Prompt and stringent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally would reduce these biodiversity losses by 60 per cent if global emissions peak in 2016, or by 40 per cent if emissions peak in 2030, showing that early action is very beneficial. (treehugger.com)
«Many of the rare species can only be met in areas of intense frost activity or late - lying snow packs; the disappearance of such unique environments will reduce the biodiversity of the region», says Miska Luoto, professor in physical geography. (en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi)