📷 #DidYouKnow that #IPBES is on #Instagram? We collect and share #pictures and facts about #biodiversity and #ecosystemservices from around the world.
👉Follow us for some #nature inspiration: instagram.com/ipbes_/
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'DNA sequencing is "quantum leap" for control of #InvasiveAlienSpecies.' Discover more about the deadly Cane Toad in this @IPBES inspired @RMIT video: bit.ly/2plBOv7 and about the new IPBES assessment: bit.ly/2ppolmc
@judithfish @IPBES @IUCN_CEM #ecosystems and #invsivespecies BBC News - Cane toad DNA breakthrough 'may help stop' toxic pest bbc.com/news/world-australia…
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The new @IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment is underway! Thanks to @FRBiodiv for hosting the 1st management committee meeting this week in Paris
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Freshwater biodiversity faces threats from habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and more. Discover IUCN’s work to protect it bit.ly/2sysRAy
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Don't miss out! Registration CLOSES TONIGHT for Oct 1st IPBES uptake event in Brussels @Biodiversity_be Details and Registration: biodiversity.be/4331/
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On this #PeaceDay let us highlight the common bonds of #nature and #biodiversity which unite all of us and celebrate those who "use science to create peace." Learn more about ecological diplomacy: bit.ly/2xByU9i
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Given your interest in bridging and middle paths you might be interested in the letters (four of them) in this week’s edition of Nature - in essence, the ‘rift’ is grossly overstated
"It's critical to acknowledge that the diversity of #Values of nature & their contributions to people’s good quality of life are associated with different cultural & institutional contexts & are hard to compare on the same yardstick" - Prof. @MarieStenseke Co-Chair of @IPBES MEP
"Food is more than nutrition" Marie Stenseke takes a #socialscience view at nature's contributions to people #EFSA2018
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"Disagreements over the values of #biodiversity are not a problem caused by @IPBES — nor are they a threat to its success. Such debates are grist to the mill of innovation for environmental governance." - @jaspermontana 📝: go.nature.com/2PLKTIK
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"Together, we are committed to providing all decision-makers with the best possible data & insights to inform better policies, decisions & actions on the health of the natural world."-Rudolf de Groot @PavanSukhdev @Mark_Gough
📝: go.nature.com/2MM48Ab
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"@IPBES is not in competition with the @ESPartnership ...irrespective of the terminology used, our community is undivided in our knowledge that we fundamentally depend on nature in countless ways." - Rudolf de Groot @PavanSukhdev @Mark_Gough
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"United to secure a sustainable future for nature & for people" - Sir Bob Watson, Chair of @IPBES, emphasizes inclusive and constructive discussion for better understanding of the global #biodiversity challenges.
📝: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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#Landdegradation #biodiversity loss & #climatechange are different faces of the same challenge. We cannot afford to tackle any one of these 3 threats in isolation - Sir Bob Watson, Chair of @IPBES.
@TRF_Stories on why #land conservation is essential
news.trust.org/item/20180914…
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Prof. Oguge @caselapchss highlighting key findings of the @IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Africa to senior experts and policymakers at 7th Special Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment #AMCEN
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📌Mark your calendar! The deadline is just around the corner!
Send us requests, inputs and suggestions for the next work programme of @IPBES and help shape our work to better serve your needs!
🗓️ Deadline: 30 September 2018
📝 bit.ly/2m6EJWS
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Great to see such strong interest from senior African policymakers in the science-policy work of IPBES! Thanks @n_sitas and colleagues for all the hard work at the AMCEN meeting.
From a table full of @IPBES outputs on #RegionalAssessment for Africa & #LDRAssessment this is all we have left. HUGE interest in @IPBES at #AMCEN. To access more material visit ipbes.net or bit.ly/AfricaAssessment @UNEnvironment @SwedBio
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To find out more - check out the Summary for Policymakers of the @IPBES #RegionalAssessment for Africa: bit.ly/AfricaAssessment
The @IPBES regional assessment for #Africa highlights how protecting Africa's unique biocultural diversity & ecosystems underpins the achievement of many #SDGs . Find out ways to get involved at ipbes.net @UNEnvironment @SwedBio @CSIR
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🌊 The world's #ocean resources need better protection.
From 4-17 Sept @UN Member States have worked on a new int'l agreement to conserve & sustainably use #marine #biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
📝: un.org/bbnj/ #SaveOurOcean #BBNJ
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"The timing is crucial: as we know from the reports of @IPBES released in March, while there are strong actions being taken, more needs to be done to protect biodiversity." - @UNBiodiversity Exec. Secretary @CristianaPascaP on #COP14
Full Interview: unenvironment.org/fr/node/23…
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We ‘put down roots’ with the @IPBES 🇩🇪 Coordination Office in a public display in #Berlin, during the ‘Open Door Day’ of the German Federal Government, introducing visitors to #IPBES, the state of #biodiversity & the importance of actions to protect #Naturescontributions to ppl
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