Climate change and extinction
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Presenter: Richard Leakey
Published: January 2010
Age: 14-19 and upwards
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Type: Lectures
Source/institution: Royal Society
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Today countless protected areas for biodiversity are maintained at huge public and private expense. The question we must consider is whether our protection strategies actually protect when the real threats are related to the current climate change. Mounting evidence suggests mass extinctions may be the consequence.