#DYK Mangrove forests are coastal forests & critical habitats that act as fish nurseries & protect coasts from erosion?🌱💧
—@InsideNatGeo
Mangroves are essential to #biodiversity but are disappearing at an alarming rate.
⬇️Learn more on why #MangrovesMatter w/ @InsideNatGeo
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Do you want to know more about @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies (IAS) Report but don't have time to read the full Report or even the Summary for Policymakers?🤔
Discover 7 short factsheets w/ aspects!📚
This one focuses on management & governance of IAS⬇️
ipbes.net/ias
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🌳 Exploring Nature's Lexicon: eager to decipher the language of #biodiversity? 🌿
#DYK Different types of grasslands can be found under a broad range of climatic conditions?
But what is an a grassland according to @IPBES? ⬇️
#ForNature
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🌿Congrats again to Sandra Lavorel on being awarded the 1st @CNRS Gold Medal for an ecologist!
A former member of our MEP & coordinating lead author on @IPBES #NexusAssessment, her pioneering work in for #biodiversity & #ForNature is celebrated today in Paris 🥇🌍
📷 @CNRS
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🎯23 targets for 2030
🥅4 goals for 2050
🌐1 planet to protect
The new #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to recovery to halt & reverse #biodiversity loss🌱
📰 📸 Find out more with @UNBiodiversity ⤵️
cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…
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Is the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report too long for easy access?🤔
Not to worry! Our series of factsheets can help to simplify, providing highlights on selected themes.
Read our the 4th factsheet to learn more about biological invasions on islands⬇️
ipbes.net/ias
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Last week, our #IPBESStakeholder engagement team was at a regional capacity-building workshop in #CentralAsia organised by the German Institute for Biodiversity Network🌿
A diversity of stakeholders have gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 to explore @IPBES processes📷
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1⃣ year ago, the #KMGBF was adopted at #COP15.
What's happened since? ⬇️
A lot has been achieved, but there's a long way to go from #AgreementToAction.
🤝@IPBES will continue collaborating with @UNBiodiversity to act on the #BiodiversityPlan.🌱
🔗cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…
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#DYK Mixed forests & rich #biodiversity are crucial to the renewal & recharge functions of the water cycle?🌳
They affect rates of transpiration and evaporation & influence how water is routed and stored in watersheds.
👇More on the water cycle w/ the infographic by @USGS
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UNDERWAY: 2nd external review of @IPBES
#TransformativeChange Assessment is ongoing!📢
📌When? Until 28 Jan 2024
📌Who? Governments, scientists & other knowledge-holders.
🔗ipbes.net/notification/save-…
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