📯 @IPBES is pleased to welcome its new Chair, Ana
María Hernández Salgar!
"More than ever we need to strengthen the dialogue between science and policymakers, to ensure measurable, achievable and concrete actions for people & nature." —@Anamariamojita
ipbes.net/news/new-ipbes-cha…
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In case you missed it, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment was featured in the @nytimes weekly news quiz.
80% of readers answered correctly!
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"The #GlobalAssessment aims to empower policy makers with the knowledge & evidence to make better informed decisions when developing policies & taking actions for the benefit of both people & nature."
@WWF presents key findings, messages and interviews:
lp.panda.org/ipbes
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#Oceans are crucial for all life.
In marine ecosystems, direct exploitation of organisms (mainly fishing) has had the largest relative negative impact on nature since 1970.
#IPBES7 #GlobalAssessment
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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 @KateBrauman discussed the Report with @StarTribune
startribune.com/people-reall…
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Although intensive agriculture and #LandDegradation can threaten food systems, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment highlights the potential of #sustainable farming practices to safeguard #foodsecurity.
#ZeroHunger #EUGreenWeek @BioversityInt
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"Although the #biodiversity crisis looks biological, the causes and solutions are deeply social...It’s all about putting #nature and the public good first."
#GlobalAssessment Co-Chair @sdiazecology tackles big questions w/ @ChathamHouse's @GitikaBhardwaj
chathamhouse.org/expert/comm…
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How Can We Stop the Collapse of Nature?
@Gizmodo @EARTH3R seeks solutions after the dire headlines of the #GlobalAssessment, with @sdiazecology @BalvaneraPatty @PMiloslavich @katzyna @Andy_R_Marshall
earther.gizmodo.com/how-can-…
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Marine #plasticpollution has increased tenfold since 1980 — @IPBES #GlobalAssessment.
Plastic waste is now found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench — the deepest place in the ocean — at about 11 km (7 miles) below sea level.
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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"This time...the asteroid is us—and we will pay heavily for our folly." —@nytimes Editorial Board opinion on @IPBES #GlobalAssessment and plausible pathways to a #sustainable future for people and nature.
#IPBES7 #Biodiversity #ClimateChange @ElizKolbert
nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opini…
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We need to reverse the perverse narrative that environmental #degradation and social #inequality are inevitable outcomes of economic growth.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment Co-Chair Eduardo Brondizio spoke with
@WWF @wwf_media #NewDealForNatue
More interviews: lp.panda.org/ipbes
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Just launched: The #WeChangeForLife initiative features testimonies of 250 scientists, who decided to take action for the #environment, without waiting for everyone to do it.
Read their testimonies:
wechangeforlife.org/
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- Un million d'espèces menacées d'extinction
- La faim en hausse au Proche-Orient et en Afrique du Nord
- Six nouveaux défenseurs du développement durable
Ce qu'il faut retenir de l'actu onusienne de la semaine passée en 90 secondes et sur notre page news.un.org/fr
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'A newly discovered species of snakehead fish has been named after #LordOfTheRings' Gollum, due to sharing a subterranean existence with the fictional character. It is the first #snakehead fish that has been described as living underground.' —@NHM_London
Bloomberg Originals
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Happening now: #GLFKyoto2019!
Join the @GlobalLF webcast for 'a 24-hour journey on climate, landscapes, lifestyles and rights':
👇
events.globallandscapesforum…
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)
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#Biodiversity is important for human well-being, and we - humans, are destroying it. - @IPBES Former Chair Sir Bob Watson
If we lose these elements, we lose the resources that humans use to survive. - @UCLAIoES Prof. Thomas Smith
#GlobalAssessment #ipbes7
CBS Mornings
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Can we halt #biodiversity loss and still allow for economic development?
GlobalAssessment Co-Chair @sdiazecology joins @BBCScienceNews
Hear more on subsidies harmful to the #environment and rethinking economics to prioritize #nature and the common good:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csym1…
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People extract more from the environment and produce more waste than ever before.
The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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#Biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange are environmental, development, economic, security, social and equity issues that must be addressed together.
Government departments need to work together if we are to realize a sustainable world. —Sir Robert Watson
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Marine #PlasticPollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting 44 per cent of seabirds.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report on #Biodiversity and #Ecosysem services
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay #BeatPlasticPollution
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