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🌳 Exploring Nature's Lexicon: eager to decipher the language of #biodiversity? 🌿
#DYK Different types of grasslands can be found under a broad range of climatic conditions?
But what is an a grassland according to @IPBES? ⬇️
#ForNature
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#ClimateChange is one of the main factors altering the water cycle. It...
💦Affects evaporation & precipitation
🌦Causes weather changes
🌊Raises sea levels, warms them & acidifies the water
🧊Reduces sea ice
👇Infographic from @USGS
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🌎Biomes, Habitat, Ecosystem🌳
What's the difference? Scale.
Elephants might make their home, or habitat, on the grassy plains of Botswana, part of a larger savannah grassland ecosystem in Africa, part of the larger grassland biome on Earth.🐘
Learn more w/ @InsideNatGeo ⬇️
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Why prioritize #biodiversity in business decisions?🤔
Biodiversity-related risks are prominent in the @wef #GlobalRiskReport 2024.
Follow @IPBES for updates on our upcoming Business & Biodiversity Assessment #BizBiodiversity
Data from the WEF⬇️
weforum.org/publications/glo…
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Have you ever heard the sound a beluga whale makes? 🤔
Check this interesting infographic and webpage by @NOAA and discover more about cetaceans' sounds
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archive.fisheries.noaa.gov/a…
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#DYK...?💭
🚛Alien species = species introduced outside its natural distribution by humans
🐾Invasive species = species with a tendency to expand into & modify ecosystems to which it has been introduced
But what is an #InvasiveAlienSpecies according to @IPBES? ⬇️
#ForNature
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Study in @nature finds:
Conserving about 50% global land area could maintain nearly all of nature's contributions to people and meet #biodiversity targets for tens of thousands of species.
Read more: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Overexploitation, which @IPBES ranks as the second most significant threat to biodiversity, includes the trafficking of wild species and products.
Explore our efforts to ensure trade is legal and #sustainable for a #NaturePositive future🔗 loom.ly/c6OETHc @SDGTent #WEF24
“We are in dire straits and nature is a lifeboat. We need to be aware of the 5 drivers of biodiversity loss: land use change, overexploitation, climate change, pollution + invasive species.” Inger Andersen @UNEP
Watch live here: bit.ly/3SniISD #WEF24
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#DidYouknow that our oceans are vital for life and livelihoods?
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Dive in and discover 5 from the 6 fascinating facts about the importance of our oceans.
Find out more on our website!
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Changes in land and sea use are among the direct drivers of change in nature with the largest global impact.
But which ecosystems are they impacting and how?
Learn more with @IPBES #GlobalAssessment💭ipbes.net/global-assessment
#ForNature
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The time is now for #ClimateAction!
Addressing the climate emergency requires a bold global response that will safeguard lives and livelihoods, and help achieve the #SDGs.
Learn more about the #GlobalGoals: go.undp.org/SDGs
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Positive news for #conservation & #biodiversity 👏🏽
"In Belfast, oysters are making a comeback thanks to a nursery installation aimed at boosting marine life & water quality." 🌊
🗞️@physorg_com #ConservationOptimism
phys.org/news/2023-12-native…
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🌡️ 2023 has been confirmed as the hottest year on record.
From droughts and floods to more intense storms, countries around the world are already living with the impacts of climate change.
Today more than ever, we need urgent #ClimateAction.
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#DYK Pollinator-dependent crops contribute to 35% of global crop production volume?🌽
—@IPBES #PollinationAssessment
Let's safeguard these essential species #ForNature
Join #PeopleForPollinators & @CECweb to learn how to protect these vital species ⬇️
cec.org/people-for-pollinato…
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Plants have several mechanisms to uptake and stabilize organic & inorganic contaminants, transforming them into less toxic forms, thus reducing the risks posed by pollution 🌱
#SoilPollution
📖 Read more👇
🔹Main Report: doi.org/10.4060/cb4894en
🔸Summary: doi.org/10.4060/cb4827en
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Meet the @UNEP #ChampionsOfTheEarth 2023 laureates🌏
Every year, the award honors individuals, groups & orgs. whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.
2023 focused on solutions & policies to eliminate #PlasticPollution 👏🏽
unep.org/championsofearth/#:…
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🌡️Global warming will soon outpace our capacity to adapt 🤒
There is therefore a finite window of time for adaptation.
We have no other option than to act now and develop solutions to produce more food with less water.
#WaterAction
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