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. 2022 Jan;29(1):1073-1086.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-15702-8. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Impact of climate change on biodiversity loss: global evidence

Muzafar Shah Habibullah  1 , Badariah Haji Din  2 , Siow-Hooi Tan  3 , Hasan Zahid  4
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Impact of climate change on biodiversity loss: global evidence

Muzafar Shah Habibullah et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

The present study investigates the impact of climate change on biodiversity loss using global data consisting of 115 countries. In this study, we measure biodiversity loss using data on the total number of threatened species of amphibians, birds, fishes, mammals, mollusks, plants, and reptiles. The data were compiled from the Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). For climate change variables, we have included temperature, precipitation, and the number of natural disaster occurrences. As for the control variable, we have considered governance indicator and the level of economic development. By employing ordinary least square with robust standard error and robust regression (M-estimation), our results suggest that all three climate change variables - temperature, precipitation, and the number of natural disasters occurrences - increase biodiversity loss. Higher economic development also impacted biodiversity loss positively. On the other hand, good governance such as the control of corruption, regulatory quality, and rule of law reduces biodiversity loss. Thus, practicing good governance, promoting conservation of the environment, and the control of greenhouse gasses would able to mitigate biodiversity loss.

Keywords: Biodiversity loss; Climate change; Global evidence; Governance; Threatened species.

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