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Oliver Milman is an environmental journalist and writer based in the United States. He serves as a correspondent for The Guardian, covering climate change, biodiversity, and environmental policy.
Known for: The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World
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The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World
A revelatory exploration of the global decline of insect populations and the profound consequences for ecosystems and humanity. Oliver Milman investigates the causes behind the collapse of insect life—from habitat loss and pesticides to climate change—and highlights the urgent need for conservation efforts to preserve these essential creatures that sustain the planet’s biodiversity and food systems.
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The Historical Abundance of Insects and Their Foundational Role
For most of Earth’s history, insects have been unstoppable. They evolved almost 400 million years ago and colonized nearly every environment imaginable—from rainforest canopies to the cryptic depths of soil. Their diversity is staggering: more than one million described species and millions more unk...
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Scientific Evidence of Decline
When the first long-term insect decline studies emerged, many scientists were astonished by the numbers. Work conducted in German nature reserves revealed a staggering three-quarters loss of flying insect biomass within three decades. In Puerto Rico, entomologists found a similar collapse even withi...
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About Oliver Milman
Oliver Milman is an environmental journalist and writer based in the United States. He serves as a correspondent for The Guardian, covering climate change, biodiversity, and environmental policy. His work focuses on the intersection of science, ecology, and human impact on the natural world.
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