Climate change impacts on terrestrial biodiversity

Abstract

This report, prepared by a group of Caribbean experts, focused on the insular Caribbean terrestrial biodiversity. The report has been produced in the framework of the project Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Insular Caribbean (CCBIC), which has been implemented by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, and supported by the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation. The goal of the Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Caribbean project is to develop a regional research agenda that will address gaps in our knowledge on the impacts of global climate change on Caribbean biodiversity, and identify the capacities that need to be developed for implementing a regional research agenda. The research agenda is intended to inform biodiversity management in the insular Caribbean for climate change adaptation in conservation that will support sustainable livelihoods, resilience building and vulnerability reduction in light of climate change impacts.