Summary

Traditionally the main threats to biodiversity have come from changes to land cover as well as hunting. Recently another threat has become apparent: climate change. An increasing number of studies suggest that climate change is having negative impacts on biodiversity and that these impacts will increase in the future. It is therefore important to assess whether the impact of climate change will add to the existing threat of land-cover change, particularly in regions where habitat loss is high and a large proportion of the world's biodiversity resides; regions such as the island of Borneo. In this report the impacts of land cover and climate change are assessed for one of Borneo's most iconic species, the Bornean orangutan.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Climate Action

Life on Land