So that 1 million species ripe for extinction... Yeah well one of those main studies had many many flaws. Extinction by Expolation ๐Ÿ™„ @CubaRaglanGuy
Dr @manusaunders.bsky.social @ManuSaunders
30 May 2019
Response to one of the main studies behind the #insectageddon myth. No evidence that food webs are collapsing in the Luqillo forest #scicomm pnas.org/content/early/2019/โ€ฆ
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And here's some information about how that figure was calculated - as well as answers to 12 other frequently asked questions: bit.ly/AndyPurvisFAQ

"A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers"

Guest Blog by Andy Purvis, IPBES Global Assessment Coordinating Lead Author

ipbes.net
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Nonsense - IPBES communications team
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20+ exact tweets in under 7 mins Stop spamming
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Actually with more than 5 million impressions on this critical story over the past 15 days this is a legitimate effort to reply - you will note please these were replies not tweets
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Replying to @IPBES @grant_farquhar
And since you are taking the trouble to act the part of a contrarian why not take the trouble to actually read the responses and engage with the substance?

Jun 1, 2019 ยท 9:19 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES
A contrarian is the null position. Proving this would be impossible, considering the estimated species numbers not even discovered. This will soon be another study filed away with all the other failed alarmist studies.
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Unlikely since it is already being taken up in policy, legislation and action around the world - but if denial provides some comfort, however cold, then by all means please take it.
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