November 3, 2022
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A new study, published in Science Advances on Nov. 2, shows that terrestrial protected areas not only provide habitat, but also offer a thermal buffer against climate change, thus serving as climate change refugia for biodiversity. The study reveals that, as compared to non-protected areas that are often disturbed or converted to other land uses, protected areas of natural and semi-natural vegetation effectively cool the land surface temperature.
