The Conversation

Fri Apr 19

To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global Deal for Nature

Written by Greg Asner, Director, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science and Professor, Arizona State University

An aerial photo of Borneo shows deforestation and patches of remaining forest.Greg Asner, CC BY-ND

Earth’s cornucopia of life has evolved over 550 million years. Along the way, five mass extinction events have caused serious setbacks to life on our planet. The fifth, which was caused by a gargantuan meteorite impact along Mexico’s...

To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global Deal for Nature

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