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We depend on bees & other #pollinators for our quality of life.
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But they are threatened...
🌲 How can landscape and forest management practices help pollinators thrive? 🌳
Learn more with @fao, fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
Corals, mangroves, and seagrass ecosystems are essential breeding grounds for the huge diversity of marine animals which keep the ocean well-functioning and productive and further help tackle climate change. 🌊 🌎
Learn more about the blue ecosystems➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H069tR40
Sand and dust storms are becoming more common, devastating people’s lives and the environment.
Restoring land, protecting topsoils and increasing vegetation cover can help limit their impact. Find out more: ow.ly/mqZe50Qacsl
Our world is made of an invisible web.
Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too.
Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.
@FAO's work to protect #Biodiversity👉 bit.ly/3Fkqo1s
#DYK that wetlands are biodiversity hotspots?
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Let's appreciate and conserve these vital habitats!
Check out 5 facts on why wetlands deserve to be celebrated: ehs.unu.edu/news/news/unsung…
2023 @UNEP's Emissions Gap Report is OUT NOW! 💥
It tracks the gap between where global emissions are heading w/ current country commitments & where they ought to be to limit warming to 1.5°C.
A crucial report for #COP28 📚
⬇️ @UNEPunep.org/resources/emissions…
A new study published in @NatureComms on the decline of #amphibians reveals that:
🐸They remain more threatened with extinction than any other vertebrate group
🐸Many of the worst declines are being caused by climate change
🗞️@ScienceNewssciencenews.org/article/amph…
About 50 000 wild species are used for food, energy, medicine, material & other purposes.
This includes many plants.
But often these plants are not sourced or used sustainably, which threatens #biodiversity.
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
🌿@IPBES currently have a call out for experts and fellows to get involved with their work. Interested in applying? The BES might be able to help 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org…
🌏 A recent report by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services said only 17% of countries have national legislation specific to the control and management of IAS.
Read more: 👇🏻
go.nature.com/3GaIP9q#NatureIndia@IPBES
Wild plants are found in many products we use daily but often they are not sourced or used sustainably.
This threatens plant conservation efforts & the #FoodSecurity of those who harvest them.
4 ways you can support the sustainable use of wild plants👇
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
Positive news for #biodiversity! 🌿
"Colombia's Government 🇨🇴 launched new Fund for Life & Biodiversity to help protect ecosystems, it will manage close to $1 billion by 2026."
🗞️@Reuters#ConservationOptimism
📷Colombia creates biodiversity fund aiming to manage nearly $1 bln
When it comes to limiting climate change, we must work together as one global community.
No country can solve the climate crisis alone. A green #FutureIsPossible and national climate pledges can help us get there: go.undp.org/FDB7#COP28
When food is lost or wasted, the land, labour, water, energy & all of the resources that went into producing it are being wasted too.
Reducing #FoodLoss & #FoodWaste means protecting the health of our one & only planet.
Let's all act: for people & 🌍!
Coral reefs are home to more than 25% of marine life - yet, they are under serious threat due to human activity.
Experience the coral reef through the eyes of a sea turtle & discover its invaluable significance for life under water & on land.
unep.org/interactive/explore…