@article{fdi:010075112,
  title = {{E}cosystem services provided by insects for achieving sustainable development goals},
  author = {{D}angles, {O}livier and {C}asas, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}cosystem services underpin all dimensions of human wellbeing. {A}s a consequence it is crucial to integrate ecosystem services into strategies for achieving {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {G}oals ({SDG}s). {B}ecause insects and other invertebrates have profound and well-identified influences on many ecosystems services (e.g. pollination and biological control) and {SDG}s (e.g. crop pest and disease vectors), insect research and development have a great potential to address current global challenges. {I}n this commentary we argue that time is ripe to put more efforts in developing integrated research on the ecosystem services provided by insects, as they may result in solutions to achieve many {SDG}s. {W}e provide evidence of insects' utility to address global challenges and propose a framework of the needed shift in the perception of insects from enemies and allies, providers of ecosystem services, to solutions to achieve {SDG}s. {W}e further advocate that making a place for {SDG}-relevant research on insects' ecosystem services requires transforming existing academic knowledge into applications-driven science, a potential up-scaling of local solutions and socio-economic relevance. {T}he immediate implication for scientific undertaking is a need to shift from approaches in which academia and society poorly interact to more integrated dynamics, sustained by solid cooperative extension systems.},
  keywords = {{S}ustainable development goals ; {I}nsects ; {S}ocioeconomic relevance ; {P}overty ; {T}ranslational science},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cosystem {S}ervices},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {},
  pages = {109--115},
  ISSN = {2212-0416},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecoser.2018.12.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075112},
}