Insects
Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Definitions and circumscriptions vary; usually, insects comprise a class within the Arthropoda. As used here, the term Insecta is synonymous with Ectognatha. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between …
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UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 May 2024 English
When: 11 May and 12 October 2024 Theme: The importance of insects for migratory birds Official website: https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/ …
May and 12 October 2024 Theme: The importance of insects for migratory birds Official website: https://www … campaign in 2024 will focus on the importance of insects for migratory birds, and highlight concerns related … related to decreasing populations of insects. Insects are essential sources of energy for many migratory … crops harm insects that birds rely on for food. A scarcity of energy- and protein-rich insects can hinder … and a lack of insects disrupts these ecosystem functions. Overpopulation of certain insects, without natural …
ICRIER: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations · 2 May 2024 English
In this context, the objective of the present study is to estimate the harvest and postharvest losses of wheat, paddy, maize, and soybean in India and to trace the determinants …
western hills of Nepal. The study reported that insects were the main problem in the maize field, followed … believed 26 | REDUCING POST-HARVEST LOSSES IN INDIA insects and rodents in storage were found to be the major … humid conditions (moisture) (11.75 percent), insects (11.57 percent) or rodents (11.12 percent) in storage … concentration in the container and control the growth of insects in storage by maintaining optimum environmental … creating an internal environment that controls insects and other pests and moisture. One of the most effective …
EU: European Union · 30 April 2024 English
In an era of rapid technological development characterised by fast and mass production, craftsmanship is gaining appeal. Handmade, authentic and original goods are increasingly recognised as precious treasures. Appreciating the …
really take place... Otherwise we are just insects, polite insects.” “Story-telling is so important.” 33 …
EU: European Union · 29 April 2024 English
as precision farming or robotics, beneficial insects or low-hazard pesticides are important in order … of sustainable aquaculture; 41. Stresses that insects, provided they meet high safety standards, could … the ban on using biodegradable waste as feed for insects or for protein fermentation; highlights that interest … energy requirements of the large-scale breeding of insects and stresses that environmental, health, animal … precision farming or the use of robotics, beneficial insects and low-hazard pesticides; xi. A science-based …
Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre · 29 April 2024 English
In countries currently lacking the development of EAPs, such as Eritrea and Sudan, support is recommended for conducting workshops and training on Anticipatory Action for epidemics and the connections between …
Gewane District, Afar region, north-east Ethiopia’, Insects, 13(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111066 …
World Bank Group · 29 April 2024 English
bodies with agrochemicals; loss of beneficial insects from pesticides; exposure of personnel to agrochemicals; … avoid or minimize project impacts on beneficiary insects and other biodiversity. ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan …
FOEI: Friends of the Earth International · 25 April 2024
The dynamics of false solutions 12 Characteristics of false solutions 13 False solutions reinforce the power of agribusiness 13 False solutions are used to perpetuate and disseminate false narratives 15 …
previous products or emerging resistance from insects and weeds. Environmental impacts At the other end … root taken advantage of its economic power by insects without affecting crops, but they turn 103 enacting …
GFI: Green Finance Institute · 24 April 2024 English
The objective of this project was to assess the materiality of nature-related risks to the UK financial sector both in the near-term and the longer-term. At least half of global …
threatened, as trends in numbers of pollinating insects in the UK are deteriorating. There has been an …
World Bank Group · 23 April 2024 English
vegetation cover provides a natural habitat for insects and animals like rats, squirrels, reptiles, amphibians …
Amnesty International · 23 April 2024 English
This is Amnesty International’s annual report on the state of human rights in Iran during 2023/24, subdivided by key human rights themes. It is part of Amnesty International’s annual 2023/24 …
conditions, poor ventilation, infestation with mice or insects, and poor or no access to bedding, toilet and washing …
