JEEV PARITRAN | Saving life forms and their habitats

Our planet may be facing the 6th mass extinction, that of insects!

The rate of extinction is 8 times faster than mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Human Being (1 species) is endangering 1,000,000 (one million) species of arthropods.
Why are Arthropods vital for functioning of all ecosystems and for our survival?

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Humans threaten 1 million species with extinction

BBC News, Science & Environment (6 May, 2019)
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Why insect populations are plummeting - and why it matters

National Geographic – A new study suggests that 40 percent of insect species are in decline, a sobering finding that has jarred researchers worldwide.
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Is the world hurtling towards an ‘Insect Apocalypse’?

DownToEarth – New study warns that more than 40 per cent of insect species are declining and a third are endangered
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Insect declines are a stark warning to humanity

UN Environment Programme – Many people think of insects as a nuisance. They don’t realize that without them we are doomed.
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Plummeting insect numbers threaten collapse of nature

The Guardian – Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review
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Jeev Paritran aims to educate and raise awareness about the importance & role of arthropods (i.e. insects, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, crabs, prawns, and others) in survival of all species on earth, including human beings.

Jeev Paritran is documenting the diversity of arthropods, current state of affair and environmental threats faced by different ecosystems and their inhabitants.

What can you do to Save Arthropods?

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