We know the problems.
People are saying the right things.
But we need action.
Incremental change is not going to get us there.
We need massive, holistic change.
We don’t need to get rid of capitalism.
We don’t need to get rid of GDP.
But we need to augment them.
—Bob Watson
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Meeting #ParisAgreement targets is crucial to limit #biodiversity loss
Current pledges are inadequate
The rhetoric is there. The actions are not there.
None of the #SDGs can be met unless #ClimateChange is addressed & #biodiversity loss is halted
Bob Watson, #InvestInNature
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#Biodiversity is not just an issue for ecologists - it's an issue for every economist
#EcosystemServices like purifying water & controlling #climate, pollution & floods don’t have market value, but have huge social value
Bob Watson now at #InvestInNature
live.worldbank.org/invest-na…
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"We have exploited the services that have market value, i.e, the production of food, fiber, energy & medicines, at the expense of the services that have no market prices but have economic & social value"
Past @IPBES Chair, Bob Watson LIVE at #WBGMeetings: wrld.bg/LLIa50wI0W0
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Behind the scenes at the #WBGMeetings w/ @andersen_inger of @UNEnvironment, Helen Crowley of @KeringGroup and @RandyShowstack of @AGU_Eos
The @WBG_Environment #InvestInNature event is about to begin!
Watch live! live.worldbank.org/invest-na…
#ThinkBiodiversity #Biodiversity2020
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What would former @IPBES and @IPCC_CH Chair Sir Bob Watson do for the #environment if he could only do one thing?
He would get rid of all perverse incentives for:
🌾 agriculture
🚗 transport &
🛢️ energy.
#ImWithBob #InvestInNature
Which industry would you prioritise?
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STARTING SOON: #WBGMeetings event to discuss the hidden value of #biodiversity w/ @NicoleCNN moderating #InvestInNature panel: @IPBES @DFID_UK @UNEnvironment @theGEF @KeringGroup
live.worldbank.org/invest-na…
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Past @IPBES Chair Bob Watson is bringing the #GlobalAssessment to the @WorldBank #WBGMeetings today at the #InvestInNature event, because #Biodiversity is not only an environmental issue – it underpins development & economics
@johnccannon interview w/ Bob
news.mongabay.com/2019/10/bi…
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"#Biodiversity is incredibly valuable, & we need to take that value into accounting systems & into decision-making."
—Sir Bob Watson
TODAY at the #WBGMeetings, he will be discussing how to shape the #Biodiversity2020 framework
Join #InvestInNature live: wrld.bg/OJfO50wKb5G
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Submit your questions and join the livestream TODAY at 14:00 EST (Washington, DC) / 20:00 CEST (Brussels/Berlin)
Stay tuned! @WorldBank is bringing together industry, government & environmental leaders to #InvestInNature
The @WBG_Environment #Biodiversity2020 event features past @IPBES Chair Bob Watson, @andersen_inger & @CristianaPascaP
Watch live 17 Oct. 2PM EST:
live.worldbank.org/invest-na…
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📣LAST CALL! Do you have expertise in #WildSpecies?🐝
Provide your input on the first draft of the @IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment
📝Members, observers & other stakeholders can review the first draft and provide input until Sunday 20 October: bit.ly/SustUseFOD
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Food production affects #ClimateChange & #Biodiversity
25% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by land clearing, crop production & fertilization
>9% of domesticated breeds of mammals used for food & agriculture had become extinct by 2016, 1000 still threatened
#WorldFoodDay
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It's #WorldFoodDay!
Think about the fish we eat: is it #sustainably sourced?
🐠In marine #ecosystems, fishing has had the most impact on biodiversity in the past 50 years
🐟Business-as-usual fishing scenarios are expected to worsen the status of marine #biodiversity
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#Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history
However, it can be conserved, restored & managed sustainably🌻
Join #WBGMeetings w/ Sir Bob Watson, @andersen_inger, @CristianaPasca and other speakers to learn how to #InvestInNature: wrld.bg/w6bM30pHqT4
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🍉Happy #WorldFoodDay!🥑
#ZeroHunger can be achieved w/ conservation & #sustainable use of #nature
#LandDegradation has reduced productivity in 23% of the global terrestrial area
#Biodiversity loss affects >75% of global food crop types which rely on animal pollination
#SDG1
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Many people make that error - genetic biodiversity (variations within not between species) is one of the three basic types of biodiversity
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Big news! @IPBES just announced its 1st private sector partnership w/ @KeringGroup!
'There are no viable, long-term solutions to halt or reverse #biodiversity loss that don’t also include the collaboration and active engagement of business.'
Read more at ipbes.net/news/ipbes-announc…
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"Too often when we talk about #Biodiversity, it evokes a notion of forest destruction or species extinction. Little do we realise, however, that in fact biodiversity is the foundation for human #health."
—@IPBES Founding Chair, @ZakriZAH
#WorldFoodDay @FAO
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#Biodiversity is our food, health and the spice of life!
@maria_albeniz shows us 700 different varieties of #tomatoes in 1 minute!
Happy @FAO #WorldFoodDay!
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'People used to forecast weather just by observing natural phenomena...due to #ClimateChange these phenomena changed and forecasters lost community credibility and status.'
'This creates a big problem for the communities to perform their informed farming'
nationalgeographic.com/scien…
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