High biodiversity and carbon-dense ecosystems - natural climate solutions
The Americas are home to 10 of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, characterized by their richness and high degree of threat (CI, 2024).
These ecosystems are fundamental for human survival, as they provide essential goods and services such as food, clean water, energy, medicines and flood control. They also facilitate pollination, soil formation and contribute to cultural and recreational values (IPCC, 2002).
High biodiversity and carbon-dense ecosystems - natural climate solutions
The Americas are home to 10 of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, characterized by their richness and high degree of threat (CI, 2024).
These ecosystems are fundamental for human survival, as they provide essential goods and services such as food, clean water, energy, medicines and flood control. They also facilitate pollination, soil formation and contribute to cultural and recreational values (IPCC, 2002).
THREATS
THREATS
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES These places are disappearing at an alarming rate due to serious threats such as:
- Ecosystem fragmentation.
- Change of land use.
- Overexploitation of resources.
- Contamination.
- Climate change.
- Invasive species.
- Protecting, conserving, restoring and sustainably managing these ecosystems is crucial to ensure a prosperous present and future for all forms of life that depend, directly or indirectly, on them.
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