"Global leaders can no longer deal with the climate and biodiversity crises in isolation if we are to be successful in addressing either of them," he added in a statement. "It is not possible for us to tackle climate change properly unless we also restore nature - the two are inseparable," he added in a phone interview. Financial markets, meanwhile, have yet to recognise the value of nature or the true cost of destroying it. Christophersen warned that companies - especially in the oil and gas industry - should not see supporting forest protection as an alternative to slashing their own emissions. "Nature is not a substitute for emissions reductions in other areas, and in particular for getting off fossil fuels," he said.

Source: bd News24 December 12, 2020 04:52 UTC