"The world may be facing a devastating 'hidden' #collapse in insect species due to the twin threats of #ClimateChange and habitat loss."
theconversation.com/climate-change… #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis
theconversation.com/climate-change… #ClimateCrisis #BiodiversityCrisis
"Our findings, published today in Nature, reveal that insect declines are greatest in farmland areas within tropical countries – where the combined effects of climate change and habitat loss are experienced most profoundly."
"Throughout the world, our analysis also shows that farmland in climate-stressed areas where most nearby natural habitat has been removed has lost 63% of its insects,on average,compared with as little as 7% for farmland where the nearby natural habitat has been largely preserved"
"... International trade has been shown to be a major driver of deforestation in these regions, with forests in Southeast Asia, East and West Africa and the Amazon particularly vulnerable."
"... This highlights that #ClimateChange may present a major threat to #food security not only by directly impacting #crops, but also through losses of pollinators and other important insects."
#FoodSystems
#FoodSystems
"... threats to #food security due to the loss of insect biodiversity are already being seen in both temperate and tropical regions: for example, evidence of reduced yields due to a lack of #pollinators has been reported for cherry, apple and blueberry production in the #US."
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