Dear Friend,
As we welcome back spring, we celebrate the season with renewed vigor and an appreciation for the various elements of change that arise in the form of longer days, plenty of sunshine, and the reemergence of nature.
The start to spring also serves as a fervent reminder of the vital role that insects play in the ecosystem. As insects begin to reappear, we must work to ensure that they are protected and that their habitats are restored and preserved in order to maintain balance in the environment so that insects can thrive now and in the future!
More than 40% of insect species are in decline and a third are endangered. We need YOUR help to protect insects!
Here's What You Can Do to Protect Insects
- Take Earth Day Network's Pesticide Pledge to help reduce the amount of pesticides that are killing insects like pollinators. The risks associated with pesticides are now considered by many scientists to greatly outweigh the benefits. In fact, pesticides are known to kill many beneficial insects including those that are vital for pollination or biological control. Pesticides may also harm other wildlife and plants species that encounter these chemicals.
- Educate your family, friends, and elected officials: The global decline of insects worldwide is nothing to celebrate. We depend on insects and so do millions of other species. Use our resources linked below to share and educate the people in your lives about insects and how these amazing, beautiful, scary, and (sometimes) ugly insects are saving our lives!
- Check out nature's remedies: Many remedies exist in nature that do not require pesticides. For instance, both ladybugs and lacewing larvae consume unwanted insects and provide a net benefit to the local ecosystem in the process. Consider adding beneficial insects to your yard, garden, or farm this spring.
- Start a habitat at home: In addition to adding beneficial insects, there are other steps you can take on your property. For those with an outdoor garden, creating a compost pile provides fertile habitats for insects. Growing plants that are native to your local ecosystem is also a great step to support and attract the local insect population.
- Use and promote organic products: Purchase organic food, clothing, and other products that are sustainable and avoid the use of pesticides and herbicides.
As we approach Earth Day (April 22), we ask you to protect insects and Protect Our Species across the globe.
Together we can save species from extinction!
Thank you for being part of our global movement to Protect Our Species.
Sincerely,
Earth Day Netw |
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