RT @UNBiodiversity:
RT @ICLEI:
"Air #pollution and #water scarcity are some of the biggest threats to our growing, global population.
Can we achieve a future where both people and #nature thrive?
Some steps towards yes, from @nature_org "
ow.ly/bntM30mkkdp
The reports referred to in @jonathanwatts story are the four #RegionalAssessment reports: ipbes.net/assessment-reports
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🌏 The #AsiaPacific region has achieved rapid economic growth, but it has come at a high #environmental cost, causing #degradation and loss of #biodiversity. - @IPBES #RegionalAssessment
📝 thenational.ae/uae/dubai-env…
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Bridging #ClimateChange and #Biodiversity science communities: @IPCC_CH Deputy Secretary Kerstin Stendahl briefing @IPBES leadership on #SR15 1.5 degree report. Great discussions about collaboration in future work.
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It has taken tens of millions of years to build the biodiversity of coral reefs, but it may take us only decades to destroy it. - @MaryWisz
New study emphasizes that ocean #biodiversity will not be easily replaced if it is lost to human activities. @WMUHQ
nytimes.com/2018/10/17/scien…
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🌍 "#Biodiversity and #Climate are two inseparable issues that must reinforce each other." - @min_ecologie
🇫🇷 @gouvernementFR happy to host #IPBES7
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The long-lasting snow cover is vanishing in northern mountains – will mountain flora disappear too?
Human-induced climate change, which affects temperature, precipitation and the nature of extreme events, is increasingly driving #biodiversity loss.
phys.org/news/2018-10-covera…
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"There's no question that human activities are changing the earth's #climate, we're destroying #biodiversity and degrading ecosystems, and causing #LandDegradation...clearly the time for action is now" - @IPBES Chair, Sir Bob Watson
#UNDay #SDGs
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📝Get your start in partnership development as an #intern with @IPBES!
🔎It's a great opportunity to hone your skills, get professional experience & work in an international environment.
📆 Deadline: 30 Oct.
bit.ly/IPBESdevelopment
#UNCareer #UNJob #Internship #HiringNow
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Study in @PNASNews Puerto Rico’s Luquillo #rainforest biomass fell 10-60x since 1970s. Last 30 years "forest temperatures have risen 2.0°C, and our study indicates that climate warming is the driving force behind the collapse of the forest’s food web."
washingtonpost.com/science/2…
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Looking for an internship opportunity with the @UN or experience with an intergovernmental organization? @IPBES is seeking an intern for our #KnowledgeManagement team in Bonn, Germany!
Apply by 30 Oct: bit.ly/IPBESKnowledge
#UNCareer #UNJob #Internship #HiringNow
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Driven by factors such as #ClimateChange, population increase, changing consumption and urbanization, #wetlands are disappearing 3x faster than the world's forests, with serious consequences for all life on Earth - new @RamsarConv report.
voanews.com/a/report-disappe…
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@IPBES reports and recommendations under discussion at #Swedish #biodiversity and #development conference in Stockholm today, featuring speakers from @Miljodep @naturvardsverk @naturhistoriska @_SLU @KSLA_Academy @BiodivCentre
slu.se/centrumbildningar-och…
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Article in @PNASNews says 6th mass #extinction occurring too rapidly for evolution to keep pace.
Next 5 decades of mammal loss will require est. 3-5 million years for #biodiversity recovery
sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
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Vulnerable groups feel greatest negative effects of #LandDegradation.
Combating it is a priority to ensure human well-being and to help #EndPoverty.
Find out more in @IPBES Assessment: bit.ly/2ymzKb3
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🎉 Congratulations and a warm welcome to @CITES incoming Secretary General @ivonnehiguero whose expertise in #biodiversity and #sustainable resource management will be an invaluable asset for protection of #wildlife and ever-closer cooperation with @IPBES
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Combating deforestation with...gourmet ☕️?
In Southern India, the indigenous Adivasi people, with "a deep spiritual connection with the land and the forest" cultivate award-winning #coffee while fighting #deforestation.
#ILK #IndigenousandLocalKnowledge
reuters.com/article/us-india…
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On this #WorldFoodDay its worth remembering how important pollinators and #pollination are for the availability of crops and wild plants that provide #food!
🐝Find out more about how pollination affects #FoodProduction in the @IPBES Pollination Assessment bit.ly/2BdNuJ6
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The @FAO 2018 State of Food and Agriculture: Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development report is now out on #WorldFoodDay #ZeroHunger #WFD2018
Take their quiz below, the realities of migration will surprise you:
fao.org/state-of-food-agricu…
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