Abstract Read the Feature Paper: Protected areas and insect conservation: questioning the
effectiveness of Natura 2000 network for saproxylic beetles in Italy Other Commentaries on …

Up to now, global conservation priorities are far from incorporating megadiverse invertebrate
taxa. Thus, an important emerging field in biological conservation is how we might manage …

The mismatch between conservation priorities and protected area designation and the
actual conservation of animal biodiversity in general is admirably summarized by D'Amen et …

We discuss proposals to extend the list of protected insect species in Great Britain and
question whether existing species protection measures are appropriate for insects whose …

The recently-published European Strategy for the Conservation of Invertebrates (Haslett
2007) brings together much information on the conservation needs and status of the world's …

Insect declines and biodiversity loss have attracted much attention in recent years, but lack
of comprehensive data, conflicting interests among stakeholders and insufficient policy …

Background. Volunteers' participation in scientific research has increased in recent decades.
Citizen science (CS) data have been used in quantitative ecology to analyse species ranges …

About IUCN IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil
society organisations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organisations with …

Global change imposes rapid assessments to obtain reliable and updated distribution data
to implement conservation measures. This task is undoubtedly unaffordable for numerous …

In recent years, the decline of insect biodiversity and the imminent loss of provided
ecosystem functions and services has received public attention and raised the demand for …