BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …

In the 12 years since Dudgeon et al.(2006) reviewed major pressures on freshwater
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …

Here we build on the manifesto 'World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, issued by the
Alliance of World Scientists. As a group of conservation biologists deeply concerned about …

Insects are the focus of many recent studies suggesting population declines, but even
invaluable pollination service providers such as bees lack a modern distributional synthesis …

Despite substantial progress in understanding global biodiversity loss, major taxonomic and
geographic knowledge gaps remain. Decision makers often rely on expert judgement to fill …

Abstract The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides an
important framework for economic, social, and environmental action. A comprehensive …

Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

Effective and targeted conservation action requires detailed information about species, their
distribution, systematics and ecology as well as the distribution of threat processes which …

Despite their high diversity and importance for humankind, invertebrates are often neglected
in biodiversity conservation policies. We identify seven impediments to their effective …

Plants provide fundamental support systems for life on Earth and are the basis for all
terrestrial ecosystems; a decline in plant diversity will be detrimental to all other groups of …