One million species face being wiped off the Earth. December offers a golden opportunity to do something about it.
The December nature summit in Montreal, COP15, is a"once-in-a-decade chance to start putting this right, and give biodiversity the political attention it needs", she told Sky News.Race to protect all life on earthCOP15 is the lesser-known equivalent of the climate talks, the last of which, COP27, just wrapped up in Egypt.On the negotiating table is a proposal to reverse wildlife decline by 2030, as well as to protect 30% of land and sea.
Since then, a slew of policies and investments have seen renewable energy plummet in price and the predicted levels of warming fall from 4C to around 2.7C - a significant improvement, though still extremely dangerous.The climate and nature crises are"intertwined," said Kew Gardens' director of science, Professor Alexandre Antonelli."Biodiversity is absolutely critical to our lives and we losing it at an accelerating speed".
Hedgehogs are an "indicator" species of environmental health. But British rural populations are declining rapidly About 18% of the forest has already been chopped down. Biologists fear that once a quarter has gone, the rainforest will stop producing water and turn into a dry savannah.Prof Antonelli told Sky News there is a"closing window of opportunity here. We know how to fix the problem, we know what the solutions are.
They already protect 20% of land on Earth and 80% of its remaining biodiversity, despite only making up 5% of the world's population and many being extremely poor, according to World Bank data.
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