Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their presence can be key to community structure and function.
What are the key threats to their conservation? And what are some of the conservation mechanisms?
Learn more from @uniofexeter 👇🐳
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Look at this beautiful female Orange-tip butterfly!🦋
#DYK how to tell the male & female orange tip butterfly apart?
Males are easily recognisable as white butterflies w/ bright orange wing tips & females are white w/ black wing tips.
🎥@leedsbirder
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What is a multifunctional ‘scape approach and what does it incorporate?💭
‘scape being shorthand for:
⛰️land-
💧freshwater-
🌊seascapes
Learn more w/ #BiodiversityClimateScience from @ipbes & @ipcc_ch co-sponsored workshop report
ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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“Overexploitation is one of the main threats to the survival of many land-based and aquatic species in the wild”
—Prof. John Donaldson, co-chair of the @ipbes #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment
Learn more: ipbes.net/sustainable-use-as…
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The @G7 #Climate, #Energy & #Environment Ministers:
➡️Recognised the need for enhanced international cooperation in the field of Invasive Alien Species
➡️And will draw from @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment insights for their future work👇🏽
env.go.jp/content/000127828.…
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At the “Diverse values of nature and people” conference organized by @ISPRA_Press in Rome 🇮🇹, @IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie and @unaipasku, Co-chair of the IPBES #ValuesAssessment report, discussed the multiple ways of valuing nature.
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🐧Today is #WorldPenguinDay! 🐧
#DYK that…?🤔
📌Gentoo Penguins are the fastest of all penguin species!
📌A penguin's black and white colouring is called countershading.
📌Penguin feet are adapted to walk long distances.
Enjoy this video by @AndzB
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Happy #WorldPenguinDay! 🐧🐧
Unfortunately, according to @BirdLife_News, penguins are one of the most threatened groups of seabirds, with half of the 18 species listed as either Vulnerable or Endangered.
Today and every day, let's value & protect #biodiversity! 🌏🐧
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What are marine protected areas (MPAs)? How can they help protect life in the ocean?
Effectively implemented, they can:
🐳Safeguard #biodiversity
🪸Protect predators & maintain ecosystem balance
🌡️Build #ClimateChange resilience
Learn more w/ @pewenvironment 👇
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