December 31st, 2001 Biodiversity in the UK threatened due to
climate changes CURRENT forecasts of climate change for 2050
suggest a significant adverse effect on flora and fauna species
and habitats in the UK. This was the finding of an extensive
study that used computer modelling and observation for assessing
impacts of climate change on 50 species of the country. The
study was conducted by the UK Climate Impacts Programme with the
help of several English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish
environment agencies and non-governmental organisations like the
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. "It is clear that
changes are occurring and at a rate beyond the capacity of many
natural systems to respond without human assistance," note the
researchers in their report, Climate Change and UK Nature
Conservation: A Review of the Impact of Climate Change on UK
Species and Habitat Conservation Policy. The mountain ringlet
butterfly, which at present inhabits the Lake district of the
mountainous area of Scotland, w