Extinction of species worldwide, and also the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat.
1Climate and land-use change are the major drivers of global biodiversity loss.
2A large body of research shows that biodiversity loss can reduce ecosystem functioning.
3The Commission set a target of halting biodiversity loss by 2020.
4Palm oil plantations have very little carbon-storage capacity and bring severe biodiversity loss.
5Altered disturbance regimes are a major driver of biodiversity loss worldwide.
6They are responsible for a quarter of the country's biodiversity loss.
7Indeed, models suggest that coextinction may be the most common form of biodiversity loss.
8For the first time, the issue of biodiversity loss is on the G8 agenda.
9She has also committed to curtailing biodiversity loss within her five years in office.
10The accelerating pace of biodiversity loss is a particular concern.
11Yet the drill sites could easily have been be selected to minimise biodiversity loss.
12It amounts to an unacceptable degree of biodiversity loss; much of which is irreversible.
13There will be no easy policy fix to biodiversity loss.
14And when it comes to biodiversity loss, Australia is one of the worst offenders.
15Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity loss.
16Locating the tipping point that moves biodiversity loss into ecological collapse is an urgent priority.
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