The #HighSeas cover almost 50% of🌎
Gov'ts are now building a framework 4 #biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction #BBNJ
"the treaty could...[create] a network of ocean sanctuaries, making 30% of our marine world off-limits to human activity."@GillianA
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A landmark #Oceans treaty for #biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction is underway, as the #UN Convention on the Law of the Seas #UNCLOS meets for session number 3 of 4, discussing a draft #BBNJ framework
Learn more: un.org/bbnj/
Watch live: webtv.un.org/
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#LACClimateWeek starts today in #Brazil! 🇧🇷
It brings together stakeholders from across sectors in the common pursuit of addressing #ClimateChange
This is a critical step ahead of the @UN Secretary General @antonioguterres's #ClimateAction Summit in Sep
regionalclimateweeks.org/
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For a wide (and rapidly growing) list of great impacts of the #GlobalAssessment Report check out the @IPBES Impact Tracking Database here: bit.ly/GAImpacts
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"#CITESCoP18 opened this weekend in #Geneva. And the stakes have never been higher."
From challenges of the digital age to unprecedented threats of #species extinction, @dw_environment explains why this @CITES @CITESCoP18 convention means so much.
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This week at #CITIESCoP18, #pangolins are high on the agenda.
With their large scales, pangolins are unique mammals, but are threatened by #wildlife trafficking.
That’s why @CITES @CITESCoP18 will explore measures to strengthen their #conservation.
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Just signed: a new agreement between @UNEnvironment and @UNHumanRights!
This will strengthen cooperation between the two @UN bodies.
“We cannot ensure a life with dignity for all if we cannot guarantee a healthy #environment." —@andersen_inger
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The @IPBES secretariat is pleased to welcome @andersen_inger, @UNEnvironment Executive Director, for a constructive day of dialogue and a joint Townhall with @UNBonn organizations at the nexus of #climate and #biodiversity
@UNFCCC @UNVolunteers @UNCCD @BonnConvention @unep_aewa
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"You protect what you love and you love what you spend time with and depend on."
A recent study from @UBC echoes the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment: #Indigenous Peoples often do a better job of protecting #biodiversity.
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As the @IPCC_CH #SRCCL Report showed, respecting Earth's lands is vital for a cleaner and greener future.
@UNCCD explains why #LandDegradation, Desertification and Drought are critical issues for all & how #LandDegradationNeutrality (LDN) can be reached.
youtube.com/watch?v=YoPKe392…
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What has brown fur, a flat tail and the potential to help restore #ecosystems?
It would "beaver"-y cool if you could guess!
In #WashingtonState, researchers believe these heroes have helped Chinook #salmon populations to recover
@ecochickescapes @NatGeo
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Happy #WorldHoneyBeeDay!
Honey bees don't just make a buzz—they have been identified as major pollinators and flower visitors to crops like watermelon 🍉, pumpkin 🎃 and kiwi 🥝!
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The @bristolmuseum is highlighting the #biodiversity crisis & #GlobalAssessment by covering #endangered species in black mourning cloth.
'Extinction Voices' immerses visitors into a "world without these extraordinary creatures."
@morss_alex in @guardian
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"'Natural beauty' is about as natural as a sand parking lot."
#Beaches in #California have lost most of their #biodiversity, according to a new study from @ucsantabarbara.
This is an unintended consequence of efforts to maintain their iconic looks.
nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_sum…
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The response from some states, NGOs and politicians to proposed changes to the U.S. #EndangeredSpeciesAct demonstrates the continued importance of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
1 million species threatened with #extinction cannot be forgotten.
apnews.com/2050b9a895ba4e4fb…
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At #ESA2019 @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment Co-Chair @AnibalPauchard contributed to the @ESA_org session on advancing a theory of #invasivespecies, just before heading to the the first author meeting for the report next week.
More Assessment info:
ipbes.net/news/ipbes-announc…
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🐯 #CITESCoP18 kicks off tomorrow! 🐼
At the #WorldWildlifeConference, governments from 183 countries will convene in #Geneva to expand and further strengthen the global #wildlife trade regime.
@CITESCoP18 @CITES
Find out more↘️
bit.do/e33Da
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The #UNCCDCOP14 in #India (2-13 Sep) will be informed by the most authoritative science to-date on #ClimateChange & Land, #LandDegradation and #LandDegradationNeutrality
"We have no excuse for further delay."
—@ibrahimthiaw, @UNCCD Executive Secretary
sdg.iisd.org/news/ipcc-speci…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment inspired a @bristolmuseum project to help people imagine #extinction
"the #giraffe is now at high risk—people think they are common. By veiling them we help people comprehend the reality & severity"—@isla_gladstone
edition.cnn.com/style/articl…
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🌍What is #LandDegradation?
🌏How does #ClimateChange affect land?
🌎How does land use contribute to climate change?
In an in-depth Q&A, @CarbonBrief breaks down key findings from the @IPCC_CH #SRCCL Special Report on Climate Change and Land.
carbonbrief.org/in-depth-qa-…
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