Nature's everyday miracles are mesmerizing 🌎🐙
Watch this baby #octopus change from a translucent white to a brownish color as it leaves its egg sac🐙
🎥@VAAquarium
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#DYK Migratory birds rely on water to breed, feed, drink, nest, rest & refuel during migration?🦩
On this #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, let's raise awareness of the need to protect #WaterForBirds conservation.
Learn more on 4 ways to save water for birds & people w/ @enviroamericas👇
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A big thank you to all the participants of the annual @IPBES fellows training workshop!
It was a pleasure to meet you & speak about ongoing assessments & share knowledge, as well as visit & learn about Karura Forest. 🇰🇪
Wishing you a great year ahead as an IPBES fellow!
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💥REMINDER #IPBES10💥
Accredited observer & other stakeholder organisations are invited to participate in 10th Plenary session.
📆28 Aug-2 Sep 2023
📌Bonn, Germany 🇩🇪
📤Accreditation Deadline: 26 May 2023
#ForNature
⬇️Apply for Accreditation⬇️
ipbes.net/ipbes-10/accredita…
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🚨DEADLINE ALERT
🌿Do you love #biodiversity & want to communicate science #ForNature?
💻Do you have professional experience managing #SocialMedia?
🐦This opportunity is for you!
We're hiring. Apply by MAY 13 ⬇️
careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
#CommsJobs #UNJobs
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#DYK that plants are responsible for...
🌴80% of the food we eat
🌱98% of the oxygen we breathe
(source: @FAO)
On #PlantHealthDay, let’s remember that plants form the critical base of food chains in nearly all ecosystems.
Protecting plants = protecting #Nature🌏
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Access to water is crucial for migratory birds.💧🐦
But pollution, #ClimateChange & human activity are threatening aquatic ecosystems and the survival of many migratory bird species.
Let's celebrate migratory birds & highlight the importance of #WaterForBirds on #WMBD2023.
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Sustainable agricultural practices benefit #biodiversity & climate.🌱
Today experts from the @IPBES co-sponsored #BiodiversityClimateScience workshop report spoke to @FAO staff in a webinar on interactions between biodiversity, #ClimateChange & the agricultural sectors.
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According to @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, invasive alien species are 1 of the 5 main direct drivers of #biodiversity loss🌱
Avoiding the introduction of species like the Emerald Ash Borer helps safeguard local flora & ecosystems
#PlantHealthDay
📷 @FAO
📗ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Eliminating subsidies for activities harmful to nature can help limit #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange
Such as:
🌳Deforestation
💦Over-fertilization
🎣Over-fishing
🦋🌡️📖#BiodiversityClimateScience from @ipbes & @ipcc_ch co-sponsored w/shop Report ipbes.net/events/ipbes-ipcc-…
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