#SustainableUse of #biodiversity is key for wild foods: e.g. wild mushrooms like chanterelles, leafy greens, fish such as trout and Brazil nuts
They make up less than 1% of global caloric intake but provide key nutrients to hundreds of millions of people
news.mongabay.com/2019/07/ma…
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Today is #WorldMangroveDay!
#Mangroves are effective #naturebasedsolutions.
This @UNEnvironment initiative will trade #CarbonCredits from #conservation & restoration to restore 4,000 ha of #mangroves & support the livelihoods of more than 8,000 people.
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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🌱Happy #WorldMangroveDay!🌱
Mangrove ecosystems don't just house vital #biodiversity—they also provide human beings with protection and shelter.
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment found that coastal flooding from storm surges can be reduced by coastal #mangroves.
#MangrovesMatter.
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Today is #WorldMangroveDay!
#SriLanka is determined to be the first country to preserve and restore ALL of its #Mangroves!
"Mangrove preservation saves lives - I can't be more direct than that."
#SirDavidAttenborough explains, with @Momentum_UNFCCC
UN Global Climate Action Awards
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“Without #biodiversity we wouldn’t have any #food. It is the variety of all life on Earth.
But biodiversity is also a huge number of organisms that do not end up on our plate.”
Dan Leskien speaks to @charlottalomas of @FAOKnowledge about #foodsecurity.
FAO Knowledge
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Are you interested in #conservation? Here's some news you might find 'r-elephant'
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A recent study from @UniTurku has identified a surprising lifestyle factor that might help female #elephants reproduce: proximity to their sisters.
phys.org/news/2019-07-sister…
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This month, the world celebrated 50 years since the first moonwalk.
But 2019 marks another important anniversary for life on Earth.
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40 years after the Charney Report on #ClimateChange, Nevile Nicholls @ConversationEDU surveys its legacy.
theconversation.com/40-years…
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“We are facing what is quickly becoming the greatest moral crisis of our time.”
A long time ago, Harrison Ford was best known for saving lives in a Galaxy Far Far Away...
But his focus now is life on Earth 🌎.
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Has the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment inspired personal action from you?
Ollie, self-professed "normal guy," CEO & father of 5, was "particularly distracted at work" by the #biodiversity Report.
He has now protested outside #NewZealand Parliament for 70 days: bit.ly/Ollie-NZ
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“These are species that adapt, but even they are not adapting fast enough."
A major new study by @LeibnizWGL warns that human-induced #ClimateChange outpaces the rate at which many species can adapt, marking a risk for large-scale #biodiveristy loss.
independent.co.uk/environmen…
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A #EuropeanGreenDeal is priority #1 for @EU_Commission President-elect @vonderleyen
"We need to change the way we produce, consume and trade...& set standards for #biodiversity cutting across trade, industry, agriculture and economic policy."
Her agenda: bit.ly/2XUq9Hy
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"I feel that, if you make a large amount of money, you have a duty."
@NatGeo talks to Hansjörg Wyss, recipient of their #Philanthropist of the Year award.
The @WyssCampaign for #Nature will donate $1 billion to help conserve 30% of the planet by 2030.
blog.nationalgeographic.org/…
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Are you in #Melbourne?
25 July at 12:30, don't miss a free lecture at @unimelb by @BrenWintle, CLA of the @IPBES Scenarios and Models Assessment!
Topics:
🌎The #GlobalAssessment
🌻#Biodiversity in #Australia
🐟Strategies to halt extinction
Register ↘️
eventbrite.com.au/e/a-millio…
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Global #biodiversity experts and leaders are in Bonn this week for the 13th @IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and Bureau meetings.
Despite the #heatwave, the #IPBES leadership and Secretariat took a moment to say hello!
Please welcome our new colleagues!
#dronephotography
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"The climate math is brutally clear: 2020 is a hard deadline.
And it's not all about #ClimateChange."
@mattmcgrathbbc @BBC asserts that we have less time than thought to cut emissions, protect #biodiversity and save the #environment.
#GlobalAssessment
bbc.com/news/amp/science-env…
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"Overshadowed in the public imagination by birds and butterflies, #moths finally have an opportunity to shine."
As countries around the world celebrate #NationalMothWeek, @THBengaluru highlights the vital role of these #pollinators.
#MothsMatter
thehindu.com/news/cities/ban…
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Planet or plastic? @NatGeo chronicles the transformation of the natural world into a world of #plastic
Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.
“Single-use plastics are the worst. Period."
nationalgeographic.com/magaz…
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"All parties should have policies to protect #air, #water, soil and #biodiversity and to encourage renewable #energy.
Those of us who prioritize these factors are not like opera or rodeo buffs, yet that’s how we’re often perceived."
@DavidSuzukiFDN Op-ed timescolonist.com/opinion/co…
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The @IPBES 'Multidisciplinary Expert Panel' (MEP) and management 'Bureau' meet together for day 2 in Bonn, with new #IPBES Chair Ana María Hernández and MEP Co-Chairs @MarieStenseke and Luthando Dziba reporting, and kindly joined by @BonnConvention @UNCCD @FAO
@IPCC_CH & @CITES
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"There’s a global opportunity for urban settings to be places with thriving #ecosystems and #biodiversity."
#London just became the #UK's first National Park City. @StephenLeahy in @NatGeo explains what that means and how other cities can follow suit.
nationalgeographic.com/envir…
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