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🧠#DidYouKnow in some areas, grey squirrels are an #InvasiveAlienSpecies?🐿️
They can edge out red squirrels and even harm woodlands, stripping bark off trees like sycamore & beech. It can even carry a virus deadly to reds.
—@IUCN_ISSG
Learn more : ipbes.net/IASmediarelease#
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🌍 #InvasiveAlienSpecies have negative impacts on nature 🌱, nature's contributions to people and good quality of life including documented negative cross-cutting impacts. 🫂❌
🚨Learn more in the latest IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report
➡️ ipbes.net/IASmediarelease
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ipbes retweeted
When we don't waste food we aren't just saving it from the bin.
Reducing your #foodwaste has so many more benefits 👇
#StopFoodLossWaste
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Women play a KEY role in #biodiversity conservation 💪
"@IPBES #GlobalAssessment says that conservation needs to be inclusive & consider the needs of local communities, Indigenous peoples, women & girls"
More on this topic with @CarbonBrief⬇️
carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho…
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#ClimateChange is causing a global rise in temperatures.
#DYK that 35°C wet-bulb temperature for +6 hours is the upper limit of what humans can survive?
Learn more about this in new @UNUEHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org
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Invasive alien species impact native species by altering ecosystem properties:
🐾24% through interspecific competition
🦊18% through predation
🌱12% through herbivory
🌍27% through other ecosystem property changes (e.g. soil & water)
—@IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report
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Witness the grace & agility of impalas in action!✨
#DYK An alert impala will bark an alarm that puts the entire herd to flight? A fleeing impala is no easy prey!
Ours is a world filled with natural wonders - courtesy of #biodiversity.🌍
🎥@NatureIs_Lit
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📢 @IPBES is seeking nominations for outstanding early-career individuals, from all backgrounds and disciplines, to participate in the IPBES fellowship programme for the:
🔹Monitoring Assessment
🔹Task force on scenarios and models
Find out how to apply!
ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-p…
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Major report on invasive non-native species published
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has published the results of its four-year Assessment on Invasive Alien Species and their control.
More: ow.ly/IjCQ50PZSxQ
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🌍Help shape global #MonitoringBiodiversity assessment!
@IPBES seeks Fellows from academia, government & civil society!
Contribute on #biodiversity modelling, AI, citizen science & more.🌊🌳🔍
Apply by 19 Dec : ipbes.net/application/monito…
Early-career? Step up #ForNature!🌟
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Mangroves are trees and shrubs specially adapted to grow in salty water where sea meets land.
They are unique ecosystems that benefit us all... But how exactly?
Here are just 5 benefits👇
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A recent study identified 129 non-native animal species on the 🇪🇸 Mediterranean coast
#InvasiveAlienSpecies, like the Atlantic blue 🦀, can harm local biodiversity
The study urges a proactive approach to monitor & prevent their spread 👉 europa.eu/!yJXNRt
#EUBiodiversity
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What can countries do to halt #Biodiversity loss?
Our global Species Action Plan provides the first comprehensive roadmap of the critical actions needed to protect our planet’s species.
Learn more bit.ly/3FxhzSf
@IUCNsos
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Toxic chemicals contaminate air, food, and water.
With half of the world's untreated wastewater entering our rivers, lakes, and seas untreated, it's time for cities and governments to step up efforts to improve chemical management and #BeatChemicalPollution.
#WorldCitiesDay
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💥 #ThrowbackThursday @IPBES Science Day Workshop at #SBSTTA25💥
"These Reports show a way to overcome the challenges that #biodiversity is currently facing." 📚
—@hdavidcooper, Acting Executive Secretary of @UNBiodiversity about @IPBES Assessments
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Ecosystems are built on intricate networks of connections between different species.
The extinction of one species cuts multiple threads that hold the world together.
More in the @UNUEHS #InterconnectedRisks report:
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