is causing alarming losses in biodiversity, the topic of the COP 15 UN Biodiversity Conference currently taking place in Montreal. This includes 1-2% annual declines of insect populations, leading some to warn of an impending"insect apocalypse" in the coming decades. Key among insect species are pollinators, which increase yields of three-fourths of crop varieties and are critical to growing healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
The results showed that lost food production was concentrated in lower-income countries but that the health burden was greater in middle- and higher-income countries, where rates of non-communicable diseases are higher. The
HarvardChanSPH Maybe stop importing bees and causing extreme competition to natural pollinators while also breeding terrible bees not ready for the environment.
HarvardChanSPH I hope soon more exacting small community solutions that protect and encourage healthy pollination are developed. Like the victory garden…is it time to deflate a little, bring practical tactics into everyday life?
HarvardChanSPH humans still haven't learnt that the little things are connected to the big things ecosystem humansareadisastertoEarthnow arroganceofman
HarvardChanSPH Oh no thats a great loss