Minister Gaye - Biodiversity Is Threatened By Climate Change

Minister Gaye

The Gambia’s minister for Environment, Parks and Wildlife, believes that it is now widely recognised that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected.
Ms Fatou Ndeye Gaye said there is evidence that climate change is affecting biodiversity with negative consequences for human beings. 

“Biodiversity makes an important contribution to both climate change mitigation and adaptation through the ecosystem it supports,” she said.

Minister Fatou Ndeye Gaye made these remarks at the opening ceremony of a three-day national workshop on Protected Area Resilience to Climate Change (PARCC) West Africa, officially known as Evolution of Protected Area Systems with regards to Climate Change in West Africa Region.

She added:  “There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is mainly human-induced, forcing global warming to increase, while species and their habitats are on the decrease with chances for ecosystems to adapt, diminished naturally.