The United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) jointly released a report on the 10th, stating that while climate change far outweighs biodiversity loss on the global agenda, the two issues are closely linked, with similar impacts, and must be addressed together and urgently. The scientists called on countries to consider climate change and biodiversity as one. This report, the first collaborative effort between IPBES and IPCC scientists, states that the destruction of forests and other ecosystems affects nature's ability to regulate greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and protect against extreme weather, accelerating climate change while also increasing vulnerability to its consequences. For example, the rapid loss of carbon-capturing mangroves and seagrasses is reducing carbon storage and exposing coastlines to storm surges and erosion. The report calls on governments to develop policies and natural solutions to address both issues simultaneously. \"For too long, policymakers have tended to treat climate change and biodiversity loss as separate issues, and policies have tended to address them separately,\" said Pamela McElwee, an ecologist at Rutgers University and one of the report's authors, at an online press conference. \"Climate change is getting more attention because people are increasingly experiencing it in their lives, like wildfires and hurricanes. Our report shows that the impacts of biodiversity loss on humans are very similar.\" The UN is calling on countries to protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030. The report's authors are urging governments to protect entire ecosystems, not just a few representative sites or species, and hope to influence policy discussions at the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties in Kunming, China, in October, and the UN climate talks in Glasgow, Co-Chair of the Cop26 in November. \"This report aims to connect the two summits,\" said Hans Poertner, co-chair of the IPCC. Before the Kunming conference, the UN called on countries to commit to protecting 30% of their land and ocean by 2030. Experts say that at least 30% of the Earth should be protected to preserve habitats under climate change, and 50% is ideal. To date, over 50 countries, including the United States, have pledged to cover 30% of the total area. According to a report released last month by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), since 2010, countries around the world have collectively managed to include nearly 21 million square kilometers of land in protected areas globally, an area equivalent to the size of Russia, bringing the current percentage of protected land globally to nearly 17%. However, less than 8% of this land is connected, and well-connected terrestrial protected areas are crucial for the functioning of ecosystems and the safety of wildlife during migration. Meanwhile, marine protected areas account for only 7% of the total area, falling short of the 10% target for 2020. Source: Environmental Information Center (https:\/\/e-info.org.tw\/node\/231455)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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