Sentences with phrase «global biodiversity loss»

Human exploitation of natural resources is a key driver of global biodiversity loss.

This year was supposed to mark a reduction in the rate of global biodiversity loss.

The Aichi targets are part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020, adopted under the CBD, to assess progress in halting global biodiversity loss.

Invaders are now the second-most important cause of global biodiversity loss after habitat destruction, and the more we move about, the more they spread.

The fossil record indicates that the past 100 years has seen species extinctions at 100 — 1,000 times the background rate (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005), and among five drivers of global biodiversity loss between now and 2100 (climate change, land use change, atmospheric CO2 increases, nitrogen deposition, and species introductions), land use change — not climate change — is predicted to be the most important (Sala et al. 2000).

The video, inspired by the Natural Capital Project, looks at global biodiversity loss and how it impacts us financially, socially, and ecologically.

But the more than 100,000 areas appear to be insufficient to halt global biodiversity loss, according... Continue reading →

Levels of global biodiversity loss may negatively impact on ecosystem function and the sustainability of human societies, according to UCL - led research.

Dr Shultz added: «Understanding the factors leading to global biodiversity loss is a major societal challenge.

Understanding and mitigating the impact of invasive mammal predators is essential for reducing the rate of global biodiversity loss.

Feral cats are a major driver of global biodiversity loss, contributing to 26 % of bird, mammal and reptile extinctions.

By definition, you can't do anything about global warming or global biodiversity loss.