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​ ​​Why are entomologist sitting on the sidelines?

​Heidi Yanulis

In 50 years, how much of the forest will be left?   It’s time entomologist end their silence on the loss of habitat in Madagascar.

By continuing to exclude insects in conservation efforts, we at best risk overlooking processes essential to sustaining landscapes and corridors, and at worst risk inadvertently promote ecological meltdowns. 

​By continuing to work independently, our efforts will remain distributed thinly across the region on individually chosen insects and will not have an impact on the future of the Malagasy region.  

Instead, IPSIO is
 focused on a strategic set of insects and problems with direct conservation outcomes.  IPSIO has developed a set of taxa that together provide a tool for monitoring and assessing conservation issues.  

​Tools for Conservation assessment and monitoring

Working group leaders: KD Dijkstra, Peter Hawkes, Jean Claude Rakotonirina, Brian L. Fisher
​Aim: Develop a select set of arthropods to use in
  • Red Lists
  • Biotic indices
  • Key Biodiversity Areas
  • Monitoring
  • Invasive species
  • EDGE
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Red List

indicate 1

indicate 2

monitoring

invasive sp

species

species/site

Lepidoptera

butterflies large moths

planned

vegetation

qualitative

no

400

100?

Hymenoptera

ants

planned

vegetation

soil

quantitative

yes

1300

150-300

Myriapoda

millipedes

yes

soil

quantitative

yes

80

20?

Odonata

dragonflies damselflies

yes

freshwater

qualitative

no

200

50?

Coleoptera

diving beetles

planned

freshwater

qualitative

no

225

50?

        Arachnida

Scorpions

planned

soil

qualitative

no

Hemiptera

Plant Hoppers

vegetation

quantitative

?

 Insects for conservation outcome workshop

Held Jan 25-27, 2017  at the Madagascar Biodiversity Center
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of Participants
Photos from workshop.
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IPSIO: the voice for the little things that run the world
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IPSIO is supported by CEPF,  a joint initiative of l'Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank.
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