Synergy in conservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation: Nordic peatlands and forests

Synergy in conservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation: Nordic peatlands and forests
ISBN-10
9289369515
ISBN-13
9789289369510
Category
Science
Pages
138
Language
English
Published
2021-04-22
Publisher
Nordic Council of Ministers
Authors
Dinesen, ​Lars, Højgård Petersen

Description

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/temanord2021-510/ We are facing two global environmental crises, the loss of biodiversity and climate change. Both crises should be handled within the forthcoming decades. Actions implemented to mitigate one challenge should not worsen the other. The two crises are interlinked. Biodiversity, together with geophysical and climatic factors form and maintain ecosystems, which contribute to climate change mitigation by capturing CO2 and store carbon. But the current climate change worsen the negative impact of the main drivers causing biodiversity loss. This leads to further degradation of ecosystems, which in turn may weaken the functionality of ecosystems that reduce the ability of nature to capture and store carbon. The project identified eight cases related to nature-based solutions enacted in the Nordic countries and identifies synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

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