Today, we celebrate #InternationalForestsDay with “Mata Atlântica 2030: The Next Frontier” @ipbes expert @brigittelgb features in this @ioneanderson documentary to raise awareness about solutions around the sustainable development of the Atlantic Forest👇🏽 youtube.com/watch?app=deskto…

Why should we protect #Forests?🤔 Because they ... ➡️Have great intrinsic value ➡️Are vitals source of food & nutrition ➡️Are natural pharmacies ➡️Protect us from diseases ➡️Boost mental and physical health They are under threat & need our help! #ForNature #IntlForestDay

#ClimateChange & #BiodiversityLoss = interlinked planetary crises. @ipbes & @ipcc_ch focus on assessing knowledge and evidence to better inform decision-makers on these crises. 💡Read more w/ @ipbes & @ipcc_ch #BiodiversityClimateScience workshop report ipbes.net/events/ipbes-ipcc-…

'Otterly' adorable!🦦🤎 Loving & caring is by no means an exclusively human behavior. Sea otter mothers give their pups almost constant attention, carrying them on their bellies, grooming their fur & letting them nurse or sleep. 📽️Connie Levenhagen

The #IPCC meets this week to adopt the Synthesis Report of its 6th Assessment Report🌡 Successfully tackling #ClimateChange requires also tackling #Biodiversity loss.🌎 🔎Learn more w/ @ipbes & @ipcc_ch #BiodiversityClimateScience workshop report ➡️ipbes.net/events/ipbes-ipcc-…

Whales play a vital role in the health of our ocean. 🐋🐳 Many whale species are now classified as endangered or vulnerable. Learn about some of these species with @lewispughfdn📖💡

Next week is the @un_water Conference.💧 Food security, water security, health, #biodiversity on land and in the oceans & #ClimateChange are all linked.🌱 💡Stay tuned for the upcoming @ipbes #NexusAssessment that will explore these links! 📷@SustDev @un

📢#HappeningNow ! Very pleased to welcome the new German National Focal Point (NFP) from @BMUV, Verena Klinger-Dering, at the @unbonn Campus today. The @ipbes NFP aims to facilitate interaction between Governments and IPBES to address key #biodiversity challenges.🌿💡

Save the date 📅 10th session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (@IPBES) will take place from 28 August to 2 September 2023 in Bonn 🇩🇪 #IPBES10 will be preceded by regional consultations and a Stakeholder Day on 27 August.

Thousands of species depend on seagrasses for food, nursery grounds, & shelter.🐢🐬🦈 #DYK dugongs, also called sea cows, can consume up to 30kg of seagrass daily?🌊🌿 —@BonnConvention Learn how much some species groups use seagrasses areas w/ the infographic by @gridarendal