Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the accelerating climate and biodiversity crises, as, for example, Ripple and colleagues (2020), recently published in BioScience and signed by three of us (DAD, BM, BR) during the initiating letter. However, decision-makers rarely recognize the inextricable link between biodiversity and climate change. We cannot solve one without the other. Earth's biosphere contains enormous carbon stocks that have the potential to fundamentally alter the trajectory of climate change. Biodiversity is crucial for stabilizing these carbon stocks and keeping them out of the atmosphere.

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气候紧急情况中原始森林的价值被低估

越来越多的气候和生物多样性危机令科学家感到震惊，例如，Ripple等人（2020年）最近在《生物科学》上发表，并在启动信中由我们三个人（DAD，BM，BR）签署。但是，决策者很少意识到生物多样性与气候变化之间有着千丝万缕的联系。没有另一个，我们就无法解决。地球的生物圈包含大量的碳储量，这些碳储量有可能从根本上改变气候变化的轨迹。生物多样性对于稳定这些碳储量并使之远离大气至关重要。