Last week, two major international scientific groups, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published their first joint report on Biodiversity and Climate Change written by 50 of the world's leading experts on the subject. The report highlights the inherent connections between climate change and biodiversity decline – and addressing the synergies between mitigating biodiversity loss and climate change, while considering their social impacts, offers the opportunity to maximize benefits and meet global development goals.