Looking for an internship opportunity with the @UN or experience with an intergovernmental organization?
@IPBES is seeking a #SocialMedia intern for our #communications team in Bonn, Germany!
Apply NOW: bit.ly/IPBESSocialMedia
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2020 has officially been declared the International Year of Plant Health!
By protecting plants from pests, weeds and disease causing organisms and preventing their spread into new areas, #PlantHealth helps preserve #biodiversity and protect the environment.
#IYPH #IYPH2020
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Thanks @EmmaArchervG and all your fantastic experts for making this landmark Report a reality. Science and Policy for People and Nature Across Africa and beyond!
Woohooo ! Our @IPBES Africa Assessment our now. Appropriately, tweeting this from the Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor @CapeNature1
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OUT NOW: the complete @IPBES #RegionalAssessment Report on #Africa: bit.ly/AfricaReportFull - filled with policy-relevant knowledge for decision-makers at every level.
Thanks to our amazing experts who freely and generously contributed their time and energy to this achievement!
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Time could be running out for the #biodiversity-rich forests of Menabe, 🇲🇬.
Projections vary, but if #deforestation continues to accelerate at current rates, the entire forest could be gone in as little as six years- @UNEnvironment investigates.
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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Is it possible to meet the @IPCC_CH #ClimateChange call for net zero emissions by 2050? The business, finance and civil society leaders from the Energy Transitions Commission believe industrial emissions can be eradicated for less than 1% of global GDP
bbc.co.uk/news/business-4626…
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How much is a tree worth?
Money doesn't grow on trees, but the changing appreciation of #NaturesContributions to people and #forestry as a way to mitigate #ClimateChange means it's "a really good time to be in the tree business."
abc.net.au/news/2018-12-18/t…
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#IPBES7 is going to be a critical session of the @IPBES Plenary - with the culmination of the platform's first work programme and the expected launch of the #GlobalAssessment report - we hope to see you there!
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#FloridaMan, and Southern scientists, in “stunned silence,” stumbles upon strange species of salamander, Siren reticulata, slinking subtly, submerged in swampy secrecy. @AlongsideWild
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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We can't treat our land like dirt.
By 2050 #LandDegradation will displace up to 700 million #migrants, caused by factors like unsustainable agriculture, resource extraction, population growth and consumption. #MigrantsDay
Read the key messages: ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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"Infected ‘Zombie Spiders’ Forced to Build Incubation Chambers for Their Parasitic Overlords" - coming soon to an #ecology journal near you!
Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction...
gizmodo.com/infected-zombie-…
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Congratulations to Lucas Garibaldi, Coordinating Lead Author of @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, on winning the prestigious #PremioHoussay by @EducacionAR, one of the most important prizes to honor outstanding scientists and researchers in #Argentina 🇦🇷.
unrn.edu.ar/noticias/Premio-…
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"For every little thing that changes there’s not just one consequence – it’s a whole chain reaction."
From roughly 4.5 million monarch butterflies in California in 1980s to as few as 30,000. Sadly, these butterflies aren't the only insects in dire danger.
theguardian.com/us-news/2018…
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#Didyouknow that >80% of the mammals in #Madagascar can't be found anywhere else?
Famed for its towering rainforests, leaping lemurs, chameleons and poisonous frogs, plant and animal life in this #biodiversity hotspot is now threatened.
africanews.com/2018/10/15/lo…
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Sir Robert Watson, @IPBES Chair, kicks off the #GlobalAssessment session with expert authors at @theAGU #AGU2018 in Washington DC, discussing how #IPBES assessments can be used to educate the public and inform decision-making.
Global Assessment preview: bit.ly/ipbesGlobalAssessment…
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RT @NatureBasedSolu - #EU4IPBES #IPBESandMe
#Europe #CentralAsia #RegionalAssessment available now for all smart critters out there
bit.ly/IPBESfullECA
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Sir Robert Watson, current @IPBES Chair and former @IPCC_CH Chair:
"stabilizing the #climate is only possible over the long-term by ensuring the health and protection of #biodiversity and #ecosystems"
#COP24 #ClimateAction @UNFCCC @UNBiodiversity
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Are you knowledgeable about #LandDegradation or restoration?
@IPBES invites experts, knowledge holders, policymakers and practitioners from all backgrounds to participate in an online web conference on knowledge gaps & needs
Jan 14 | Sign up | more info: bit.ly/LDRwebconference
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