Human impacts on insects and native plants: Restoring biodiversity

Humans often think that we don't really need the natural world, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Every day we depend on plants, animals, microbes and other organisms (collectively known as biodiversity) for the "ecosystem services" they provide. In just 200 years, human activities have severely reduced the diversity of Earth's organisms and have imperiled the ongoing ecosystem services on which we all depend. Learn what these key services are and how we can restore them in order to ensure a healthy future.