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Coastal development, overfishing, agricultural pollution and marine heatwaves intensified due to #climatechange pose serious threats to the seagrass meadows in the Mediterranean. 🌿 🌊
Learn more about why they need to be safeguarded ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H069vgX0
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How might the world look in 2050 unless we act NOW on the nature crisis?
"A #biodiversity catastophe": Very important new article in @guardian by @pgreenfielduk @phoeb0 @NiranjanAjit
@IPBES science & experts central to the report
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Freshwater ecosystems are vital to the planet's health & biodiversity. But human activities & the climate crisis are disrupting water cycles, putting these ecosystems under pressure.
How UNEP works to protect & restore this precious resource: decadeonrestoration.org/type…
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Only around 9% of all the plastic waste generated globally is recycled.
Despite advances in recycling methods, policies & practices, most of the plastic we use still ends up in landfills.
Why aren't we recycling more plastic? We explore in our new story: go.undp.org/pHzx
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10 ways the climate crisis and nature loss are linked
By @phoeb0
theguardian.com/environment/…
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‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
With @phoeb0 & @NiranjanAjit
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Effective soil moisture management is essential for #PlantHealth.
Overirrigation and insufficient water are two issues that can hinder plants' access to nutrients from the soil.
#WorldSoilDay
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Responsible for nearly 4 million premature deaths every year, household air pollution is one of the greatest environmental threats to human health.
Here’s how air quality can be improved: bit.ly/47xXuHX
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#DYK that, according to @IUCN, freshwater habitats cover less than 1% of the world’s surface?
And yet they are home to more than 25% of all described vertebrates. 🦩
Learn more about IUCN's work on freshwater #biodiversity ⬇️
📸 @IUCN
🗞️iucn.org/our-work/freshwater…
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Wetlands help prevent and control soil erosion.
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Roots help to prevent coastal erosion by anchoring sand and soil, contributing to a climate-resilient coastal landscape.
Check out 5 facts on why wetlands deserve our celebration and protection: ehs.unu.edu/news/news/unsung…
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What happens belowground supports life aboveground. If underground #biodiversity is threatened, the functions that soil performs are also threatened.
"If we are serious about investing in our planet- we need to start from the soil up!" @lawinowiecki
#SaveSoil #Trees4Resilience
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Soil organic carbon sequestration is one of the most cost-effective options for:
🟤#ClimateChange adaptation & mitigation
🟤combating desertification
🟤fighting land degradation
🟤achieving #FoodSecurity
Protecting our #soils means protecting our planet!
#WorldSoilDay
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#InvasiveAlienSpecies News📢
"Caulerpa, a virulent exotic seaweed is marching along parts of New Zealand’s coast, prompting fears it could become the worst ever threat of an invasive species to the local marine environment."
🗞️@EvaCorlett for @guardian
theguardian.com/world/2023/n…
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Rivers support diverse ecosystems and human life.
Yet, very few remain in their natural state, facing increasing risks from infrastructure development, pollution, and overfishing.
Through #GenerationRestoration, we must commit to protecting these crucial ecosystems.
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Have you seen the full IPBES report on Invasive Alien Species with the SPM and all the chapters?
I am still amazed for how much work all authors put into it. Thanks so much to all of them!
@IPBES @ipbeses @ipbesfr
Take a look:
zenodo.org/records/10127795
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The climate & #biodiversity crises are interconnected & their solutions are mutually dependent.
Our report reveals the CO2 emissions countries could save if they conserve & restore ecosystems on land, in line with new targets #ForNature ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H069t_q0
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Ahead of the @UNFCCC #COP28. The Convention on Wetlands has prepared a briefing paper which identifies how wetland wise use, protection and restoration can be harnessed to deliver climate change outcomes.
Read more: ramsar.org/news/climate-chan…
#WetlandsMatter #WetlandsConservation
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We rely on nature for our survival. Yet, over one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity.
The #GlobalGoals are the answer to declining biodiversity & degraded ecosystems.
Learn how you can #ActNow: un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
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