TNPSC Thervupettagam

Temperature rise in key biodiversity areas

October 25 , 2024 36 days 144 0
  • Up to 66 per cent of key biodiversity areas (KBAs) in tropical forests have recently entered a Mean annual temperature regime.
  • KBAs are sites contributing significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.
  • The proportion of KBAs with new temperature regimes was 72 per cent in Africa, 59 per cent in Latin America and 49 per cent in Asia and Oceania.
  • The 2.9 per cent of KBAs in Latin America and 4.9 per cent in Asia and Oceania have recently transitioned to almost entirely novel temperature regimes.
  • Only 0.02 per cent of KBAs in Asia and Oceania remained almost stable.
  • 34 per cent of tropical forest KBAs are not yet experiencing the new temperature regimes.

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