Global Biodiversity Framework Targets Can Drive Action on Insect Declines, but Lack Robust Indicators to Prove Their Effectiveness

作者：Andrew J. Bladon, Perpetra Akite, Shawan Chowdhury, Federico Riva, Rob Cooke, Ellie E Dyer, Joseph Millard, Charlotte L. Outhwaite, James G. Rodger, Cang Hui, Justin E Isip, J Iwan Jones, John F. Murphy, Tim Newbold, Andy Purvis, Helen E Roy, Grace Skinner, Ben A. Woodcock, Iris Berger, Sayam U. Chowdhury, William H Morgan, Andràs Báldí, Harriett W. Bartlett, Peter Batary, Áron Domonkos Bihaly, Amaël Borzée, Karel Chobot, Joette Crosier, Kristy Deiner, Adam JM Devenish, Arne Devriese, Anna Ermakova, Harith Farooq, Alexander Fedotov, Jonas Gaigr, Róbert Gallé, Alexandre Gategeko, Huanzhi Gong, I. Gordon, Felix Herzog, Andrew P. Jacobson, Vignesh Kamath, Upma Manral, Riho Marja, Caroline Martin, Delphine Mpayimana, F.P. Mutekanga, Piotr Naskrecki, Philbert Ndahayo, Donath Nkurikiyimana, Jean de Dieu Nsenganeza, Jean Pierre Ntibabarira, Joseph P. Poston, Chevonne Reynolds, Jean Aimé Ruticumugambi, Prahalad Srikanthan, Edina Török, Inam Yekwayo, Nick JB Issac, Lynn V. Dicks · 发表于：Conservation Letters · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.1111/con4.70025 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Insect Utilization and Effects、Animal and Plant Science Education、Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems

ABSTRACT Insects are the most diverse and functionally important animals on Earth. In at least some regions, terrestrial populations are declining. Despite this, insects are often overlooked in conservation policy, and it is difficult to assess how anthropogenic threats and conservation actions affect insect populations. The Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to reduce pressures on biodiversity, increase conservation efforts, and reverse losses. At the International Congress on Conservation Biology in 2023, we convened a round table of specialist scientists and practitioners in insect ecology and conservation to explore how well the GBF addresses insect declines. We discussed and evaluated: (1) how well GBF targets could deliver for insects, and (2) whether the indicators proposed for monitoring progress would detect changes in the status of insects. We found that although the GBF's targets can drive action for insect recovery, almost none of the indicators can effectively measure progress for insects. We propose four principles to enhance the effectiveness of biodiversity policy for insects, and recommend the establishment of a global working group to develop insect‐focused indicators. If implemented effectively, such indicators could provide evidence of whether restoration and conservation actions are putting us on a path to recovery of global biodiversity.