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Climate change and biodiversity loss must be tackled together: Report
Reuters / Updated: Jun 11, 2021, 10:57 IST
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The report calls for governments to enact policies and nature-based solutions to address issues related to biodiversity loss and climate change. (Representative image: Reuters)
SINGAPORE: Biodiversity loss has been eclipsed by climate change on the global agenda but the two issues are closely linked, have similar impacts on human welfare and need to be tackled urgently, together, scientists said on Thursday.
The destruction of forests and other ecosystems undermines nature’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and protect against extreme weather impacts - accelerating climate change and increasing vulnerability to it, a report by the UN agencies on climate change and biodiversity said.