ON FEBRUARY 28, 2022, and understandably with less media attention than we would have expected because of the invasion of Ukraine, a monumental report appeared. 

The concluding phase of the IPCC’s 6th reporting cycle confirmed that the extent and magnitude of climate change impacts on nature are greater than previously assessed. The changes we see today are appearing much faster, and are more disruptive and more widespread, than anticipated 20 years ago.