Can the world solve the climate crisis without tackling degradation?

Africa Climate Conversations.

It's nature that gives humans food, air, and medicine; hence, you must give back to nature. But, decades of development have not prioritised safeguarding the environment and the people who depend on it—as a result, leading to pollution, waste disposal, deforestation, ocean acidification, the rise of greenhouse emissions like carbon dioxide and methane, water stress, and rising sea levels.

Despite numerous international treaties, emissions from carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide –the three most potent gases responsible for global warming reached record highs in 2021. Is climate change the real problem? Can the world solve the climate crisis without tackling degradation?