Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation

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Warrit, Natapot and Ascher, John and Basu, Parthib and V. Belavadi, Vasuki and Moehrenschlager, Axel and Buchori, Damayanti and Dorey, James B. and Hughes, Alice and Krishnan, Smitha and Ngo, Hien T. and Williams, Paul and Zhu, Chao-Dong and Abrol, Dharam and Bawa, Kamaljit S and Bhatta, Chet and Borges, Renee M. and Bossert, Silas and Cervancia, Cleofas and Chatthanabun, Nontawat and Chesters, Douglas and Huu Chinh, Phung and Devkota, Kedar and Pham Duc, Hanh and Ferrari, Rafael and Garibaldi, Lucas and Ge, Jin and Ghosh, Dibyajyoti and Huang, Dunyuan and Jung, Chuleui and Klein, Alexandra-Maria and Uhuad Koch, Jonathan Berenguer and Krichilsky, Erin and Kunte, Krushnamegh and Ling, Tial C. and Liu, Shanlin and Liu, Xiuwei and Luo, Arong and Luo, Shiqi and Mu, Junpeng and Nidup, Tshering and Niu, ZeQing and Nur-Zati, Mustafa A. and Olsson, Shannon B. and Otis, Gard W. and Ouyang, Fang and Peng, Yan-Qiong and Priawandiputra, Windra and Proshchalykin, Maxim and Raffiudin, Rika and Rameshkumar, Anandhan and Ren, Zongxin and Suruliraj, Azhagarraja and Sane, Sanjay and Shi, Xiaoyu and Allesh Sinu, Palatty and Smith, Deborah R. and Soh, Zestin W.W. and Somanathan, Hema and Sritongchuay, Tuanjit and Stewart, Alyssa B. and Sun, Cheng and Tang, Min and Thanoosing, Chawatat and Tscharntke, Teja and Vereecken, Nico and Wang, Su and Wayo, Kanuengnit and Wongsiri, Siriwat and Zhou, Xin and Xie, Zhenghua and Zhang, Dan and Zou, Yi and Zu, Pengjuan and Orr, Michael (2023) Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation. Biological Conservation, 285.

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to the authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync- nd/4.0/).
Subjects:	A ATREE Publications > G Journal Papers
Divisions:	SM Sehgal Foundation Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation > Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Planning
Depositing User:	Ms Library Staff
Date Deposited:	30 Dec 2025 08:29
Last Modified:	30 Dec 2025 08:29
URI:	http://archives.atree.org/id/eprint/1446

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