Joji Cariño 60 Sec Challenge!
The @IPBES #Indigenous & Local Knowledge Task Force's guidance on use of knowledge in the #GlobalAssessment created great dialogue btwn scientists & #Indigenous Peoples & Gov's
Great satisfaction w/ that guidance & for all of us working together
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And for anyone wanting a 'deeper dive' here's a short 4min video on the @IPBES Assessment Report on #ScenariosAndModels : youtube.com/wZfcDmtGa9I
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Day 3! The @IPBES Task Forces regroup for a plenary w/ leading global experts representing the #Indigenous & Local Knowledge, #Biodiversity Policy Support, Capacity Building, Scenarios and Models for the future, and Knowledge and Data Task Forces to share progress this week
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60 Second Challenge! What is the @IPBES Policy Support Task Force?
Dr. @KarkiMadhav has 60 seconds to explain! Can he make it?!
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Without a wide range of plants and their genetic resources, we cannot have quality nutrition for healthy and productive lives, adapt our crops to #ClimateChange or achieve the #SDGs.
—@FAO DDG @MariaLenasemedo
#CropBiodiversity #FoodSecurity @planttreaty
reliefweb.int/report/world/g…
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Did you know that @IPBES has 'Task Forces' which work to support the primary objectives of IPBES? This week our great Task Force members join us in #Bonn!
Meet the teams!
#Indigenous & Local Knowledge
Policy Support
Capacity Building
Scenarios and Models
Knowledge and Data
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The turtle dove🕊️, Britain’s most endangered bird, continues to plummet towards extinction, its numbers having halved over five years, according to the latest data from @DefraGovUK report.
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Without a wide range of plants and their genetic resources, we cannot have quality nutrition for healthy and productive lives, adapt our crops to #ClimateChange or achieve the #SDGs.
—@FAO DDG @MariaLenasemedo
#CropBiodiversity #FoodSecurity @planttreaty
reliefweb.int/report/world/g…
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Rediscovered after 30 years:
With no confirmed sightings since 1990, experts assumed the species known as the Silver-backed Chevrotain or Mouse #Deer must have been pushed to the brink of #extinction by hunting.
@Global_Wildlife @IZWberlin @NatureEcoEvo
ndtv.com/science/rare-deer-l…
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The mountain pygmy possum is so rare that it was known only from fossils until 1966, when one was found in 🇦🇺.
Michael Archer @UNSW examines their current and past habitats for insights on how to protect them from #Climate and anthropogenic threats.
nationalgeographic.co.uk/ani…
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And by those of us who were fortunate enough to have worked with him.
Extremely moved by the moment of silence for Bradnee Chambers, our former Executive Secretary of the @BonnConvention during the opening of the CMS Scientific Council Meeting today. He is missed by many people around the world.
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#Conservation news: New 20-year agreement to restore #wildlife populations at Matusadonha Natnl. Park #Zimbabwe 🇿🇼.
Once a stronghold for black rhino🦏, the park will become a sanctuary for these critically-endangered animals and other key species.
lonelyplanet.com/articles/ma…
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Having rediscovered already three long lost plant #species, this 26-year old student is building up quite a reputation:
Last seen in 1804, psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez @brian_botanist, a Ph.D. student in #botany at @UCT_news.
scitechdaily.com/meet-the-ex…
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#GlobalAssessment author @KaiChanUBC shares 5 ways you can #ThinkGlobalActLocal:
• Go carbon-neutral & ask others to do so
• Make being Earth-positive easy, fun & normal
• Support perverse subsidy reform
• Decision-making for the future
• Support stronger enviro. laws
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Then by all means please engage with the peer review process - as with all IPBES Assessments there will be 2 rounds of open expert peer review - so make your perspectives known and strengthen the assessment
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🎶 of #nature:
.#Ecosystems have their own acoustic footprints, which change when a #habitat is modified.
With AI and machine learning, #ecoacoustic scientists analyze animal sounds as signals of #ecosystem health, or cues and proxies for #biodiversity.
whyy.org/segments/how-studyi…
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The use of #WildSpecies fulfills many different human needs - decisions and policies can thus affect #health, #FoodSecurity, poverty alleviation and general well-being
@IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment aims to address the challenges faced by #policymakers
bit.ly/SustUseOpEd
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Could #wasps be part of the solution to reduce pesticide use?
New study shows how wasps should be considered more seriously as pest controllers, and can be important part of integrated #pest management schemes.
@RobinSouthon @Waspwoman @UCL
theecologist.org/2019/nov/06…
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