Volume : 11, Issue : 2, FEB 2025

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE, CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” (NCB-2025)

EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIODIVERSITY, AND ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY.

MUKESH K. SHARMA*

Abstract

Climate change has profound and widespread effects on wildlife, disrupting ecosystems, altering habitats, and threatening species survival.

  • Melting Ice and Polar Regions: Species like polar bears and seals are losing critical ice habitats due to rising temperatures.
  • Coral Bleaching: Warmer ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching, threatening marine biodiversity reliant on coral reefs.
  • Desertification: Expanding deserts reduce habitable areas for species in arid regions.
  • Rising Sea Levels: Coastal and wetland habitats are submerged, affecting species like shorebirds and amphibians.
  • Many species are shifting their ranges poleward or to higher altitudes to escape.

Keywords

BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE.

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