Species make comeback 30 years after rainforest devastation - offering a beacon of hope for tropical forest #biodiversity across the world (via @SalfordUni &@physorg_com )
phys.org/news/2018-02-specie…
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@FAOKnowledge @FAOForestry @FAOstatistics @FAO_Colombia @FAOWHOCodex @FAOBrussels @FAOPacific @FAOAsiaPacific@faosfsafrica
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"Biodiversity is key to #foodsecurity and #nutrition" @grazianodasilva Head of @FAOnews on the importance of the 4 @IPBES #RegionalAssessment reports to be launched at #IPBES6 youtube.com/uoAMXhR_ac0
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay Women are champions of sustainable biodiversity use as scientists, policymakers, wild plant gatherers, home gardeners, captains of industry, mothers, herbalists, seed custodians etc. More on gender and biodiversity: wikigender.org/wiki/women-an…
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Study shows climate value of earth's intact forests phy.so/438863910 via @physorg_com
#biodiversity #water #climatechange #indigenousculture #humanhealth @TheWCS
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If you’ve enjoyed some spicy food lately, you might have a bird to thank. Birds help to produce rare wild chili peppers (via @IowaStateU) news.iastate.edu/news/2018/0…
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Can drones plant #forests? Take a look at this fascinating tech project in #Myanmar from @worldview_intl and @biocarboneng via @fastcompany
fastcompany.com/40450262/the…
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"Listen to the science and protect our planet!" - @ErikSolheim Head of @UNEP on importance of four @IPBES #RegionalAssessment reports launching at #IPBES6 in Medellín, Colombia later this month youtube.com/lKXeOIIYH4s
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Intact #forests are critically important for mitigating climate change, maintaining water supplies, safeguarding #biodiversity and even protecting human health. New study published in @nature: news.mongabay.com/2018/02/hu…
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HERE SOON: The @IPBES assessment report on #LandDegradation and restoration will help us make more informed choices for better policy and action. Expected: 26/03 #IPBES6
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There will be some hot topics in the 4 #RegionalAssessment reports we will present at #IPBES6 in Medellín later this month
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"None of these measures can be achieved if forests are not at the heart of policies, development strategies, and actions that go far beyond the forest sector."
Issues like these are key in the 5 assessment reports due to be launched at #IPBES6
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It is expected to be launched on 26 March at #IPBES6 - keep an eye on this feed for details about connecting to the live webcast of the launch
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The bison are back! Thanks to continent-wide conservation programmes, Europe’s largest "mega beast" can be found again near Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. (via @DutchNewsNL ) #biodiversity #europe
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"Just as humans are not defined by their need to breathe, corporations should not be limited to the drive for profits." says @PavanSukhdev President of @WWF
bangkokpost.com/news/world/1…
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GOOD NEWS: We have extended the deadline for media accreditation for #IPBES6 to next Friday - 9 March. Please help us share with your media contacts. They can still apply here: ipbes.net/media/accreditatio…
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Scientists identify new species of elusive deep-sea shark (study published in Marine #Biodiversity) po.st/X2pokW via @SmithsonianMag
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