Title: What is Biodiversity and How Does Climate Change Affect It?
Headings: What is Biodiversity and How Does Climate Change Affect It?
What is Biodiversity and How Does Climate Change Affect It?
by Guest Blogger | January 15, 2018
By Lauren Harper
Why Biodiversity Matters
Climate Impacts
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Content: In the meantime, we as individuals can take small actions in our daily lives to reduce our environmental impacts on the planet. Unplugging your unused appliances, changing to LED lightbulbs, carpooling, and participating in meatless Monday are all ways we can help to slow climate change. Growing native plants and staying informed about the origins and the ethics behind the products you purchase is another way you can help. These types of behavioral shifts can steer businesses and policy makers toward incorporating sustainable practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and halt biodiversity loss. Lauren Harper is an intern in the Earth Institute communications department. She is a graduate student in the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Tags: biodiversity climate change invasive species