Climate change and extinction

Presenter: Richard Leakey

Published: January 2010

Age: 14-19 and upwards

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Type: Lectures

Source/institution: Royal Society

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.