The five ways we’re killing nature and why it has to stop – video explainer

Fighting the climate emergency is only one side of the story. Science tells us we must tackle the biodiversity crisis at the same time as addressing global heating to save the planet from further catastrophe.

Both crises centre on carbon. Burning carbon in the form of fossil fuels has led to global heating, and that needs to stop, but biodiversity - nature - is also built on carbon and it can be part of the solution.

The Age of Extinction reporter Phoebe Weston explains how the Cop15 summit in Montreal is a once in a decade chance to stop the loss of biodiversity and bend the curve to help save Earth.

• What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth?
• Making sense of Cop15: what to look out for in Montreal