There are some poor takes on insect extinction going around. Here’s a thread on the science behind insect extinction and the IUCN Red List, which most people use as the global standard for extinction data #insectconservation 1/... Most of this is based on a book chapter I wrote in 2019 with @EntoProf @DavidYeates & @JenniStockan (publication delayed, out soon). We summarised the IUCN listed insects and evidence on insect threats and conservation. NB data were downloaded in April 2019

An old article, but good explainer of the links between disease & how we treat nature. Understanding #ecosystemservices can help us understand how to take better care of nature & reduce risks #onehealth nytimes.com/2012/07/15/sun… Here's some science behind this idea. ‘Disservices’ describes negative ways that nature affects us, eg disease. Term is meant to be opposite of #ecosystemservices, but it’s not a dichotomy (lots of issues with the term & how it’s used, paper forthcoming) conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Great new study from Germany showing how insect pollinator diversity & pollination varies between urban & rural systems. Interesting how media reports have portrayed the results… nature.com/articles/s4146… “Plants Benefit From More Bees, Especially Bumble Bees”

“Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in rural areas.”
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