Tropical insects are astonishingly diverse and abundant yet receive only marginal scientific attention. In natural tropical settings, insects are involved in regulating and supporting ecosystem services including seed dispersal, pollination, organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, herbivory, food webs and water quality, which in turn help fulfill UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Current and future global changes that affect insect diversity and distribution could disrupt key ecosystem services and impose important threats on ecosystems and human well-being. A significant increase in our knowledge of tropical insect roles in ecosystem processes is thus vital to ensure sustainable development on a rapidly changing planet.

热带昆虫种类繁多，种类繁多，但仅受到很少的科学关注。在自然热带环境中，昆虫参与调节和支持生态系统服务，包括种子传播，授粉，有机物分解，养分循环，食草，食物网和水质，进而有助于实现联合国可持续发展目标（SDG）。当前和未来影响昆虫多样性和分布的全球变化可能会破坏关键的生态系统服务，并对生态系统和人类福祉构成重大威胁。因此，我们对热带昆虫在生态系统过程中的作用的认识的显着增加对于确保快速变化的星球上的可持续发展至关重要。