Now! @IPBES Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie is at the #FAOConference in Rome.
Eliminating harmful economic incentives and policies in #food production offers the potential to both conserve nature and provide economic benefits
Watch #BiodiversityMatters event:
fao.org/webcast/home/en/
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Please do help us spread the word on the process! The deadline has been extended, but please encourage people to apply as soon as possible:
ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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"We need to bring Governments together with the private sector, NGOs, #Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities and we need to generate trust.
No one trusts anybody anymore.
Without trust we aren’t going to solve anything."
—Sir Bob Watson, past @IPBES Chair at @CSISFood
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“Why are we losing #biodiversity?
1. Changes in land and sea use
2. Direct exploitation of organisms
3. #ClimateChange
4. #Pollution
5. #InvasiveAlienSpecies
⬆️ All pushed by increasing numbers of people, wealth, per capita consumption and demand for resources.” —Sir Bob Watson
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“We need a new narrative. Most people believe happiness is linked with more money and more things. Not necessarily. We need to rethink, how can we have a good quality of life but in a much more sustainable manner?”
–Bob Watson, past @IPBES Chair @CSISFood csis.org/events/declining-ec…
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While #ClimateChange is not the dominant driver of #biodiversity loss to date, it’s likely to become as important or more important than all the other drivers in the coming decades.
Business as usual is not viable. - Bob Watson
#SB50Bonn
@CSISFood: csis.org/events/declining-ec…
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Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities play an incredibly crucial role in saving #biodiversity, showing us what is more #sustainable.
We need to take into account the role of #Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. - Bob Watson
Watch at @CSISFood
csis.org/events/declining-ec…
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The #GlobalAssessment found that 1 million #species are threatened with #extinction, but if we start to manage our system better, most of those species will not go extinct. We’re in a bad direction, but we’re not yet in a sixth #massextinction. - Bob Watson, past @IPBES Chair
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Starting soon! Past @IPBES Chair Sir Bob Watson will discuss #biodiversity loss and its impact on the global #foodsystem w/ @CSISFood & @FAONorthAmerica
@WWF @theGEF @MeridOrg @NaokoIshiiGEF @AnnTutwiler @niksekhran
Join the livestream here at 9 am EST:
csis.org/events/declining-ec…
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"Humanity is facing a global #wildlife crisis of our own making, but we have the power to alter its course, by placing people at the heart of change." says @JoyceMsuya Deputy Executive Director of @UNEnvironment
independent.co.uk/voices/cam…
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In short, apply! Any expert and any organization can apply to join these task forces and expert selection processes. IPBES is truly dedicated to being open and inclusive. Holders and users of Indigenous and Local Knowledge are very welcome and needed. bit.ly/TaskForceCall
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The #SustainableDevelopmentGoals cannot be achieved without transformative change.
What does that mean? How do we live in harmony with #nature?
We know 1,000,000 species are threatened with #extinction, but have you read the #GlobalAssessment solutions?
ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
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"What the world needs is narrative. Communication. Stories about the future that cast each listener as a protagonist."
When it comes to stopping #ClimateChange & #biodiversity loss, @GlobalLF highlights the need to connect with people's hearts & minds.
news.globallandscapesforum.o…
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For IPBES the definition of a stakeholder is remarkably inclusive, incorporating anyone who can benefit from the work we do. In that sense, few people would *not* be a stakeholder: ipbes.net/stakeholders
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"The global #climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face."
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour sold his guitar collection for nearly £17m at auction to fight for "dreams of green fields and rivers" and fund @ClientEarth.
news.sky.com/story/pink-floy…
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"Some of the world’s most precious knowledge is stored in the minds of people."
A new study highlights the vital knowledge held by #Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities, & hopes to center it in #environmental policy.
@thewire_in
thewire.in/environment/web-k…
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LAST CALL! Deadline today 24/06:
Governments and interested stakeholders are invited to nominate experts for @IPBES task forces on:
Policy Tools & Methodologies
Scenarios & Models
Capacity Building
Knowledge & Data
#Indigenous & Local Knowledge
Details: bit.ly/TaskForceCall
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According to @IUCN, #Orangutans in #Borneo have declined by more than 60% in just 20 years.
An unlikely collaboration in #Indonesia is a new hope for the critically #endangered #species, as @IAR_updates boosts populations and @HIHngo targets human needs
news.mongabay.com/2019/06/ou…
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Hi @RebeccaNesbit, the IPBES mandate disallows us to say *which* policies to implement or advocate for specific actions to take. However, the range of levers and leverage points for transformative changes is a great place for ideas: ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
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In #Geneva? On 26 June join @Paul_Rose (@NatGeo @NG_PristineSeas expedition leader & @RGS_IBG VicePres) in @UNGeneva @UNOGLibrary.
Rose will discuss key @IPBES #GlobalAssessment findings and solutions still available before it becomes too late.
Register: reg.unog.ch/event/30185/over…
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