“Business needs to come together now to ensure that we collectively protect that which makes our very existence possible.”
@ErnieSmithAN in @AssociationsNow puts the spotlight on @BfNCoalition.
#BusinessforNature
associationsnow.com/2019/07/…
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Inspired by the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, the latest issue of #SERNews focuses on #ecosystem services and options for restoration.
@SERestoration also announced that these will be major themes at #SER2019 in September.
#ICCB2019 #EcosystemRestoration
cdn.ymaws.com/www.ser.org/re…
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#Kenya just launched #Africa's largest wind power farm, in a bid to boost electricity generating capacity and to meet the country's ambitious goal of 100% green energy by 2020.
edition.cnn.com/2019/07/20/a…
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Everyone who contributes to or benefits from the work of @IPBES is an #IPBES Stakeholder!
At #ICCB2019 #stakeholder engagement took centre stage as Flore Lafaye de Micheaux presented the vital importance of stakeholders in decision-making.
Sign up today: ipbes.net/stakeholder-regist…
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"I call 2020 the ‘super year’ because for nature, and therefore for us humans, this is the year it could all change."
From the urgency of #biodiversity loss to #COP15, @baernadette explains why 2020 will be a critical year for #nature.
@WWF @wwf_media
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"#ClimateChange is becoming something we can taste.
We think about it as something that is so diffuse and so remote, but this story is evident in the impact on these #foodsystems."
@littletrip spoke to @guardian about what #food will look like in 2050.
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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"The beauty that surrounds us has order—and one of the world’s best codebreakers was the key to unlocking it."
@wef explains how the #mathematical work of Alan Turing, known for decrypting German messages in WW2, can find patterns in #nature.
weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/a…
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"More than a million species are at risk of extinction according to a new report on #biodiversity. But even some species that aren’t considered endangered may be less safe than people think." - @wef @ConversationUK take on a new study by @JAppliedEcology
weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/b…
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They don't #pollinate like #bees, but #wasps still make a buzz.
The @BBC explains why the "maligned insect" is crucial to #biodiversity and ecosystem health.
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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The @IUCN just updated the @IUCNRedList of Threatened Species.
"Not a single species was recorded as having improved in status."
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Bonus info: @w44xc555 has amassed...2 followers since 2016, provides no biographical details and enjoys holding forth on what does and does not constitute good science.
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YOU DECIDE: @w44xc555 derides @AndyPurvisNHM explainer of 1 million species at risk as unscientific & #GlobalAssessment as unscientific. Legitimate voice or painful troll? #TrollPoll Should the @IPBES community:
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"Europe will work with its global partners to curtail #biodiversity loss"
@vonderleyen @EU_Commission commits #Europe "to lead the world at the 2020 Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity."
Read more on a #EuropeanGreenDeal:
bit.ly/2XUq9Hy
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🌳 Forests are crucial in the race against #ClimateChange.
🌲Planting more native #trees is a key approach for #reforestation and #afforestation.
🏡 But what can you do about it?
🌱Here's one way you can get your hands dirty:
gardeningknowhow.com/ornamen…
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"The #GlobalAssessment Report wants to give people a real message of hope.
We have not lost the battle..
If given the chance, nature will reconquer its rights and will prevail."
—@IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie
Al Jazeera English
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A very positive move for people and the planet. @IPBES looks forward to working even more closely with the #CapitalsCoalition - looking forward to hearing more
The Future of Capitals: Introducing the Capitals Coalition: @NatCapCoalition & @shcCoalition will unite as the ‘Capitals Coalition’. "Natural, social, human & economic issues are fundamentally interconnected, & must be addressed together." - @Mark_Gough bit.ly/2XUg1P2
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"[We must] look beyond ivory & consider a longer-term, more comprehensive perspective on the immediate threats facing #Africa’s #wildlife."
@JohnEScanlon surveys the complexities faced by policymakers as they seek to protect #elephants 🐘.
@Independent
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“Our health and the health of the land are inextricably intertwined."
Following a new report from the #UK, @dpcarrington in @guardianeco outlines the real costs of cheap #food, as well as #sustainable options that support human health & the #environment.
theguardian.com/environment/…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment warned that marine #ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to human activities and #biodiversity loss.
Now, researchers at @ucsantabarbara are using data to map areas where #ocean biodiversity is at most at risk.
futurity.org/biodiversity-oc…
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Here's a reason to shell-ebrate!
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One year ago, a restaurant owner in #Cambodia rescued an endangered Cantor's giant #turtle.
Conservationists have now released the turtle back into the wild with hope that she will mate.
@stefanlovgren @NatGeo
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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