In Africa, #ClimateChange could = major loss of plants🌿, extinction of >50% of some bird & mammal species & 20-30% decrease in lake productivity by 2100.
—@IPBES #Africa #RegionalAssessment
The 36th #AUSummit: opportunity to further advance African sustainable development.
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Native to Australia 🇦🇺, the southern sand octopus hides from predators by burrowing itself in the ocean floor. It lacks color-changing abilities, so it uses its siphon to inject water into sand and creates quicksand-like conditions for easier concealment. 🐙
Via @theoctonation
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In 2022, history was made! 🌎
The “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) was adopted.
By committing to quantifiable targets, humanity is taking a big step towards reconciling with the rest of nature.
#ForNature
📷@UNESCO
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Impressions from the Indigenous & local knowledge dialogue workshop on scenarios for the future & the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment in Leticia, Colombia🇨🇴 & during a community visit to Arara.
Thank you to all participants & to @opiac_amazonia & @institutosinchi!
#FPIC
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Soils are not only home to more than 25% of the Earth’s #biodiversity 🌎 but also help with:
📌Carbon sequestration
📌#ClimateChange mitigation
📌 Food production
Check this infographic by @fao & discover the potential of #soils in tackling environmental crises⬇️
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.@IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie speaking at @GSTICseries Conference on accelerating technological solutions for the #SDGs
The Plenary Session on #Biodiversity discussed challenges facing #biodiversity & instruments needed to reverse the negative trends.
#GSTICrio
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Vinod Mathur of the @ipbes Bureau will speak at the @teriin World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi🇮🇳 for the Ministerial Session on Nature-based Solutions for Addressing Climate Vulnerability & Ensuring Food Security. #WSDS2023
Find out more ⬇️
wsds.teriin.org/2023
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The giraffe is the tallest land mammal.🦒But populations have declined by 40% over the last 30 years.
Poaching, habitat loss & fewer acacia trees (their primary food source) due to #ClimateChange are pressing dangers.
Learn more w/ @davidsuzukifdn👇
via @unbiodiversity
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There were important gains #ForNature in 2022, but so much remains to be done on:
🌎 Conservation
🌱 Restoration and
♻️ Sustainable use
📷@UNEP
More in the @unep Annual Report ⬇️
unep.org/resources/annual-re…
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Happy #ValentinesDay!
🐘🐧🐋🦧
Let's celebrate the universal power of love by giving back some affection and care to our planet! 💚
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