Calling all @IPBES Stakeholders! #IPBES7 is nearly here!
If you would like to contribute to our work, benefit from the work we do, or mobilise others—congrats! You're a potential #IPBES Stakeholder!
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Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie speaking today on the relationship between @IPBES Assessments and @UNBiodiversity Global Biodiversity Outlook, particularly in the light of #IPBES #GlobalAssessment, #GBO5 and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
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For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer #whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one.
Now they have.
huffpost.com/entry/scientist…
Gif credit: NOAA Fisheries/YouTube
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"Nature is in freefall... we face widespread species extinctions and mass human migration unless urgent action is taken."—@HuffPost on the importance of scientific evidence of @IPBES reports to address #LandDegradation, #Biodiversity loss & #ClimateChange
huffingtonpost.ca/entry/natu…
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#Biodiversity loss often hits millions of small farmers in developing countries hardest – they make up the majority of farmers worldwide.
New study confirms biodiversity likely to increase agricultural land productivity.
news.globallandscapesforum.o…
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#Indigenous peoples and local communities have unique #conservation practices. In this 📷, a Gurung man is using a rope ladder method to harvest honey in Nepal.
@IPBES engages with indigenous and local knowledge holders to strengthen and deepen its work.
sustainabilitycommunity.natu…
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New @UNEnvironment #GEO6 report:
"The world is NOT on track to meet the #GlobalGoals by 2030 or even 2050."
"The “grow now, clean up after” model needs to change to a near-zero-waste economy by 2050."
unenvironment.org/resources/…
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As @UNBiodiversity and @UNFCCC prepare for a landmark 2020 with #COP15 in China and #COP25 in Chile, the @UNEnvironment #UNEA4 is a milestone to guide action and help the global community #SolveDifferent.
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In full swing in #Nairobi, the @UNEnvironment Assembly #UNEA4 is a crucial moment for governments, business and civil society to come together and forge “innovative solutions for #environmental challenges and #sustainable consumption and production.”
#SolveDifferent
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The reasons to #SolveDifferent at @UNEnvironment #UNEA4 in #Nairobi are pressing for #Africa.
The @IPBES #RegionalAssessment provides science and policy options on #biodiversity and #ecosystems to help achieve #SustainableDevelopment and the @_AfricanUnion #agenda2063.
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Human activities are changing Earth’s climate and destroying the natural resources and #ecosystems on which we all rely. Businesses, governments and members of civil society all have a duty to reduce and reverse this damage.
—@IPBES Chair Sir Robert Watson
project-syndicate.org/commen…
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The Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment @olaelvestuen in dialogue with farmers and other stakeholders on how to save our pollinators, addressing the @IPBES Pollination report and the Norwegian national pollinator strategy.
📝Download the Report: ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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2019 @UNEnvironment @UNEPIRP Global Resources Outlook:
w/ resource efficiency, climate mitigation, carbon removal, and #biodiversity protection policies...feasible and possible to grow economies, increase well-being and remain within planetary boundaries.
resourcepanel.org/reports/gl…
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#UNEA4 begins on a deeply sad note following the crash of an Ethiopian airlines flight en route to Nairobi. The @IPBES secretariat extends its condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.
nytimes.com/2019/03/10/world…
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Good news for leopard lovers! The Formosan clouded #leopard, sacred to the Paiwan tribe and thought to be extinct, was just spotted.
Commercial logging forced the feline from its forest habitat and onto the @IUCNRedList.
mymodernmet.com/formosan-clo…
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About 100 bird species are predicted to go #extinct based on current farming and forestry practices, according to a new global analysis.
@idiv @NatureEcoEvo @BirdLifeEurope @ArielBrunner @alexandramarq
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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Celebrating #WomensDay, we'd like to highlight unheard stories of incredible women.
Miriam is one of the female farmers in #Zimbabwe who helps to maintain #biodiversity and bolster #foodsecurity through #sustainable agricultural practices.
#IWD2019
dw.com/en/women-custodians-o…
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On #WomensDay we celebrate ordinary & extraordinary women who have shaped and are shaping history and our planet.
Read about the invaluable role, influence and impact of women in #biodiversity conservation in this op-ed by @CristianaPascaP
iied.org/role-influence-impa…
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On #Womensday @sdiazecology, Co-Chair of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, has a message for #WomenInScience:
"Go for it, and try to be original, push the envelope, do not be a follower."
First @IAI_news interview: bit.ly/2TpuSyz
Happy #WomensDay! On this #IWD2019 we’re launching the IAI Interview Series: bit.ly/2TpuSyz celebrating #WomanInScience. In the inspiring words of Sandra Diaz “go for it, be original, push the envelope and don’t be a follower” @ipbes @UN_Women @UN #SDGs @CONICETDialoga
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A defining task of our time is to forge innovative advances on #GenderEquality and empowering women to reach their full potential.
On International #WomensDay @IPBES celebrates the women leading us all towards a peaceful and sustainable future for people and nature.
#IWD2019
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