“There is no doubt left."
@jonathanwatts @guardian explains how an authoritative new study debunks claims made by #ClimateChange deniers.
The study found a likely consensus among more than 99% of scientific experts: humans are causing #climate change.
theguardian.com/science/2019…
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"To put it simply, #Indigenous Peoples simply do a better job of taking care of the land in 3 of the biggest countries in the world."
Terry Haig @RCInet surveys a new study on #biodiversity in Indigenous-managed lands in #Australia, #Brazil and #Canada.
rcinet.ca/en/2019/07/24/stud…
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New @Global_Witness report: at least 164 environmentalists were killed last year.
As the #GlobalAssessment showed, 2500+ ongoing global conflicts over fossil fuels, water, food and land affect #Indigenous Peoples, #environmental activists and journalists.
time.com/5638438/global-witn…
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#EarthOvershootDay means our 🌍 is in trouble.
@KaiChanUBC explains why we consume far more than #nature can handle—& how to change that.
"All those major sectors that impact #biodiversity directly are driven by society's institutions & human demand for products and services."
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🌳#Ethiopia 🇪🇹 just broke an unbe-leaf-able record.🌳
In 12 hours, the country planted 350 million trees to counter the effects of #ClimateChange and #deforestation.
They aim to plant 4 billion indigenous trees in total. We are rooting for them—are you?
bbc.com/news/world-africa-49…
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The challenge is also to know when and how - in the 3-year cycle of preparing expert assessments - to target key audience segments. IPBES has a 3-phase comms strategy for all assessments - which really worked across every metric for the last 6 we published.
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Bear with us though - you will be hearing a LOT more about the very important #ValuesAssessment over the next year and a half - in very much more accessible language.
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One of the great strengths of our IPBES community lies in its great diversity - the flipside of which is that, occasionally, some posts will be less relevant to everyone on the feed.
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Hi @EcosystemsNet Thanks for the feedback. Actually 99% of all IPBES comms/outreach is in language that is widely accessible BUT this is a formal IPBES notification/call to a very specific set of experts - the language choice is 100% deliberate.
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Here's a chance to join the work of @IPBES!
Apply to review the #ValuesAssessment draft chapters here: bit.ly/ValuesFOD
🏞️ assessment on diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature & its contributions, including #biodiversity & #ecosystem functions & services
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"We have only got on Earth. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences."
This year, #EarthOvershootDay falls earlier than ever before.
@TRHerbert @EveningStandard explains what that that means and what it would take to #MoveTheDate.
standard.co.uk/futurelondon/…
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We are consuming far more than our 🌏 can handle.
To preserve and protect #nature, we would need to stop business-as-usual at every level—collective and individual alike.
Use this calculator to learn your personal #EarthOvershootDay:
footprintcalculator.org/sign…
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Happy #GlobalTigerDay!
🐅🐅🐅
After a century of decline, @WWF reports that #tiger populations are on the rise again, thanks in large to #conservation efforts.
How do you plan to earn your "stripes" and help save these incredible cats?
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🌎Today is #EarthOvershootDay.🌍
That means that in just 7 months all of humanity has already consumed more natural resources than #nature can renew in one year.
See which countries consume at a higher rate and which are closer to #Sustainability.
🌏 overshootday.org/newsroom/co…
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#ClimateChange is projected to devastate #coral reefs and their vital contributions to people.
But a new law passed unanimously in the US #VirginIslands will ban 3 toxic sunscreen ingredients which harm the resiliency of #coralreefs to climate change.
news.mongabay.com/2019/07/u-…
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A win for wild black rhinos!
Conservationists successfully moved 16 endangered black rhinos to an @IUCN rated “ideal” habitat in #Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), after removal from a poaching hotspot in South Africa, home to 80% of the world's 5000 rhinos.
earther.gizmodo.com/16-endan…
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Does a bowl of rice account for more climate warming greenhouse gases than a plate of chips?
Is 🍷more environmentally friendly than 🍺?
This handy tool from @BBC lets you calculate the environmental footprint of YOUR diet.
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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