bees, dire need further food security, identify target areas study. Finally, framework via which will catalyze future region, especially governmental partnerships necessary effectively conserve species.