Land Degradation worsens humanity's chances to ensure #SustainableDevelopment, already reducing agricultural productivity of 23% of global land
Rural women are particularly affected by #LandDegradation
— @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
#UNCCDCOP14 #DrawLife2Land #LDNtargets #SDG1
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At #UNCCDCOP14 two of the world's leading women champions for #Biodiversity2020, ExecSec of @UNBiodiversity @CristianaPascaP and Chair of @IPBES @Anamariamojita, took a moment to strategise about science and policy #Post2020
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Right now governments at #UNCCDCOP14 are agreeing on global action for land management to ensure that #nature can thrive
Are you eager for more info on the @UNCCD Conference of the Parties?
View the social media kit & share how land connects to all #SDGs
trello.com/b/8OetItwm/social…
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Business as usual means the #SDGs will not be achieved
But a new study by the International Resource Panel @UNEPIRP shows that restoring degraded land has tremendous potential to help limit #ClimateChange and achieve aims for #SustainableDevelopment
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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More than 30,000 tracked (just online - excludes print and broadcast) in 163 countries and 49 languages
“We are providing a pathway for the former-guerillas to become citizen scientists and protect #biodiversity."
@Sydney_Uni highlights an initiative in #Colombia 🇨🇴: training ex-combatants as conservationists to support the #environment & their communities.
sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n…
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🏆The Finnish @IPBES panel @luontopaneeli was just awarded this year's Environmental Prize by the Finnish Nature Conservation Association!🌿
The panel has also been able to inform national policy with the key findings of the #GlobalAssessment.
Well done!
Luonnonsuojeluliitto
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'Countries should adopt robust measures to halt the loss of #biodiversity that has accelerated amid #ClimateChange & unsustainable practices linked to rapid urbanization'
—@CristianaPascaP, Exec Sec @UNBiodiversity
More on #Biodiversity2020:
bit.ly/2lV9YY2 @cgtnafrica
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"It’s everyone’s business to bring degraded land back to life.
With just >10 years to attain the #SDGs, we must align everyone to ensure restoration & land management actions including local knowledge & practice"
Anne Juepner, Dir. @UNDP_GCRED
@BESNet_UNDP #UNCCDCOP14 Trialogue
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Love #biodiversity? Hate emissions & conference costs?
@IPBES is holding e-Conferences to scope two upcoming assessments:
'Nexus' of biodiversity, food, water & health 30 Sep-2 Oct
'Transformative Change' 9-11 Oct
Experts & stakeholders register at:
bit.ly/scoping-econferences
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#LandDegradation affects 3.2 billion people and is closely linked w/ #ClimateChange & #biodiversity loss
Today at the @IPBES #UNCCDCOP14 side event on science & policy, experts discuss #Post2020 biodiversity & how #NatureBasedSolutions can improve the lives of 40% of humanity
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TODAY! #UNCCDCOP14 - IPBES event 13:00
Do you crave well-informed policy?
Join @IPBES for a session on science and policy for better decisions on #biodiversity
@Anamariamojita @UNCCD @India4Land
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The expertise of @IPBES will contribute to the 3rd Climate Forum of Cities held in #Moscow
Among the discussions on #UrbanSustainability and #ClimateChange, IPBES expert Ruslan Novitsky will present perspectives on ecological and climate resources of natural and green areas🌲
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The Earth needs #forests to combat #ClimateChange
These #Ecosystems cover almost 30% of 🌍
But ~75% of global forests are pressured by people or already degraded
According to @globalforests the #trees lost in 2018 is equivalent to the size of Belgium
Bloomberg Originals
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#ClimateChange stakeholders are in #Bangkok for #APClimateWeek to work towards achieving the Paris Agreement & #SDGs.
It is a stepping stone to @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres #ClimateAction Summit in September.
Learn more:
regionalclimateweeks.org
UNDP in Asia and the Pacific
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#HappeningNow: Prof. Josef 'Sepp' Settele, #GlobalAssessment Co-Chair, addresses a full house at #UNCCDCOP14 in New Delhi, #India:
"Inequality is a core problem we have to solve, and is one important aspect that runs through the entire Global Assessment."
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There were more than 30,000 online articles alone (not counting print and broadcast) in 163 countries across 49 languages. #GlobalAssessment earned almost 16 million impressions.
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Now more than ever the world needs evidenced-based decision-making.
At #UNCCDCOP14 hear the science from @IPBES Chair @Anamariamojita and experts on:
The #GlobalAssessment of #Biodiversity and #EcosystemServices
#LandDegradration and Restoration
#RegionalAssessment for Africa
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Congratulations to @IPBES Bureau member Vinod Mathur on his appointment as the Chairperson of the Indian National #Biodiversity Authority!
Within the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Mathur will manage the implementation of #India’s Biological Diversity Act.
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In #Norway the rapidly warming #climate is endangering both native species & the #indigneous Sami people that call it home
"temperatures in the far north have risen by more than 2 degrees Celsius since the industrial revolution, twice the global average."
bbc.com/news/world-europe-49…
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