Pollinators Support the Nutrition and Income of Vulnerable Communities

Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some numbers to how important pollinators are for both nutrition and income.

Pollinators support the nutrition and income of vulnerable communities

Biodiversity loss threatens human health and welfare through the degradation of ecosystem services like pollination1–3. However, without clear mechanistic links between ecosystems and people, these services can remain abstract and intangible. Consequently, it is challenging to predict the effects of environmental degradation on human welfare or to identify effective ecological interventions that improve human lives. Here we record individual-lev…

Pollinators Boost Nutrition, Income in Vulnerable Communities

In the realm of ecological research, a groundbreaking study published in Nature in 2026 underscores the indispensable network of interactions that sustain both biodiversity and human wellbeing. The focal point of this newest research is the intricate web of trophic and non-trophic interactions that interconnect species across ecosystems, culminating in tangible benefits for human populations. […]