A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees

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A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. / EFSA Scientific Committee; More, Simon; Bampidis, Vasileios; Benford, Diane; Bragard, Claude; Halldorsson, Thorhallur; Hernández-Jerez, Antonio; Bennekou, Susanne Hougaard; Koutsoumanis, Kostas; Machera, Kyriaki; Naegeli, Hanspeter; Nielsen, Søren Saxmose; Schlatter, Josef; Schrenk, Dieter; Silano, Vittorio; Turck, Dominique; Younes, Maged; Arnold, Gerard; Dorne, Jean-Lou; Maggiore, Angelo; Pagani, Stephen; Szentes, Csaba; Terry, Simon; Tosi, Simone; Vrbos, Domagoj; Zamariola, Giorgia; Rortais, Agnes.

In: EFSA Journal, Vol. 19, No. 5, e06607, 2021, p. 1-75.

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Harvard

EFSA Scientific Committee, More, S, Bampidis, V, Benford, D, Bragard, C, Halldorsson, T, Hernández-Jerez, A, Bennekou, SH, Koutsoumanis, K, Machera, K, Naegeli, H, Nielsen, SS, Schlatter, J, Schrenk, D, Silano, V, Turck, D, Younes, M, Arnold, G, Dorne, J-L, Maggiore, A, Pagani, S, Szentes, C, Terry, S, Tosi, S, Vrbos, D, Zamariola, G & Rortais, A 2021, 'A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees', EFSA Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, e06607, pp. 1-75. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6607

APA

EFSA Scientific Committee, More, S., Bampidis, V., Benford, D., Bragard, C., Halldorsson, T., Hernández-Jerez, A., Bennekou, S. H., Koutsoumanis, K., Machera, K., Naegeli, H., Nielsen, S. S., Schlatter, J., Schrenk, D., Silano, V., Turck, D., Younes, M., Arnold, G., Dorne, J-L., ... Rortais, A. (2021). A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. EFSA Journal, 19(5), 1-75. [e06607]. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6607

Vancouver

EFSA Scientific Committee, More S, Bampidis V, Benford D, Bragard C, Halldorsson T et al. A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. EFSA Journal. 2021;19(5):1-75. e06607. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6607

Author

EFSA Scientific Committee ; More, Simon ; Bampidis, Vasileios ; Benford, Diane ; Bragard, Claude ; Halldorsson, Thorhallur ; Hernández-Jerez, Antonio ; Bennekou, Susanne Hougaard ; Koutsoumanis, Kostas ; Machera, Kyriaki ; Naegeli, Hanspeter ; Nielsen, Søren Saxmose ; Schlatter, Josef ; Schrenk, Dieter ; Silano, Vittorio ; Turck, Dominique ; Younes, Maged ; Arnold, Gerard ; Dorne, Jean-Lou ; Maggiore, Angelo ; Pagani, Stephen ; Szentes, Csaba ; Terry, Simon ; Tosi, Simone ; Vrbos, Domagoj ; Zamariola, Giorgia ; Rortais, Agnes. / A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. In: EFSA Journal. 2021 ; Vol. 19, No. 5. pp. 1-75.

Bibtex

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title = "A systems-based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees",
abstract = "Abstract The European Parliament requested EFSA to develop a holistic risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. To this end, a systems-based approach that is composed of two core components: a monitoring system and a modelling system are put forward with honey bees taken as a showcase. Key developments in the current scientific opinion (including systematic data collection from sentinel beehives and an agent-based simulation) have the potential to substantially contribute to future development of environmental risk assessments of multiple stressors at larger spatial and temporal scales. For the monitoring, sentinel hives would be placed across representative climatic zones and landscapes in the EU and connected to a platform for data storage and analysis. Data on bee health status, chemical residues and the immediate or broader landscape around the hives would be collected in a harmonised and standardised manner, and would be used to inform stakeholders, and the modelling system, ApisRAM, which simulates as accurately as possible a honey bee colony. ApisRAM would be calibrated and continuously updated with incoming monitoring data and emerging scientific knowledge from research. It will be a supportive tool for beekeeping, farming, research, risk assessment and risk management, and it will benefit the wider society. A societal outlook on the proposed approach is included and this was conducted with targeted social science research with 64 beekeepers from eight EU Member States and with members of the EU Bee Partnership. Gaps and opportunities are identified to further implement the approach. Conclusions and recommendations are made on a way forward, both for the application of the approach and its use in a broader context.",
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AU - EFSA Scientific Committee, null

AU - More, Simon

AU - Bampidis, Vasileios

AU - Benford, Diane

AU - Bragard, Claude

AU - Halldorsson, Thorhallur

AU - Hernández-Jerez, Antonio

AU - Bennekou, Susanne Hougaard

AU - Koutsoumanis, Kostas

AU - Machera, Kyriaki

AU - Naegeli, Hanspeter

AU - Nielsen, Søren Saxmose

AU - Schlatter, Josef

AU - Schrenk, Dieter

AU - Silano, Vittorio

AU - Turck, Dominique

AU - Younes, Maged

AU - Arnold, Gerard

AU - Dorne, Jean-Lou

AU - Maggiore, Angelo

AU - Pagani, Stephen

AU - Szentes, Csaba

AU - Terry, Simon

AU - Tosi, Simone

AU - Vrbos, Domagoj

AU - Zamariola, Giorgia

AU - Rortais, Agnes

PY - 2021

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N2 - Abstract The European Parliament requested EFSA to develop a holistic risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. To this end, a systems-based approach that is composed of two core components: a monitoring system and a modelling system are put forward with honey bees taken as a showcase. Key developments in the current scientific opinion (including systematic data collection from sentinel beehives and an agent-based simulation) have the potential to substantially contribute to future development of environmental risk assessments of multiple stressors at larger spatial and temporal scales. For the monitoring, sentinel hives would be placed across representative climatic zones and landscapes in the EU and connected to a platform for data storage and analysis. Data on bee health status, chemical residues and the immediate or broader landscape around the hives would be collected in a harmonised and standardised manner, and would be used to inform stakeholders, and the modelling system, ApisRAM, which simulates as accurately as possible a honey bee colony. ApisRAM would be calibrated and continuously updated with incoming monitoring data and emerging scientific knowledge from research. It will be a supportive tool for beekeeping, farming, research, risk assessment and risk management, and it will benefit the wider society. A societal outlook on the proposed approach is included and this was conducted with targeted social science research with 64 beekeepers from eight EU Member States and with members of the EU Bee Partnership. Gaps and opportunities are identified to further implement the approach. Conclusions and recommendations are made on a way forward, both for the application of the approach and its use in a broader context.

AB - Abstract The European Parliament requested EFSA to develop a holistic risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. To this end, a systems-based approach that is composed of two core components: a monitoring system and a modelling system are put forward with honey bees taken as a showcase. Key developments in the current scientific opinion (including systematic data collection from sentinel beehives and an agent-based simulation) have the potential to substantially contribute to future development of environmental risk assessments of multiple stressors at larger spatial and temporal scales. For the monitoring, sentinel hives would be placed across representative climatic zones and landscapes in the EU and connected to a platform for data storage and analysis. Data on bee health status, chemical residues and the immediate or broader landscape around the hives would be collected in a harmonised and standardised manner, and would be used to inform stakeholders, and the modelling system, ApisRAM, which simulates as accurately as possible a honey bee colony. ApisRAM would be calibrated and continuously updated with incoming monitoring data and emerging scientific knowledge from research. It will be a supportive tool for beekeeping, farming, research, risk assessment and risk management, and it will benefit the wider society. A societal outlook on the proposed approach is included and this was conducted with targeted social science research with 64 beekeepers from eight EU Member States and with members of the EU Bee Partnership. Gaps and opportunities are identified to further implement the approach. Conclusions and recommendations are made on a way forward, both for the application of the approach and its use in a broader context.

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