Interest in the direct interactions between individual people and nature has grown rapidly.
This attention encompasses multiple academic disciplines and practical perspectives. A …

People can express irrational fears and disgust responses towards certain wild organisms.
This so-called 'biophobia'can be useful and indeed necessary in some circumstances …

Many insect species are under threat from the anthropogenic drivers of global change.
There have been numerous well‐documented examples of insect population declines and …

The human relationship with nature is a topic that has been explored throughout human
history. More recently, the idea of connection to nature has merged as an important …

Indigenous peoples globally have high exposure to environmental change and are often
considered an" at-risk" population, although there is growing evidence of their resilience. In …

In recent decades, entomologists have documented alarming declines in occurrence,
taxonomic richness, and geographic range of insects around the world. Additionally, some …

Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this
crisis requires bold goals and the mobilisation of substantial resources. While the reasons …

Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local
processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term …

Large-scale biodiversity changes are measured mainly through the responses of a few
taxonomic groups. Much less is known about the trends affecting most invertebrates and …

The connection that individuals have with nature impacts their well-being and their support
for pro-nature policies. While it is generally believed that the connection between humans …