Authors: Dicks, Lynn;

The last few years have seen a rapid rise in concern for the state of insect populations globally1,2. Despite efforts to collate and understand existing long-term datasets, many insect taxa, in many regions, remain desperately understudied, and the threats to their survival are poorly understood3,4. We will gather experts from across the ECCB conference to develop a framework for understanding what we do know about these understudied insects. The workshop will serve as a seed event, with participants invited to run similar workshops at regional conferences later in the year, or in early 2023. Where possible, some of these events will take place in non-English languages, to enable participation by a diverse group of experts5. The results of the ECCB and regional workshops will be compiled, and used to inform the structure of a global Delphi-process, which will run in 2023. By synthesising expert knowledge on the threats to understudied insects from around the world, our workshop will shine a light on currently unseen aspects of the biodiversity crisis.

Lunch break: 12:30 - 13:30