Last November, a scientific report said 40% of the 1 million known species of insect are facing extinction. Experts have now come up with a new “roadmap to insect recovery”, and we explore if it will be enough to reverse what conservationists have called the “unnoticed insect apocalypse”.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann, Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Technology,  Tech,  Business Analysis,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  insect apocalypse,  insects,  extinction,  synthetic pesticides,  conservation,  sixth mass extinction,  animals,  pollination,  cockroaches,  flies,  moths,  beetles,  nature-based farming methods,  water pollution,  noise pollution,  light pollution,  habitat loss and fragmentation,  climate crisis,  over-harvesting,  invasive species,  greenhouse gas emissions,  synthetic fertilisers,  Green Revolution,  herbicides,  nature-friendly gardens,  green spaces,  millipedes,