This blog was originally posted on RTCC. I wrote it after coming back from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's COP11 conference in Hyderabad.
Biodiversity and climate change are often described as two sides of the same coin.
Protecting biodiversity is often the best answer to both mitigating and adapting to climate change – oceans and forests absorb carbon while mangroves can protect coastal regions from storm surges and rising sea levels.
