"A step forward": helping ecosystems adapt to warmer world
The river at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire, England. Here, over 3,000 acres are being restored, which will help in the battle against climate change by sequestering more carbon. Photo: Naturenet
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There’s growing awareness that climate change will make a big impact on planet, and ourselves. One way to mitigate its effects is by protecting and restoring ecosystems – Earth’s life support system.
Earth & Sky’s Jorge Salazar spoke with microbiologist Jim Harris, Chair of the Science and Policy Working Group of the Society for Ecological Restoration. Dr. Harris and his colleagues held a press conference at the 2007 meeting of the Ecological Society of America in San Jose, California. The SER issued a written statement on the importance of ecosystems in response to climate change.
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