A win for #biodiversity!
Thanks to an unlikely coalition of NGOs and businesses, an #ecosystem restoration project in #Sumatra reports great progress toward restoring 150,000 ha of degraded peat #forest, home to nearly 800 unique plant & animal species
eco-business.com/news/how-a-…
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Actually IPBES is expressly forbidden from making the kind of statement you suggest - our mandate is strictly to provide the best available evidence for better decisions - the rest is over to all decision-makers to choose better evidence-informed actions
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💝 Happy #WorldChocolateDay! 💝
🍫 #Chocolate can be tempting, but take a closer took at this tasty treat's production 🍫
1 bar:
🌱 90 cacao beans from a tree taking 4 years to mature
🐄 200 ml of milk, cows after 2-3 years of maturity
🌱 4-5 tablespoons of sugar, 8-22 months
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“A shifting of paradigms is definitively part of what will need to happen.
"The question is whether [it] will shift before the damage is done, or if it will occur as a consequence.”
@KaiChanUBC discussed the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment w/ @mcgilltribune.
mcgilltribune.com/sci-tech/h…
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“The best thing of this project is that for the first time we felt our voices heard, the voices of the #Indigenous communities."
A landmark #conservation project in #Mexico's Sierra Tarahumara has revealed the area's stunning #biodiversity.
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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Congratulations @PEspinosaC. We look forward to continued collaboration with you and the @UNFCCC Bonn Secretariat.
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After 4 days of environmental experts, policymakers and green business leaders gathering to brainstorm on a new global #biodiversity agreement, the #Trondheim #TC9 co-chairs summarised the key takeaways from the conferences.
Read their key messages here:
trondheimconference.org/conf…
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Bloomberg Originals
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How we speak and write about the challenges facing #biodiversity and the #ClimateCrisis really matters. This simple renaming could signal a major shift in approach google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.thegu…
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Hi Naveen, that's a great point. The key here is transforming subsidies which are harmful to nature into actions which can be biodiversity positive.
You can find a great deal more about options such as agroecological practices in the Global Assessment: ipbes.net/global-assessment-…
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Human actions causing #ClimateChange & #Biodiversity loss threaten future generations & those living in poverty.
Young people are calling for a #NewDealForNature via the @Voice4Planet campaign.
I urge everyone to commit to personal action.
—Bob Watson
Voice for the Planet
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“If you could do just one things to protect #biodiversity what would that be?”
-@debbieponchner
“Get rid of all perverse incentives for agriculture, transport and energy."
-Former @IPBES Chair Bob Watson
#WCSJ2019 Keynote #NatureOnTheBrink
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Success stories are also increasing around the world:
#Indigenous Peoples manage 25%+ of Earth’s land, with better outcomes
#Wetlands are expanding
#Peatlands increasingly protected
#Oceans increasingly protected
Sustainable #fish stocks have increased
—Bob Watson at #WCSJ2019
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Past @IPBES Chair Sir Robert Watson challenges all members of the media at #WCSJ2019 to sign up for personal pledges to protect #nature
This initiative by young people is exactly what we need:
Add your @voice4planet at voicefortheplanet.org
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Business-as-usual threatens nature's essential #biodiversity.
At #WCSJ2019, former @IPBES Chair Sir Bob Watson outlined options for policymakers that can bring about the transformative changes needed to save our 🌎.
#NatureOnTheBrink
To find out more ↘️
wcsj2019.eu/Speakers/Watson
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Today at #WCSJ2019 past @IPBES Chair Bob Watson spoke with Cornelia Eisenach @c_eisenach from @higgsmag in #Switzerland about the crucial role of #Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for living in harmony with #nature & Indigenous and Local Knowledge for the work of #IPBES
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Past @IPBES Chair Sir Bob Watson is at #WCSJ2019!
His keynote this evening will highlight the human-induced threats facing #biodiversity, the social impacts of its loss and options for a #sustainable future.
#NatureOnTheBrink
Find out more here:
wcsj2019.eu/Speakers/Watson
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"It’s tempting to think, what difference is my plastic-free bathroom going to make? But several billion people thinking that way is what got us to where we are."
Four #climate scientists reveal the personal changes they have made to help save the 🌎.
theguardian.com/science/2019…
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Join the #communications team that launched the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment and captured the attention and headlines of communities and media around the world.
Apply by 7 July for a #socialmedia #internship:
bit.ly/socialmediaipbes
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