Does the idea of #InvasiveAlienSpecies have you confused? 🤔 @IPBES just launched a major Report on this global threat to nature & people. Please help us by sharing this short animation to help understand the process of biological invasions. More: ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

"Invasive alien species can outcompete native species. The @IPBES report estimates that invasives have played a key role in 60% of the extinctions of plant & animal species around the🌍" Read more about @UNESCO & @IPBES work on #InvasiveAlienSpecies⬇️ unesco.org/en/articles/just-…

🦇 #DYK that bats have the longest tongues relative to the body of any mammal in the world? 🦇 @natgeo showcases a particularly fascinating and important #species—the tube-lipped nectar bat, which serves as a #pollinator for some flowers 🌺

Exciting @IPBES news📢 ‌#IPBES10 gave the go-ahead for 3 critical new assessments: ‌1️⃣ A 2nd Global Assessment 2️⃣ Biodiversity Monitoring 3️⃣ Ecological Connectivity The 3rd is of particular relevance for @BonnConvention! 🗞️ Learn more⬇️ cms.int/en/news/2023027-ipbe…

💡Unlocking @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report findings 📖 Indigenous Peoples and local communities can be partners in co-developing policies and strategies to address biological invasions ⬇️ 🔍 More 🔗 ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

Today is Int. Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste📢 Many global agrifood systems are unsustainable, degrading agricultural land, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and loss of #biodiversity. #IDAFLW ⬇️ More with @FAO ⬇️ fao.org/platform-food-loss-w…

💡Unlocking @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report findings📖 "These frameworks and tools have been developed based on evidence from practice, science and other knowledge systems, including those of Indigenous Peoples and local communities." ⬇️ 🔗 ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

💥HAPPENING NOW💥 Capacity-Building Workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with @IPBES and organised by @BfN_de & the Institute for Biodiversity-Network (IBN). Great opportunity to strengthen stakeholder engagement & explore uptake of IPBES Assessments at national level. 👏🏽

🌍 Ever wondered what drives biological invasions?‌ 💡 From climate change 🔥and pollution 🏭 to biodiversity loss📉 this infographic from the new @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report unravels many of the factors driving these challenges 🤔 ⬇️ipbes.net/IASmediarelease

“Although the specific species causing damage may vary, #InvasiveAlienSpecies affect nature and also people in every country.” -@AnibalPauchard, Co-chair of @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report ⬇️ ipbes.net/IASmediarelease