“Our findings highlight the urgency of actions to preserve natural habitats, slow the expansion of high-intensity agriculture, and cut emissions to mitigate climate change, ” says Outhwaite.

The combined effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, which are two sides of the same coin, “mean the health, wellbeing and livelihoods of many people in the tropics and beyond are hanging in the balance”, the researchers conclude.

Source: The Two Drivers of Massive Insect Population Die-Off Have Finally Been Identified