BENEFITS OF BIOTIC POLLINATION FOR NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS AND CULTIVATED PLANTS

Biodiversity supplies multiple goods and services to society and is critical for the support of livelihoods across the globe.Many indigenous people depend upon non-timber forest products (NTFP) and crops for a range of goods including food, medicine, fibre and construction materials.However, the dependency of these products on biotic pollination se

ABSTRACT With the objective of promoting nature conservation, this study proposes an environmental zoning for here a protected area that contains part of the remaining Atlantic Forest, a global hotspot that is home to several endangered species of flora and fauna.Conflicting therewith, the protected area is an important tourist attraction in the re