Climate Change - How does it affect wildlife, the natural world and biodiversity?

This is the final Episode of the ‘Our Planet, Our Response Series’, sponsored by Octopus Energy.
See the full series here: bit.ly/3C8bDf6
In this Episode, we follow Daze Aghaji (presenter) response to the twin to the climate crisis… the biodiversity crisis. From addressing how climate change and biodiversity loss is interconnected to what we can do to tackle this challenge.
So, now you’ve heard our response… what’s yours?
Next Steps: Check out the Eco Sapien and Earth Minutes UK Instagram pages
Episode Features:
Sally Bavin, Woodland Trust
Eric Steinberger, Climate Science
Doug Gilbert, Trees for Life
Ruby Mitchell, Octopus Energy
Chris Coupland, Freelance Cinematographer
OPOR Series:
We’re a team of biologists, environmental researchers and filmmakers making a Series in response to the recent David Attenborough’s documentary ‘A Life on our Planet’ (2020); investigating how we can drive impactful action to protect our planet and our futures.
Who are we? This is a collaboration between Eco Sapien (@ecosapien) and Earth Minutes (@earthmintuesuk) - BTS coming soon (October 2021)
In this Series, we address key drivers of biodiversity loss; Overexploitation (Episode 2), Pollution (Episode 3), Invasive Species (Episode 4) and Climate Change (Episode 5). Each Episode addresses possible actions we can take to drive impact in the long-term. Featuring a range of experts, from biologists, campaigners to sustainability leaders, we’re celebrating a diverse range of ideas, experiences, knowledge and actions.
Thank you to Octopus Energy for Sponsoring the Series!
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Useful links
Big Climate Fightback - www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/prot...
March for Nature at COP26 - The Global Day of Action on Saturday 6th November 2021, marches taking place in Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.u...
The Woodland Trust’s Citizen Science Phenology Project, Nature’s Calendar - record your observations of seasonal natural events to help us understand the impact of climate change on wildlife www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visi...
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References
Dullinger, S., Gattringer, A., Thuiller, W. et al. 2012 Extinction debt of high-mountain plants under twenty-first-century climate change. Nature Clim Change 2, 619-622 doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1514
BBC News. 2021. Bramble Cay melomys: Climate change-ravaged rodent listed as extinct. [online] Available at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-aust... Accessed 21 October 2021.
National Geographic Society. 2021. Mass Extinctions. [online] National Geographic Society. Available at: www.nationalgeographic.org/me... Accessed 21 October 2021.
IUCN. 2021. Coral reefs and climate change. [online] Available at: www.iucn.org/resources/issues... Accessed 21 October 2021.
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Image credits
Bramble cay melomys Melomys rubicola. In 2016 declared extinct on Bramble cay, where it had been endemic, and likely also globally extinct, with habitat loss due to climate change being the root cause.
overnment of Queensland, Australia, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) website: Cape York Peninsula - Bramble cay melomy, Image.
Bramble Cay Melomys - Cameron De Jong
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It does not.