氣候變化和農(nóng)耕導(dǎo)致昆蟲數(shù)量劇減

Insect numbers have plunged by half in some parts of the world due to climate change and intensive agriculture, a study has found.

一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，受氣候變化和集約農(nóng)業(yè)的影響，世界部分地區(qū)的昆蟲數(shù)量已減半。

The combined pressures of global heating and farming are driving a "substantial decline" in insects across the globe, according to UK researchers.
英國研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，全球變暖和農(nóng)耕的雙重壓力正導(dǎo)致全球各地的昆蟲數(shù)量“劇減”。

They say we must acknowledge the threats we pose to insects, before some species are lost forever.
研究人員表示，人類必須承認自己給昆蟲造成的威脅，否則一些物種將會永遠消失。

Lead researcher, Dr Charlie Outhwaite of UCL, said losing insect populations could be harmful not only to the natural environment, but to "human health and food security, particularly with losses of pollinators".
倫敦大學(xué)學(xué)院首席研究員查莉•奧斯維特博士指出，昆蟲數(shù)量減少不僅對自然環(huán)境有害，而且會危及“人類健康和食品安全，傳粉昆蟲數(shù)量減少的危害尤其大”。

"Our findings highlight the urgency of actions to preserve natural habitats, slow the expansion of high-intensity agriculture, and cut emissions to mitigate climate change," she added.
她補充道：“我們的發(fā)現(xiàn)凸顯了采取措施保護自然棲息地、減緩高強度農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)的擴張以及減排和減緩氣候變化的迫切性。”