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P OLICYBRIEF - N o. 45, 2024 - Bridging Science and Policy for

25 Jan 2024

45, 2024 Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and Biodiversity Himangana Gupta Highlights Synergies & Tradeoffs in the Climate–Biodiversity Nexus Climate change and biodiversity are both recognized Climate change and biodiversity action are governed by two as crucial priorities for global action. [...] 8 aims to minimize “the impact of climate change and ocean To better synergize global and national goals on climate and acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience through biodiversity, agreements under the UNFCCC and the CBD mitigation, adaptation, … and fostering positive impacts of have followed a bottom-up approach whereby countries climate action on biodiversity” (CBD 2022). [...] Implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Agreement promotes positive incentives for activities related GBF may bring fresh perspectives on efforts to link climate to reducing deforestation and alternative policy approaches, and biodiversity initiatives and the benefits for biodiversity- such as joint mitigation and adaptation for integrated dependent communities and the world. [...] The discourse on NbS must transcend the Literature on the Links between Biodiversity and Climate Change: Impacts, the prevailing emphasis on market-oriented benefits to Adaptation, and Mitigation. [...] Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do Biodiversity not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations University.
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