Advances in Ecological Economy

With the global population growth and increasing resource pressure, sustainable agriculture and pollinators have become important ways to solve the problems of food security and ecological protection. As one of the most economically developed urban agglomerations in China, the Greater Bay Areas agricultural development is facing multiple challenges, such as rapid urbanization, land resource constraints, and ecological and environmental pressures. Studies have shown that pollinators have important economic and ecological value in agricultural production, but their populations are threatened by factors such as land use change and overuse of pesticides. There is a virtuous cycle between sustainable agriculture and pollinator conservation, which can effectively promote pollinator population recovery by improving the health and biodiversity of agroecosystems, while enhancing agricultural productivity and ecosystem services. This study proposes a specific path to restore traditional agriculture and develop urban agriculture to promote sustainable agriculture and provide better protection for pollinators by optimizing agricultural landscape structure and reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Sustainable agriculture; Pollinators; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area；Ecological service