{"id":166926,"date":"2024-04-05T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?page_id=166926"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:00:48","slug":"climate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The earth is warming up. As things stand, by 2050 the earth will be between 2.5 and 4 degrees warmer than in pre-industrial times (IPCC, 2021). This means, among other things, more extreme heat, extreme drought, flooding and rising sea levels. People who contribute the least to climate change are often the hardest hit by its effects. Global warming also has a major impact on species and their survival: at least 11,000 IUCN Red List species worldwide are directly threatened by climate change<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN. 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/story\/202211\/wildlife-changing-climate\">Wildlife in a changing climate<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b283186d13da4d58f456e8aa0d422f12\"><em>Photo: Madre de Dios in Peruvian Amazon \u00a9Tom Laffay. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature and climate change<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Animal and plant species each play a crucial role in ecosystems. Those ecosystems in turn provide essential services to us as humans, such as the provision of drinking water and food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Climate change poses a direct threat to people, animals and ecosystems around the world. At the same time, nature can also make an important contribution to the fight against climate change: investing in the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of nature can provide about one-third of the climate mitigation needed by 2030<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/our-work\/climate-change\">Our work: climate change<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/resources\/issues-brief\/species-and-climate-change\">Read the IUCN Issue Brief about species and climate change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_b1cbe5afdcf632faaef22d51d8ba8a7b\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do we do related to climate change?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Nationaal Park Weerribben-Wieden\" class=\"wp-image-151547 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nationaal-Park-Weerribben-Wieden-edited-768x769.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1332px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1332\/1333;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/nature-based-solutions\/\">Nature-based solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2558\" height=\"2560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Peruvian Amazon Photo SPDA\" class=\"wp-image-151549 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-scaled.jpg 2558w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DJI_0032-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2558px) 100vw, 2558px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2558px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2558\/2560;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/\">Forests and climate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"1125\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Eerlijke energietransitie\" class=\"wp-image-151551 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RS11530_XBS081-lpr-edited-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1125px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1125\/1125;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/a-just-energy-transition\/\">Just energy transition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature-based solutions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Nature-based solutions, natural solutions that protect and restore ecosystems, can help counter the negative effects of climate change. The power of nature is used as an ally. For example, restoring soil life helps make agricultural land resilient again, and mangrove forests can be used as natural coastal protection to protect people against flooding. IUCN NL supports and works with organisations to implement such nature-based solutions. We also advise organisations on how to use them to reduce their footprint.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/nature-based-solutions\/\">Continue reading: nature-based solutions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forests: essential in the fight against climate change<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Forests are not only an important source of biodiversity; forests absorb carbon dioxide, making them essential in the fight against climate change. In addition, forests protect against the consequences of climate change, such as extreme weather conditions, floods and drought. In doing so, they play an important role in climate adaptation. Forests are therefore an important nature-based solution. On the other hand, worldwide deforestation is one of the largest emitters of CO2: about 5-10 gigatonnes of CO2 per year, which is about 12% of global emissions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Worldwide, 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_166926_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166926_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">UN Environment Programme. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/explore-topics\/forests\/about-forests\">About forests<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_166926_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166926_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. IUCN NL therefore helps local organisations and local and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/blog\/indigenous-peoples-and-biodiversity\/\">indigenous communities<\/a> conserve forests to secure their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/forests-and-climate\/\">Continue reading: forests and climate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A responsible energy transition<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>To reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change, it is necessary to switch to renewable energy sources as soon as possible. But there are also issues to consider in the energy transition. Extracting raw materials needed for wind turbines or the batteries for electric cars, for example, can create inequality and lead to the loss of nature and biodiversity. 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