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Forests cover 1/3 of the global land area, provide clean air and water, store vast amounts of carbon, and are home to an important amount of the planet’s amazing biodiversity.
Here’s how UNEP supports the protection & sustainable management of forests: bit.ly/3JGpopV
#GenerationRestoration
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Migratory species must move freely to access different habitats during their migrations.
A key #CMSCOP14 priority, included in the Global Biodiversity Framework (#BiodiversityPlan), is to enhance #EcologicalConnectivity of important sites & habitats.
👉cms.int/en/publication/relev…
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📆LAST DAY TO APPLY 📆
Help strengthen @IPBES work on scenarios & models.💡
🎯 Fellows in qualitative & quantitative approaches to scenarios, models & other studies are invited to apply to join our Task Force on Scenarios and Models.
⬇️ 9 January 🌐
ipbes.net/node/59412
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Urgent action is required to halt biodiversity loss across the planet.
The @cites Convention, one of several UNEP-managed entities, governs international trade in endangered animal & plant species. More on their work #ForNature: bit.ly/3WWbOVn
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Get ready for a year of environmental action!
From tackling plastic pollution to protecting biodiversity, 2024 is packed with important events.
Read more here:
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About 95% of our food comes from soils.
But 33% of our soils are degraded, & nutrient imbalance is one of the leading causes.
Improving soil nutrient balance is an effective way to help ensure safe, nutritious food for all.
#Soils4Nutrition
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Our #MountainsMatter!
They may only cover 27% of the Earth's land surface, but mountains provide freshwater, energy & food - resources that will be increasingly scarce in coming decades.
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UNDERWAY: 2nd external review of @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment is ongoing!📢
📌When? Until 28 Jan 2024
📌Who? Governments, scientists & other knowledge-holders.
🔗ipbes.net/notification/save-…
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Discover the garden candytuft 🌺
Among the many plants in the mustard family, they are known to accumulate heavy metals by taking them up through their roots.
Learn more about plants and the incredible ways they adapt to thrive in a changing world 👉fantasticflora.online
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🧐 Did you know?
On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 are essential to plants and 15 of them are supplied by soils!
Soil health & fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops 🌱
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Soil is where our food begins.
Improving soil fertility is critical for biodiversity as it provides essential nutrients to sustain plant growth.
#GenerationRestoration
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Land restoration plays a crucial role in combating #ClimateChange.
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Healthy soils act as carbon sinks, absorbing &storing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
More info: ehs.unu.edu/news/news/land-r…
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In many areas of the 🌎, bees, pollinators, and other insects are declining in abundance and diversity.
We all must take action to support them and the livelihoods they support.🐝
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💭#DYK Mudskippers are very defensive about their territory? Trespassing is a serious matter and will often result in a fight…
🌊🌊🐠 💥 🐠🌊🌊
🏆🏅The winner will claim ownership of the land 🏅🏆
Via @sciencechannel
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📗Nature's Lexicon: Curious to unlock the enigmatic language of #biodiversity?💭
🌡️ #ClimateChange
🏹 Poaching
🌎 Habitat loss
🐾 #InvasiveAlienSpecies
... are all threats to endemic species.
But what is an endemic species according to @IPBES? ⬇️
#ForNature
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Soils + water = vital to food production.
Over 95% of the food we eat is produced on land, starting with soils & water.
Let's manage and use them wisely!
#Soils4Nutrition #SoilAction #SoilHealth
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Plastic pollution threatens food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.
🌊 Our Issues Brief explains how we can tackle #PlasticPollution.
➡️ bit.ly/3nHUxTc @IUCN_Plastics
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Did you know?
More than 30% of new diseases since 1960 are attributed to land-use change, including #deforestation.
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