Question 16965 — animals

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Ms. Élodie Jacquier-Laforge questions the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, on the massive disappearance of insects. They are suffering an international decline twelve times greater than their main predators, birds (while a third of them have already disappeared in 15 years in France). 10% of insect species have become extinct in the last 50 years, more than 40% are threatened with extinction by the end of the century and 31% are threatened with decline. These results come from the compilation of 73 international scientific studies, published by the journal Biological Conservation. Intensive agriculture is primarily responsible for this collapse with the use of pesticides and fertilizers. But the disappearance of bocage landscapes, deforestation, urbanization, the diversion of waterways and global warming climate are equally destructive factors. This is not the first time that the results regarding the decline of the insect population have been alarming. In October 2017, a German study highlighted a 75% decline in species studied over a period of 27 years. Faced with this ecological catastrophe whose consequences could prove dramatic for the planet's ecosystem, she asks him for the measures that the Government will take action to promote the maintenance of biodiversity.

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