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Los síntomas del golpe de calor y el agotamiento por calor
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Nature & Climate Perspective
**Escalating heat extremes jeopardize ecosystem resilience and carbon sequestration capacity by accelerating transpiration stress and wildfire vulnerability. **
- Thermal stress disrupts biodiversity by pushing endemic species beyond their physiological tolerance limits, risking localized extinctions.
- Extreme heat reduces the net primary productivity of LULUCF sectors, potentially converting terrestrial carbon sinks into net emitters.
- Persistent heatwaves destabilize hydrological cycles and soil moisture, undermining the long-term permanence of nature-based carbon removal projects.
Market & Policy Outlook
**Rising heat-related health risks necessitate robust social safeguards and labor productivity assessments within the framework of ICVCM Core Carbon Principles. **
- Policy shifts toward mandatory occupational heat protections will increase operational costs for labor-intensive carbon sequestration projects.
- Corporate compliance under SBTi and Scope 3 reporting must now integrate climate-induced labor disruptions and supply chain fragility into risk disclosures.
- The ICVCM CCPs emphasize 'Social Safeguards,' meaning projects that fail to mitigate heat stress for local workers may face credit integrity downgrades.
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