We just released the latest update of the European Grassland Butterfly Indicator. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... With nearly 50% decline since 1991 and the decline not reversing, this is again an urgent call for actions for bending the curve, restore habitat and protect biodiversity

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A full report of our latest European Grassland Index has just been published. It gives individual species trends as well as the overall decline of 50% since 1991-2023. Another update will be coming soon to include 2024 (which was not a good year for many butterflies) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Grassland #butterflies keep declining in Europe. Since 1991, the average abundance of the 17 grassland butterfly species has declined by 50% in 2023, highlighting the urgent need for more actions to protect and restore natural and semi-natural grassland habitats. www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/natu...

Well done, @abigaillowe.bsky.social - Nice work and so helpful! Research reveals best plant seed mixes for pollinators and people | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Biodiversity conservation success stories to start your day 🙏 (no AI involved 😁) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Butterflies extinct in NL: Pearl-bordered Fritillary (zilvervlek, Boloria euphrosyne). Always rare, only 219 records. Would pop up at a site (from D or B?), could be abundant for a few years, and then disappeared again. Last collected specimen from 1959, after that only a few claims without evidence

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Great news 5 UK research projects, looking at soil health, land use & agriculture responses to net zero, have received funding by UK Research & Innovation & government partners. BTO will look at biodiversity consequences of each scenario. www.ukri.org/news/uk-inje...