The COP 15 biodiversity conference is under way in Montreal, where scientists are saying this may be humanity's last best hope for survival.
on which humanity depends for clean air, water, and food. Protection of the natural world, such as rain forests, is also vital in ending the climate emergency. One of the objectives of the conference is to end the $500 billion a year in agricultural subsidies that contribute to the destruction of nature. The destruction of wild places for farming and mining is a key cause of biodiversity loss.of its goals by its 2020 deadline despite being backed by 196 nations.
In the editorial, Naeem and his colleagues said: “A comprehensive body of scientific evidence has highlighted how global change, including climate change, is ultimately tied to biodiversity conservation.” For example, they said, healthy forests and oceans can absorb huge amounts of climate-heating carbon dioxide.
They scientists agreed the rights of Indigenous people need to be recognized and that securing long term funding from wealthier nations will be needed to achieve biodiversity targets because many of the most biodiverse places on Earth are in low income countries. Professor Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, told, “We need a ‘Paris moment’ in Montreal. Only if we protect and regenerate Earth’s nature, can we really protect Earth’s climate.”
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