Climate change doubles cost of conserving nature

PhysOrg: Hugging the coastline along the far southwestern tip of the African continent, the Cape Floristic region is one of the world's five Mediterranean biodiversity hotspots. The region is best known for its diversity of plant species, but it is also home to mammals such as the Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). © Conservation International/photo by Tamino Castro Climate change will make conservation of biodiversity, and all the associated human benefits such as clean water and clean air, more challenging...

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