As the Cop16 biodiversity conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone
Four years of drought, along with deforestation, have turned previously fertile land into a dust bowl in Anjeky Beanatara, Androy, southern Madagascar, February 2022.Four years of drought, along with deforestation, have turned previously fertile land into a dust bowl in Anjeky Beanatara, Androy, southern Madagascar, February 2022.
The biodiversity crisis is not just about other species – humans also rely on the natural world for food, clean water and air to breathe. Oliver says: “I think we will, certainly, in the next 15 to 20 years, see continued food crises, and the real risk of… that’s in addition to a lot of the other risks that might impact us through fresh-water pollution, ocean acidification, wildfire and algal blooms, and so on.”that showed nature degradation could cause a 12% loss to UK GDP.
In central Malawi, Uganja says threats are multiplying, with changing weather systems making crop failures more common. “Climate change has devastating effects. It is bringing a huge shock wave in communities. For many, Cop16 is an opportunity for global leaders to meet and compare their proposed actions to protect biodiversity. So far, governmentsThere is “no time to waste”, says Mike Hoffman, ZSL’s head of wildlife recovery. “We cannot just sit by and document loss; we have to act, working with governments, other NGOs, the private sector and communities, to disrupt that trajectory of loss.
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