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Insects

The decline of insects is nature’s alarm bell ringing very loudly

13 February 2019

Extinction threats concern most of us when rhinos, elephants and orangutans are at risk, but revelations that insect biodiversity is on the brink should worry us more
ocean scene

Biodiversity may prove to be the defining issue of our age

25 July 2018

It’s an error to think we’ve got bigger problems than extinction. We must take species loss seriously, or it will come back to haunt us

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