An international team of authors present a horizon scan of the predominant causes and consequences of pollinator loss, revealing that perceptions of the risks of losing pollinators vary substantially among regions.
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Support for this work on pollinators was provided by Princeton University and the Whitley Fund for Nature.
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Martins, D.J. Best practice for protecting pollinators. Nat Ecol Evol 5, 1336–1337 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01531-y
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