In a Perspective, researchers report that several existing and proposed post-2020 biodiversity targets of international organizations are at risk of being severely compromised due to climate change, even if other barriers such as habitat exploitation are removed; the authors suggest that flexible approaches to conservation would allow dynamic responses to the effects of climate change on habitats and species.
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Article #20-09584: "Post-2020 biodiversity targets need to embrace climate change," by Almut Arneth et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Almut Arneth, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, GERMANY; e-mail: < almut.arneth@kit.edu >
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences