H Protecting Europe’s threatened invertebrates
2020
4p.
Invertebrates provide vital ecosystem services such as pest control, pollination, soil creation and water filtration. Yet despite their importance, these species are rapidly declining across Europe due to loss of natural habitats, agricultural intensification, pollution, pesticide use, invasive alien species and climate change. Since 1992, the LIFE programme has been addressing their conservation needs through a multitude of projects
Factsheet
nature & biodiversity, LIFE, nature protection
nature & biodiversity, LIFE, nature protection