It's been a great year for the birds of Lake Natron in #Tanzania! Since 2018, they've seen:
+130% adults birds
+600% chicks 🐣
Researchers believe the increase can partly be attributed to the #conservation efforts of local communities.
@BirdLife_News
birdlife.org/worldwide/news/…
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The #Trondheim Conferences on #Biodiversity #tc9 are almost here!
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment and #LandDegradation and #Restoration Reports are central themes.
View the program
Request media accreditation
Bookmark the livestream
Join us July 2nd-5th ↘️
bit.ly/TrondheimInfo
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The #G20OsakaSummit kicks off today in 🇯🇵!
"In Sep 2018, @EmmanuelMacron announced that biodiversity will be a #G7 and #G20 priority
I count on the G20 leadership...for developing a transformative post-2020 #biodiversity framework." — @CristianaPascaP
g7g20summits.org/opinions/bi…
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Hello Stefano, the science of @IUCN and the findings of the #GlobalAssessment are certainly in alignment.
You can read the summary and access the underlying chapters here:
ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
A 'digital plant doctor' in #Kenya is using smartphones and artificial intelligence to help farmers spot #plant diseases and stop their spread.
#MSMEDay19
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p078l9s…
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Who said learning can't be fun?
@WWF is teaming up with @Minecraft to help kids learn about the #environment, #biodiversity loss, and solutions for a #sustainable future.
"Extinction! A Biodiversity Crisis" launches this summer.
@wwf_media
neowin.net/news/microsoft-te…
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The #GlobalAssessment is a stark reminder that we simply can not enjoy our basic human rights to life, #health, #food and safe #water without a healthy #environment."
@UNHumanRights warns: failing to protect #biodiversity can be a #HumanRights violation.
bit.ly/BiodiversityHumanRigh…
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All aspects of society have a role in halting #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange—including small businesses.
Following #SB50Bonn, @dw_environment explains why environmental initiatives are good for the private sector as well as the planet.
#MSMEDay19
dw.com/en/the-role-of-the-bu…
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“#ClimateChange threatens to undo the last 50 years of progress in development, global #health, and #poverty reduction.
This crisis should be a catalyst for states to fulfill long ignored economic and social rights."
@dpcarrington in the @guardian
theguardian.com/environment/…
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At @_AfricanUnion-@UNEnvironment #WildlifeEconomy Summit
Community declaration:
“We need to see reform, where our communities are put in control of the nature and wildlife they live with – at the moment, decisions are taken by others and imposed on us.”
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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Did you know that the majority of new drugs continue to be derived from #nature?
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment highlights the vital interlinkages between #biodiversity and human #health.
#WorldDrugDay #Health4Justice #Justice4Health
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Today is #WorldDrugDay!
#Nature is vital for human health—without #biodiversity, we would not be able to treat many devastating diseases.
To learn more, check out the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment:
ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
#Justice4Health #Health4Justice
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Tourism in #Africa drives 8.5% of GDP and is rising, creating an unprecedented opportunity to multiply revenue and fund #sustainabledevelopment, claims new @SpaceforGiants Report.
@_AfricanUnion-@UNEnvironment #WildlifeEconomy in Victoria Falls, 🇿🇼.
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spaceforgiants.org/2019/06/2…
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Just released! The draft text of an agreement on the conservation & sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction #BBNJ under the @UN Convention on the Law of the Sea #UNCLOS
Read the future of #ocean #biodiversity:
bit.ly/BBNJDraft
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#PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution are major threats to #ecosystem health, but some #Asian supermarkets have a novel solution—banana leaves!
In countries like #Vietnam 🇻🇳 & #Thailand 🇹🇭, supermarkets are ditching plastic packaging for 🍌 leaves.
forbes.com/sites/trevornace/…
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At the #FAOConference, @IPBES Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie highlighted the #GlobalAssessment’s key messages on #agriculture.
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⬆️ Agroecological practices
⬆️ #Biodiversity friendly management practices
⬆️ #Food market transparency
⬆️ Healthier diets
⬇️ #Foodwaste
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"#Biodiversity and #Climate must be understood as interconnected issues. If you focus on one, it will come at the expense of the other."
-@IPBES Executive Secretary, Anne Larigauderie at the #FAOConference side event #BiodiversityMatters
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"If things continue on this path, we will not be on the path to sustainability." -@IPBES Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie, at #FAOConference at the #BiodiversityMatters side event.
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