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Climate Change and Biodiversity Wednesday // 3.5.2025 Climate Change and Biodiversity It is now widely recognized that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected. Biodiversity is affected by climate change, with negative consequences for human well-being, but biodiversity, through the ecosystem services it supports, also makes an important contribution to both climate-change mitigation and adaptation. Consequently, conserving and sustainably managing biodiversity is critical to addressing climate change. More » Notifications5 March 2025-2025-025Consultations for the development of a supplement to the Voluntary Guidelines for the Design and Effective Implementation of Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction28 January 2025-2025-005Submission of views and information on biodiversity and climate change28 June 2024-2024-061Online discussion sessions on biodiversity and climate changeUpcoming Meetings7 September 2025, New York, United States of America International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies9 - 15 October 2025, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates IUCN World Conservation Congress10–21 November 2025, Belem, Brazil 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 30) Biodiversity and Climate Change Island BiodiversityDry and Sub-Humid Lands BiodiversityPolar BiodiversityForest BiodiversityMarine and Coastal BiodiversityMountain BiodiversityInland Waters BiodiversityAgricultural Biodiversity