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More than 40% of the insect orders don’t have enough taxonomists to study them! The paradox is that expertise is particularly poor in the countries with the richest biodiversity… While insect populations continue to decline, taxonomic expertise in Europe is at serious risk, confirms data obtained within the European Red List of Insect Taxonomists, a recent study commissioned by the European Union (EU).
European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment, Hochkirch, A., Casino, A., Penev, L., et al., European Red List of insect taxonomists, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2779/364246 via @EULawDataPubs @eurotaxonomy