Changes to #EndangeredSpeciesAct "inject economics"
Winners are "...not endangered species but extractive & polluting industries such as oil, natural gas drilling, mining & logging"-@SierraClub
ESA stopped #extinction for "99% of plants & animals listed"
sierraclub.org/sierra/who-be…
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"[I fear] the disappearance of #biodiversity, new deadly diseases and [....] devastation of nature that can lead to the death of humanity."
Ahead of the #Synod on the #Amazon, @Crux asked the #Pope @Pontifex what he fears most for the 🌍
cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/08/…
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The @IPBES #Europe and #CentralAsia Report summary is now in German!
PDF: bit.ly/ECA-Deutsch
Vielen Dank to the German #IPBES Coordination platform @DLR_de @DLR_en and Markus Fischer, Irene Ring, J. Hauck @CoKnowConsult and Eva Spehn for advising during translation.
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REMINDER: The review period for the @IPBES #ValuesAssessment is still open!
Experts in fields including #EcosystemServices, Economics, Social Sciences and cultural values of #Nature are invited to review the draft chapters.
Review period closes 22 Sep:
bit.ly/ValuesFOD
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Are you an 'Eco-Warrior?'
With @UNDP, schools in #SouthAfrica are mobilising student 'warriors' to combat #ClimateChange, #Biodiversity loss and #LandDegradation by cleaning up over 1000 illegal trash sites & establishing sustainable farming cooperatives.
news.un.org/en/story/2019/08…
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🌳Some say the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago
🌳Others grabbed shovels and are planting millions of trees.
#NatureBasedSolutions are in focus more than ever (via @Google Trends)
Here are some of the most ambitious #reforestation plans
bbc.com/news/newsbeat-488841…
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New #Forest #Biodiversity Report from @ZSLScience @WWFLeadForests:
bit.ly/2KHxfWl
More than 50% of vertebrate populations lost since 1970
@WWF calls for a declaration of planetary emergency
#connect2forests
#NewDealForNature
#voicefortheplanet
WWF Forests
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The tweet in question did not claim the million species at risk were in the USA nor did it ascribe the risk to this regulatory change. The context of both climate change and biodiversity loss is absolutely global and every species lost is a loss to all humanity
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The figure of 1 million plant and animal species at risk of extinction is directly drawn from our #GlobalAssessment Report launched in May and it represents the best available expert evidence from >500 experts from >100 countries drawing on >15k sources ipbes.net
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“We know about the huge challenges of #ClimateChange, but I don’t think we want to send a message of despair.
“We want to send a message that all actions make a difference."
@EricHolthaus @RollingStone highlights the new #SRCCL report from @IPCC_CH.
rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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Major changes are coming to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct
"They come at a moment of crisis for many of the world's plant and animal species. As many as 1 million species are at risk of extinction—many within decades—according to the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment"
npr.org/2019/08/12/750479370…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment underscored the importance of #marine ecosystems, which are threatened by human activity.
A 15-year study highlights one surprising threat: #fish fences.
@ConversationUK @DanExton @GAhmadia
theconversation.com/small-sc…
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"Ending #hunger and safeguarding #biodiversity are two facets of a single moral and policy imperative.
Feeding people to the detriment of the #environment is neither feasible nor desirable."
—@FAO Deputy DG @MariaLenasemedo & former DG @grazianodasilva
weforum.org/agenda/2019/07/b…
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“This is our work now, the clams feed us."
Traditionally, a community in the #Philippines ate giant clams. They have since switched to #conservation & #ecotourism.
But #ClimateChange and #biodiversity loss now threaten those clams—and the community.
news.mongabay.com/2019/07/a-…
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CGTN
When you eat locally grown #food, you:
🍎 Support sustainable #agriculture
💧 Conserve resources
🤠 Contribute to local economies
🥕 Eat fresher, more nutritious food
🌏 Help protect #biodiversity and #foodsecurity
Via @StephOsmanski @wef
weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/t…
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Meet the X-Steam-inator!
Designed by a farmer in #Saskatchewan #Canada 🇨🇦, this machine is designed to destroy weeds with a spray of hot steam.
Experts hope it could present a valuable alternative to herbicides.
cbc.ca/news/business/steam-w…
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"The longer we wait to reduce emissions, the more pressure we’ll put on the landscape, its #ecosystems and our ability to produce #food."
—@PamMcElwee on the @IPCC_CH #SRCCL Special Report on #ClimateChange and Land.
@latimes @annamphillips @1juliarosen
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🌏 Weekend reading: the new @IPCC_CH #SRCCL Report on #ClimateChange and Land.
It shows that we all depend on land, but that human activity puts it under growing threat.
🌎Media Release:
ipcc.ch/2019/08/08/land-is-a…
🌍Summary for Policymakers:
ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/…
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"Empowering #Indigenous women is key to achieving #ZeroHunger."
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, @FAO shows why the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities is essential to #foodsecurity and the protection of our #environment.
#IndigenousDay
Food and Agriculture Organization
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