Arlington, VA (April, 2012) - Climate change will make preventing species extinction through habitat protection more challenging and expensive, with costs increasing by more than 100 percent in some cases, according to new studies by a group of international researchers convened by Conservation International. The studies are the first to estimate the costs of conserving biodiversity under the effects of climate change. The researchers focused on species and ecosystems in South Africa, Madagascar and the western United States (California), and the results were presented in three papers published together in the journal Conservation Biology today under the title Conservation Focus: Costs of Adapting Conservation to Climate Change.
CAPE FLORISTIC REGION, SOUTH AFRICA –Researchers explored costs associated with three options to expand protected areas to safeguard the survival of 316 species of the unique Proteaceae family of flowering plants.
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CAPE FLORISTIC REGION, SOUTH AFRICA –Researchers explored costs associated with three options to expand protected areas to safeguard the survival of 316 species of the unique Proteaceae family of flowering plants.
© Conservation International/photo by Tessa Mildenhall
PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for promotion of the journal articles in Conservation Focus: Costs of Adapting Conservation to Climate Change. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
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© Conservation International/photo by Tessa Mildenhall
PERMITTED USE: This image may be downloaded at no charge for one-time use for promotion of the journal articles in Conservation Focus: Costs of Adapting Conservation to Climate Change. No copying, distribution or archiving permitted. No sublicensing, sale or resale permitted.
REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: All image uses must bear the copyright notice and be properly credited. Any uses in which the image appears without proper copyright notice are subject to paid licensing.