Today is #WorldPulsesDay!
There are many reasons to #LovePulses for a healthy diet and planet!🌍Pulses are part of our planet’s rich variety of food sources and #biodiversity.🌱
Discover 10 interesting facts on pulses w/ the infographic by @globalpulsesgpc @fao & @lovepulses 👇
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#DYK Pulses are beneficial to people and the planet?🌎
🫘Pulses have a lower carbon & water footprint than many other food crops
🌾They are easy to store and highly nutritious
🌱Their nitrogen-fixing properties improve #soil fertility
#WorldPulsesDay
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"Meanwhile, humanity is taking a sledgehammer to our world’s rich #biodiversity — with brutal and even irreversible consequences for people and planet."
—@antonioguterres, @UN SG to the General Assembly on Priorities for 2023
2023 is a time for transformation #ForNature! 🌿
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JOB OPPORTUNITY!
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📢Short deadline!
We are looking for 2 consultants to join us in Bonn.
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🌡 #ClimateChange
🥀#Biodiversity loss
💨Pollution
➡️ These global challenges exacerbate risks of antimicrobial resistance.
NEW @UNEP REPORT OUT: strengthening environmental action for #OneHealth responses to antimicrobial resistance:
unep.org/resources/superbugs…
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Are you an external reviewer for the @IPBES #NexusAssessment? 🔍
Don't forget to attend the virtual stakeholder dialogue with the assessment co-chairs on 9 February. All registered reviewers are invited.
✍️You can still sign up as a reviewer here:
ipbes.net/notification/live-…
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.@UNEP has just published a new report on the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
AMR is 1 of the top global public health problems that pose an urgent threat to animal & plant health. 🌎🌱
Check it out⬇️
unep.org/resources/superbugs…
#OneHealth
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📢Call for external reviewers📢
The 1st draft of the @ipbes #TransformativeChange Assessment is now open for external review. ✍️
📆Deadline: 17 March
ipbes.net/notification/live-…
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1 million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction.
- @ipbes #GlobalAssessment
It is not too late to make a difference, but we need transformative change at every level from local to global. 🌱
#ReverseTheRedDay 🔴
📽️@reversethered1
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Wetlands are important for carbon sequestration & their loss can release additional carbon.🌱
🌡 #ClimateChange is a major driver of wetland structural change and impacts water volumes, flows, temperature, invasive species, nutrient balance & fires.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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