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UNFCCC COP-20 : Biodiversity and Climate Change
Scientists and policy makers call for greater efforts to integrate biodiversity into
climate change politics
| Concerned URL | http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2014/pr-2014-12-05-peru-cc-en.pdf |
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| Source | CBD Secretariat |
| Release date | 05/12/2014 |
Lima, 5 December 2014 – A group of scientists and policymakers delivered a declaration to the Minister of the Environment of Peru, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, the president of UNFCCC Cop-20, that calls for integrated research on biodiversity and climate change and increased recognition of key biodiversity issues in the context of climate change.
The declaration contains a set of recommendations from scientists who assessed the status, trends and vulnerability of biodiversity to climate change. According to scientists who met during a 2-day symposium on Biodiversity and Climate Change held in Lima, the role of biodiversity in carbon sequestration and in resilience for adaptation needs to be better recognized in the climate negotiations. Read more