Insect declines are being reported worldwide for flying, ground, and aquatic lineages. Most
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …

Anthropogenic pressures are driving insect declines across the world. Although protected
areas (PAs) play a prominent role in safeguarding many vertebrate species from human …

Severe decline in terrestrial insect species richness, abundance, flying biomass, and local
extinctions across Europe are cause for alarm. Here, we summarize this decline, and identify …

Insects dominate the biosphere, yet insect populations are plummeting worldwide. Massive
conservation efforts will be needed to reverse these declines. Protected areas (PAs) could …

1. Insects have emerged as causes célèbres for widespread concern about human effects
on global biodiversity. Here, we consider how insects provide opportunities both to …

Land conservation and increased carbon uptake on land are fundamental to achieving the
ambitious targets of the climate and biodiversity conventions. Yet, it remains largely …

Despite conservation commitments, most countries still lack large-scale biodiversity
monitoring programs to track progress toward agreed targets. Monitoring program design is …

Rapid changes of the biosphere observed in recent years are caused by both small and
large scale drivers, like shifts in temperature, transformations in land-use, or changes in the …

Protected area (PA) performance is thought to depend on effective conservation
management and favourable socio-economic context. However, increasing evidence of …

Recent studies have suggested that protected areas often fail to conserve target species.
However, the efficacy of terrestrial protected areas is difficult to measure, especially for …