What needs to be done, clearly I am not biased, is to fund more studies in entomology, and to open and expand entire new undergraduate and graduate schools dedicated to invertebrates, with emphasis on insects.

Sadly, "Soon, we may not be estimating how many species there are on Earth. We will be estimating how many there were."

#EcosystemCollapse #biodiversity

#Beef, #soy and #PalmOil products linked to #deforestation still imported into #UK | Deforestation | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/06/beef-soy-palm-oil-products-deforestation-imported-uk-climate

#Environment #Biodiversity #Conservation

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK

Campaigners accuse government of failing to stick to promises made at Cop26 climate summit in 2021

^{Helena Horton (The Guardian)}

Earthlings

#Biodiversity

Nicolle R. Fuller
https://www.behance.net/SayoStudio

A map of global ant diversity.

#Ants #Biodiversity

From: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abp9908

A significant new study, using massive biodiversity datasets, shows that invasions by non-native plants set the stage for later invasions by non-native insects.

"nonnative plant introductions are a major driver of insect invasions, and that insect invasions lag behind plant invasions. In the near future, new insect invasions are estimated to increase by 35% worldwide based on recent nonnative plant introductions."

#Biodiversity #Ecology #invasivespecies #Science

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221826120

A beautiful day sampling #mayflies on the Crooked River (central interior of #British #Columbia).

Met some new friends along the way.

#Biodiversity

“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but what we refuse to destroy.”

- John Sawhill

#PalmOil #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #PalmOilKILLS #Conflictpalmoil #nature #biodiversity #Ecosystem #ecosystems #digitalart #digitalarts

New study in Ecology Letters shows how moths are crucial yet underappreciated nocturnal pollinators; check out short summary at popsci.com:

https://www.popsci.com/environment/moth-pollination-resilience/

#ecology
#biodiversity
#insects

Moths need protections too, just like bees | Popular Science

Better understanding how crucial moths are to pollinating plants has implications for urban planning, policy, and wildlife.

^{Laura Baisas (Popular Science)}

A colleague of mine created a collection of unique cutout images with precise high quality assets (by combing several hundred images into a high resolution image to magnify across the full "depth of field").

Please visit him
https://itemcreationstudio.com/en/

#biodiversity #flowers #photography #mosstodon

"Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do."

- Michel de Montaigne

#PalmOil #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #PalmOilKILLS #Conflictpalmoil #nature #biodiversity #Ecosystem #ecosystems #forest #forests #rainforest #tree #trees
#deforestation#Together4Forests