Climate Change and Extinction

Synopsis: Video recording of a public lecture given by Dr Richard Leakey at the Royal Society on 27 April 2009. Over one hundred years ago the first national parks were established in order that nature might be preserved for the enjoyment and benefit of the current and future generations. Today countless protected areas for biodiversity are maintained at huge public and private expense. The question we must consider is whether our protection strategies actually protect when the real threats are related to the current climate change. Mounting evidence suggests that the parks are in fact very vulnerable and mass extinctions may be the consequence. (67 minutes)
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2009
Year of production: 2009
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: biodiversity; climate change; national parks

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Price: free
Delivery: Streamed

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