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H.S.Irwin & Barneby</a> observed in Manaus, Brazil by crax (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>) </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="block_slide__textContent" dir="auto"> <h3 class="h2 block_slide__textContent__title"> <div> Climate change </div> <div class="block_slide__textContent__title__count" count="https://api.gbif.org/v1/literature/search?literatureType=journal&topics=CLIMATE_CHANGE&relevance=GBIF_USED&peerReview=true&limit=0"> </div> <div class="block_slide__textContent__title__small">Peer-reviewed papers using data </div> </h3> <div class="block_slide__textContent__body body-text"> <p>Biodiversity loss and climate change interact in many ways, reflecting two sides of the same problem: humanity’s unsustainable relationship with the natural world. 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