IUCN – Species and Climate Change

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Climate change currently affects at least 10,967 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, increasing the likelihood of their extinction. Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) is the first mammal reported to have gone extinct as a direct result of climate change. Meeting Paris Agreement’s target of less than 2°C rise in global temperatures is essential for the survival of coral reefs. Warmer temperatures during egg incubation are causing imbalanced female to male sex ratios among green sea turtles.