Transforming our food systems is critical for food security, resilient communities & sustainable development
Today the #Oxford Real Farming Conference @orfc kicks off w/ @IPCC_CH & @IPBES speaking w/ farmers about #Climate & #Biodiversity
@fadeclerck & @EamonHaughey at #orfc20
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The Middle East’s 'largest high-street fashion retailer' @SplashFashions, just unveiled a #Biodiversity2020 calendar which "promotes the adoption of sustainable fashion for sustainable growth" and reflects findings of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
omanmagazine.com/lifestyle/s…
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"We need a dramatic shift beyond business as usual"
–@ASHoffmann58 ahead of #wef20
'This means integrating the value of natural systems in economic, financial & policy decisions... adopt measures of progress beyond GDP...circular & regenerative economies'
weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/5…
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🍂 Did you see it?
Meet a master of camouflage, hiding in areas from India to tropical Asia and Japan: Kallima inachus, or the orange oakleaf🦋
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🎧Listen now to the key messages from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report: now available as an audiobook!
We thank @AndyPurvisNHM of @NHM_London, one of the Coordinating Lead Authors of the Report, who generously offered to lend his voice for #biodiversity.
youtube.com/rCiqij0dIGM
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Economic growth should go hand in hand w/ protection of #ecosystems & collaboration w/ local communities
@RaboFoodAgri & @WWFChile formed an alliance with several salmon producers to show how aquaculture can be both #profitable & #sustainable
@APazDuran
eco-business.com/news/agribu…
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#InvasiveAlienSpecies are one of the key drivers of #BiodiversityLoss
"Every 9 weeks a new species is introduced somewhere in the world. Everyday, 7000 plus #species of plants and animals are transported in ballast." — reports @thesunnigeria
sunnewsonline.com/invasive-a…
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In #ecosystems, many species are mutually dependent, involving high levels of trust
So...why is this warthog letting banded mongooses climb all over it?
Watch to find out!
National Geographic
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Bringing cities & #nature closer together is vital to
🏡Improve urban #sustainability
🌳Protect #biodiversity in & around cities and prevent irreversible loss
🏙️Explore & join @CitiesWNature, which promotes #NatureBasedSolutions in urban environments
citieswithnature.org/
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New #biodiversity project in 🇦🇺 recently awarded $994,000 by @arc_gov_au, aims to slow #biodiversity decline through cultural knowledge and practices of Noongar local peoples who have been on the land for thousands of years.
nit.com.au/western-science-a…
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🦆What are ducks doing in rice fields?🌾
Helping to make farming more #sustainable!
Watch to learn more about an effective #NatureBasedSolution 🍃
World Economic Forum
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Mountain #gorilla populations have increased!
1,063 is still a low number, but a sign that #conservation is working & shows “what can be accomplished by a cross-border, multipronged, unrelenting effort to protect a #species”
—Tara Stoinski @SavingGorillas
smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
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Exposure to #nature can improve both physical and mental health - @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Take a moment to brighten your day with these sights and sounds of nature
#NaturesContributions
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"Human activity has reduced the range of narrow-ranged #species, but expanded the range of widespread ones🌿"
—New research quantifies impact of humans on distribution of 9,701 vascular plant species across China 🇨🇳
phys.org/news/2019-12-chines…
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The world's smallest bears have a social skill set previously thought limited to apes and dogs, and there may be more species like them.
They can mirror facial expression!🐻
HT: @NatGeo
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"Human activity has reduced the range of narrow-ranged #species, but expanded the range of widespread ones🌿"
—New research quantifies impact of humans on distribution of 9,701 vascular plant species across China 🇨🇳
phys.org/news/2019-12-chines…
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A true winter spectacle!
✨Watch this starling murmuration arrive from all directions and take on incredible shapes, contracting & expanding in the sky
📷Richard Sykes, @YWTPottericCarr HT: @WildlifeTrusts
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What do the first 📷 of a black hole, a giant squid 🦑 and a million species at risk have in common?
Along with these landmark scientific achievements, @BusinessInsider features the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report in its list of biggest scientific discoveries of 2019.
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Comprising less than 5% of the world's population, #indigenous peoples protect 80% of global #Biodiversity.
This invaluable knowledge is crucial for the post-2020 biodiversity framework and protecting life on Earth for future generations.
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