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Climate Change

How is climate change affecting animals?

Health “is state of complete physical, Direct drivers of biodiversity loss inlude
mental and social well-being and land-use change, habitat loss, over-
not merely the absence of disease exploitation, pollution, invasive
species Yes, scientist agree that humans cause climate
or infirmity.” and climate change. Many of these change for over 97%. Humanity’s accelerated
drivers affect human health directly burning of fossil fuels and deforestation have led to
and
rapid increases of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Biological Diversity is the variabiliy through their impacts on biodiversity. Changing climates directly and indirectly cause stress to animals
among living organisms from all and global warming.
sources including, inter, alia, Women and men have different roles
across the world. Many species are approaching—or have already
in reached—the limit of where they can go to find hospitable
terrestrial, marine and other the conservation and use of biodiversity climates. In the polar regions, animals like polar bears that live on
aquatic ecosystems and the varying health impacts. polar ice are now struggling to survive as that ice melts.
ecological complexes of which they
are part; this includes diversity Human population health is determined,
within species, between species to a large extent, by socal, economic and
and of ecosystems. environmental factors.

Biodiversity underpins ecosystem The social and natural sciences are impor-
functioning and the provision of tant contributors to biodiversity and health
goods and services that are essential research and policy. Integrative approach-
to human health and well being. es such as the Ecosystem Approach, Eco-
health and One Health unite different fields
Howstraining
From is climate change affecting
agricultural systems to people?
making regions less
The links between Biodiversity and require the development of mutual habitable, climate change is affecting people everywhere. You
and Health are manifested at understanding and cooperation across may have noticed how weather patterns near you are shifting or
various understanding spatial and disciplines.
how more frequent and severe storms are developing in the spring.
temporal scales. Biodiversity and
human health, and the respective Maybe your community is experiencing more severe flooding or
policies and activities, are inter- wildfires.
linked in various ways.

A long-term change in the average weather patterns that


Governance
have come to define Earth's local, regional and

Climate
global climates

s climate change caused by humans


The main threats of climate change, stemming from the rising
temperature of Earth’s atmosphere include rising sea levels,

Justice
What are the main threats of climate change?
ecosystem collapse and more frequent and severe weather.

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