Overview: Addresses the importance of insects and their conservation, and the main points for communicating that significance.Sets out reasons why insects need conservation, and the actions by which conservatio.The fundamental ecological, cultural and economic roles of insects give them central importance in functioning of terrestrial and inland water ecosystems worldwide. Insect declines, from a variety of anthropogenic threats, erode these services and dictate the need for insect conservation, but the consequences of insect losses are poorly recognised. In Australia, insect conservation must
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