氣候變化和農(nóng)耕導(dǎo)致昆蟲(chóng)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(xiàng)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(chóng)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(guó)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(chóng)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(lèi)必須承認(rèn)自己給昆蟲(chóng)造成的威脅，否則一些物種將會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)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(chóng)數(shù)量減少不僅對(duì)自然環(huán)境有害，而且會(huì)危及“人類(lèi)健康和食品安全，傳粉昆蟲(chóng)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(bǔ)充道：“我們的發(fā)現(xiàn)凸顯了采取措施保護(hù)自然棲息地、減緩高強(qiáng)度農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)的擴(kuò)張以及減排和減緩氣候變化的迫切性。”