<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"><strong>With biodiversity loss being both a cause and consequence of climate change, can we expect to see this pressing issue on the agenda at the </strong></span><strong>26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)?</strong></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">COP26 is set to take place in Glasgow this November and will bring together UN Party representatives to discuss the implementation of the Paris Agreement, a global agreement to keep greenhouse gas emissions below 2</span>°C. While the world has spent the past year preparing for the upcoming summit, the impacts of COVID-19 and an increasing awareness of the economic risks of rampant biodiversity loss have also led to new efforts to stem the damage human activity is causing to ecosystems. </p><p>And these two issues are not unrelated - on the contrary, biodiversity loss can lead to global warming through the removal of natural carbon sinks, while changes in climate create conditions for further ecosystem decline. This relationship does however also provide an opportunity for climate mitigation efforts through nature-based s</p>
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Road to COP26—biodiversity and climate change
