Half Of Animal And Plant Species Could Disappear From Climate Change In World’s Most Important Natural Places By 2080
A report entitled "Nature in the face of climate shock", published in the journal Climatic Change, reveals that If there was a 4.5°C global mean temperature rise, nearly half of the species living in the most biodiverse regions will disappear in about sixty years.The Amazon, the Mekong Delta, the Namibian Desert, and the Great Barrier Reef are the areas most affected by climate change because of the endemic endangered species they shelter, which will certainly suffer from the inevitable rise in temperatures in the coming years.
Lead researcher Prof Rachel Warren from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA said:
"Our research quantifies the benefits of limiting global warming to 2°C for species in 35 of the world’s most wildlife-rich areas. We studied 80,000 species of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians and found that 50 per cent of species could be lost from these areas without climate policy. However, if global warming is limited to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, this could be reduced to 25 per cent. Limiting warming to within 1.5°C was not explored, but would be expected to protect even more wildlife.”
It is therefore essential, as reaffirms the WWF, it is about "reducing our greenhouse gas emissions globally, by removing fossil fuels and by changing our production and consumption patterns" to minimize the loss of species in the coming years.
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