Biodiversity

What is the link between climate change and insect biodiversity loss?

A ladybird on a stalk of wheat.

Global insect loss threatens livelihoods and food security. Image: Unsplash/Zura Narimanishvili

Tim Newbold
Senior research fellow, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment, UCL
Charlie Outhwaite
Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodiversity Change, UCL
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Biodiversity is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Biodiversity

A gall midge on a cocoa flower.
Most of our main crops depend on insect pollinators. Image: Alamy

Cocoa production in Indonesia
The ability to grow cocoa and other crops in current geographical areas is becoming more uncertain. Image: Shutterstock
Discover

How does the World Economic Forum encourage biological diversity?

A farmland system in the tropics, in Ethiopia.
Climate-stressed farmland has 25% fewer insect species than areas of natural habitat. Image: Tim Newbold

A butterfly on a branch.
Image: Shutterstock
Have you read?

A damselfly on a leaf
Making better choices as consumers could help protect insects. Image: Shutterstock

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
BiodiversitySDG 13: Climate ActionSDG 15: Life on Land
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Why a global 'conservation basic income' could be a shrewd investment

Emiel de Lange, Jocelyne Sze and Robert Fletcher

May 25, 2023

1:16

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum