In @NatGeo: Replacing the carbon-heavy beef with chicken will cut one's dietary #carbonfootprint in half.
A simple substitution can still result in a big #reduction in #CO2 emissions from energy, fertilizer and land use involved in #agriculture.
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Hi Garry, earlier this year IPBES hosted a pilot web conference on Land Degradation and Restoration knowledge needs and gaps which had nearly 1000 participants. As this was quite successful, we will implement additional web conferences to improve accessibility and our footprint.
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Interested in #biodiversity & #climatechange and synergies and tradeoffs in solutions?
Attending the @UN #ClimateChange Conference #SB50Bonn?
You're invited to an @IPBES special event w/ Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie & #GlobalAssessment authors on Monday, 17 June from 13:15-14:45
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“The world grows 95% of its food in the uppermost layer of soil."
@Guardian explains why topsoil loss poses a devastating threat to #foodsecurity–and explores solutions to protect it.
theguardian.com/us-news/2019…
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Interested in #biodiversity & #climatechange and synergies and tradeoffs in solutions?
Attending the @UN #ClimateChange Conference #SB50Bonn?
You're invited to an @IPBES special event w/ Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie & #GlobalAssessment authors on Monday, 17 June from 13:15-14:45
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Q: What has a pointed nose, kangaroo-like feet, and a taste for earthworms?
A: 2 newly identified shrew-rat species!
With this discovery in the #Phillipines, researchers hope to encourage policy makers to protect the Luzon #ecosystem & its #biodiversity.
sciencenews.org/article/two-…
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✈️ "As an academic, should I worry about my conference #carbonfootprint?
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As we progress from a discourse of #climate “change” to the realities of climate emergency, every #plastic bottle, tote bag and flight matters."
PhD candidate in the @guardian:
theguardian.com/education/20…
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"The world has a #plastic #pollution problem and it’s snowballing—but so is public awareness and action."
@NatGeo tracks developments and solutions as governments around the world act to save our #oceans.
nationalgeographic.com/envir…
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"All @EU Member States agreed that by 2020 all #fish stocks must be managed sustainably. For this we need to step up our actions and deliver on what we set out to achieve." —@KarmenuVella
@EU_ENV @EUScienceInnov @EU_H2020 @Forbes @ForbesEurope
forbes.com/sites/anagarciava…
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Meet the 'star ingredient' changing fortunes in Alaska's waters: seaweed theguardian.com/environment/…
Meet the 'star ingredient' changing fortunes in Alaska's waters: seaweed theguardian.com/environment/…
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“It’s going to take some pretty big changes, but they are absolutely possible, and they can absolutely change this trajectory,”— @UMnews scientist and @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Coordinating Lead Author Kate Brauman in @StarTribune
startribune.com/people-reall…
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Eager for more information on the key environmental events leading up to @UNBiodiversity #COP15 in China and a post-2020 global #biodiversity framework?
@unepwcmc has you covered with a great, interactive timeline:
🗓️ post2020.unep-wcmc.org/
#NewDealForNature
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The 1 million species threatened with #extinction cannot be ignored.
As the @IPBES Reports show, it's not at all too late to face the direct and indirect drivers of #biodiversity loss.
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“Safeguarding water for the environment is critical for #biodiversity and for people.”—@ipsnews
In honour of #WorldEnvironmentDay, find out why freshwater is essential to life and explore some pathways to its #sustainable use.
ipsnews.net/2019/05/cant-hal…
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🏞 @UNFCCC, @UNCCD, and @UNBiodiversity are calling on #Youth to enter videos on #ClimateAction #landrestoration and #NatureBasedSolution to the 2019 Global Youth Video Competition! 👉
bit.ly/Video4COP25
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"The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment report makes it clear that #biodiversity conservation is no longer an ambition driven by morality but one that is essential to ensure basic human rights for people across the planet."
—@ArcticInstitute
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#ClimateChange, #ocean conservation, and #biodiversity loss pose similar threats to the world's future.
"If we don’t address them together, we risk failing entirely," say former @IPBES chair Sir Robert Watson and President of #Palau 🇵🇼 @TommyRemengesau.
news.trust.org/item/20190514…
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“Something,” small as it might seem, is not “nothing.” —@MargaretRenkl
The @nytimes offers an elegant reflection on #biodiversity loss and individual agency, following the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment.
nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opini…
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What are the 5 direct drivers of change in #nature with the largest relative global impacts?
1: Change in land & sea use
2: Direct exploitation of organisms
3: #ClimateChange
4: #Pollution
5: #InvasiveAlienSpecies
#WorldOceansDay #TogetherWeCan #GlobalAssessment
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How can we protect #sharks and #rays and improve marine protected areas?
"Not all MPAs are created equal...Researchers found MPAs most likely to accomplish their goals included socioeconomic goals and incorporated stakeholder input."
therevelator.org/protect-sha…
#WorldOceansDay
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