The triple planetary crisis – biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution —is putting human lives and livelihoods at risk and altering all life on Earth. As the variety of plant, animal and fungi species decreases, this loss of biodiversity is exacerbating the climate crisis, leading, for example, to reductions in forests’ rain regulating roles and oceans’ capacity for carbon capture. Additionally, water, air and land pollution contribute to species loss and accelerate warming (for instance, via greenhouse gases or water sediment from farmland or industry). As a result, ecosystem services are diminishing at increasing rates, putting human health and safety in peril.
This data brief showcases some of the connections between these crises through a gender lens. While not exhaustive and limited by the availability of relevant data, it nonetheless provides important evidence and insights into how gender and biodiversity are intimately intertwined.
Source: UN Women
