Dr Rana Hamza Shakil thank you for your contribution to the discussion

Climate change is increasing the intensity of wildfires, reducing vegetation and making poor people more reliant on forests, resulting in an increase in conflict between wildlife and humans over habitat and resources. The risk of species extinction increases with every degree of warming. In the ocean, rising temperatures increase the risk of irreversible loss of marine and coastal ecosystems. Live coral reefs, for instance, have nearly halved in the past 150 years, and further warming threatens to destroy almost all remaining reefs. If current rates of warming continue, by 2030 global temperatures could increase by more than 1.5°C (2.7°F) compared to before the industrial revolution. A major impact of climate change on biodiversity is the increase in the intensity and frequency of fires, storms or periods of drought. Loss of biodiversity affects climate change because there are incredible ecosystems throughout the world, from trees to soils to peat lands that are huge carbon sinks. This means they are incredibly important for pulling emissions out of the atmosphere and slowing climate change. The natural vegetation depends upon the climate conditions existing in the place. For example evergreen forests grow in the region which experience heavy rainfall. Similarly, at higher altitudes, where the climate is extremely cold lichens and mosses grow. A major impact of climate change on biodiversity is the increase in the intensity and frequency of fires, storms or periods of drought. Flora and fauna are very important for human existence. The flora liberates oxygen that is consumed by the fauna for respiratory activities. Fauna, in turn, liberates carbon dioxide consumed by the flora for photosynthesis. Temperature, sunlight and rainfall determine the climate of an area. They inturen affect the sort of fauna and plant life of the area. The character and volume of natural flora are in particular decided by way of the temperature of the location.