"Essentially, we are thinking strategically and this is novel. Now and down the road, all to reverse insect declines"
Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse
insect apocalypse
www.theguardian.com/...
Phasing out synthetic pesticides and fertilisers and aggressive emission reductions among series of solutions outlined by scientists www.theguardian.com/…
Scientists must urgently establish which herbivores, detritivores, parasitoids, predators and pollinators are priority species for conservation, according to a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. The animals are crucial to the healthy functioning of ecosystems by recycling nutrients, serving as pollinators and acting as food for other wildlife.
The paper comes amid repeated warnings about the threat of human-driven insect extinction causing a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, with more than 40% of insect species declining and a third endangered, according to the first worldwide scientific review, published in February 2019.
The call to action by more than 70 scientists from across the planet advocates immediate action on human stress factors to insects which include habitat loss and fragmentation, the climate crisis, pollution, over-harvesting and invasive species.
Insects — multiple articles in The Guardian — do not click if you are anti-creepy crawlies!
Phasing out synthetic pesticides and fertilisers and aggressive emission reductions among series of solutions outlined by scientists.
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The animals are crucial to the healthy functioning of ecosystems by recycling nutrients, serving as pollinators and acting as food for other wildlife.
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In the short term, the roadmap advocates immediate action on rewilding and conservation programmes, avoiding and mitigating the impact of alien species and prioritising imports that are not produced at the cost of species-rich ecosystems. Enhancing citizen science projects to improve data quality and inform academic study was also deemed a priority.
In July 2017, researchers warned human overpopulation and overconsumption were driving the sixth mass extinction event in world history, pointing to the “biological annihilation” of wildlife
MORE:
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Want to help provide pollinator habitat?
Attracting pollinators: A how-to: Plant the right flowers. That usually means native wildflowers. Which can make beautiful gardens!
Click the link for the info, stay for the great photos!
Did you know there once was a federal government trying to address pollinator loss? Here is Obama's initiative: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/...
NEWS:
Millions of animals are dying from the Australian fires, and the environment will suffer for years to come
www.cnn.com/...
Number Of Animals Feared Dead In Australia’s Wildfires
Soars To Over 1 Billion
Ecologists at the University of Sydney and WWF Australia estimate that a billion is a conservative figure.
It would be worse without koala detection dogs:
Thank you, Bear!
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The Australian fires are a harbinger of things to come. Don't ignore their warning
Fires are more frequent, more damaging, and more terrifying - a symptom of the new age that I call the Pyrocene www.theguardian.com/...
This link has a list of organizations caring for wildlife injured in the Australian bushfires. h/t BMScott.
The Guardian view on an ice-sheet collapse:
threatening the world’s coasts
Editorial
A scientific expedition to Thwaites glacier aims to provide vital information about the dangers of melting Antarctic ice www.theguardian.com/...
Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy
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