This UNEP Vanishing Treasures series features species and climate change briefs for the three iconic and endangered mountain species – the mountain gorilla from the Greater Virunga Landscape, the royal Bengal tiger from Bhutan and the snow leopard from Central Asia.
What impact can climate change have on the conservation of these species? The briefs provide a snapshot of the current understanding of the multiple and complex, often interacting effects that climate change is likely to have on the species’ physiology, habitat, diet, as well as on the human activities in shared landscapes. Human responses to the changing climate in turn also affect, directly and indirectly, the species and their conservation. The briefs shed light on human-wildlife conflict, and how it is exacerbated by climate change effects on both wildlife and local communities. Each brief concisely presents potential adaptation and mitigation solutions, to be tested under the Vanishing Treasures programme in the three regions.
The production of the briefs was greatly supported by the local partners in the regions and enjoys the financial support from the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
