Including 5 closely related terms such as species diversity, ecological, and species.
… was to declare a Climate Emergency, acknowledging that the Council needs to act on the causes and impacts of climate change. In November 2019, this was updated to a Climate and Ecological Emer- gency so that the protection and enhancement of Dorset’s natural en- vironment and wildlife biodiversity is also considered in our climate emergency mitigation work. To monitor and strategically guide…
… 1 2 F ig u re 1 3 / 15 THE ECOLOGICAL EMERGENCY The impacts of ecological decline Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation causes impacts to the UK’s native wildlife and availability of the vital goods and services pro- vided by natural capital, including food, timber, and fibre, as well as clean water, carbon storage, and the cultural benefits derived from…
… in walking as a physi- cal activity are less likely to develop dementia. Therefore, there is un- doubtedly a positive relationship between improving biodiversity, qual- ity of greenspace, and accessibility for health and wellbeing. / 10 F ig u re 8 F ig u re 7 In terms of physical health, our use of our natural world, particularly greenspace, is associated with lower rates of disease…
…, and the public water sup- ply, and the ecological status of rivers, lakes, estuaries, and groundwater. RISKS TO NATURAL CAPITAL, INCLUDING TER- RESTRIAL, COASTAL, MARINE, AND FRESHWA- TER ECOSYSTEMS, SOILS AND BIODIVERSITY – Impacting the UK’s native wildlife and availability of the vital goods and services provided by natural capital, including food, timber and fibre, clean water, carbon storage…
… of species and a reduction in species diversity. The extinction rate has been rising steadily over the last few centuries (see Fig 11), which re- flects the expansion of human settlement and land use change since the Industrial Revolution. There has been a sharp acceleration in the degradation of nature since the 1970s. This is in addition to a huge loss in abundance. In the UK, the total…