Climate Change and Biodiversity

It is now widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is affected by climate change, with negative consequences for human well-being, but biodiversity, through the ecosystem services it supports, also makes an important contribution to both climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Consequently, conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity is critical to addressing climate change. More »

International Day for Biological Diversity Biodiversity and Climate Change

    CBD Technical Series No. 93: Voluntary guidelines for the design and effective implementation of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and supplementary information

    CBD Technical Series No. 89: The Lima Declaration on Biodiversity and Climate Change: Contributions from Science to Policy for Sustainable Development

    CBD Technical Series No. 86: Managing ecosystems in the context of climate change mitigation: A review of current knowledge and recommendations to support ecosystem-based mitigation actions that look beyond terrestrial forests 

    CBD Technical Series No. 85: Synthesis report on experiences with ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction 

    Key messages brochure 

    UNEP/CBD/COP/12/INF/29: Promoting Synergies in addressing biodiversity and climate change adaptation issues: linking national adaptation plans and national biodiversity strategies and action plans

    Non-state actors: Make a commitment in the Action Agenda