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Sadly not - but keep an eye on Twitter for regular updates and posts from the event
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YOU'RE INVITED: Major @UNBiodiversity #SBSTTA23 side event today will see official launch of final @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Summary for Policymakers – be 1st to get a printed copy! Limited seating so please arrive early (13.15 in room 7B, ICAO) #Biodiversity2020 #GBO5 #COP15
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The cutting-edge #science🔬 of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report is recognized by @businessinsider as one of the biggest scientific discoveries of 2019! 🏆Congratulations to all our brilliant authors and experts for this great acknowledgement ! businessinsider.com/biggest-…
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"Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history" —6 months ago @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment Report, sparking unprecedented public interest in #biodiversity and #EcosystemServices Soon available: the laid out version of the Summary for Policymakers
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Since 1970 vertebrate populations fell: 🌄by 40% for land-based species 🏞️by 84% for freshwater species 🌊by 35% for marine species Check back 🔜 The laid out version of the Summary for Policymakers of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report to be published later today!
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Humans have been on a “dizzying spending spree for centuries” with the planet’s resources and we are facing a “climate & #biodiversity emergency” — HRH Prince Charles warns of humanity reaching a tipping point @RoyalFamily @KensingtonRoyal @ClarenceHouse inews.co.uk/news/environment…
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Continental assessment of over 22,000 tropical #Africa/n plants reveals dire situation for flora ‘critical to earth’s #ecosystems’ —New research by @tlpcouvreur of @ird_fr @ScienceAdvances independent.co.uk/environmen…
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Right now decision-makers at every level are preparing for @UNBiodiversity #COP15 in 2020, where ambitions are high that leaders will create a #Post2020 global framework which reflects urgency of #biodiversity & climate science 10 keys 4 #Biodiversity2020 project-syndicate.org/commen…
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New data by @Cornell scientists researching the impact of pollutants in coral disease and mortality shows evidence of #MetalPollution creating danger for soft coral sea fans: @amtracy8 @DrewHarvell news.cornell.edu/stories/201…
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Thanks Ginny - sadly we have no answer to offer since, short of somehow polling that question to every participant any response would be entirely speculative
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Loss of #coral reefs reduces coastal protection, which increases the risk from floods and hurricanes —@IPBES #GlobalAssessment From "coral nurseries" to "assisted evolution"—@WashingtonPost illustrates how scientists use different methods to #SaveCorals washingtonpost.com/graphics/…
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WHO SAID: "By its very nature, #TransformativeChange can expect opposition from those with vested interests...but such opposition can be overcome for the broader public good"? Hundreds of the worlds leading experts and 132 member States of @IPBES #Biodiversity2020 #NatureCrisis
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Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are vital voices in the evidence base for #biodiversity2020 negotiations. Major representation at #SBSTTA23 such as @ForestPeoplesP and in fact that quote you used comes straight from the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report - so yes.
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So what is @UNBiodiversity's #SBSTTA23? How are countries progressing on the #post2020 global #biodiversity framework? Join us LIVE TODAY 10 am EST (4pm CET) as @sabinofrancis & @BasilevanHavre share key information for #Biodiversity2020 🔴 Livestream: youtube.com/H9KMP0__Yt8
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The #GlobalAssessment has given a big push to the #Biodiversity agenda 1 of our main goals is to provide robust science for #Biodiversity2020 IPBES & @UNBiodiversity worked hard to coordinate so that the Report would be prepared well before #COP15 @IPBES Chair @Anamariamojita
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Science-policy collaboration w/ @IPBES Chair @Anamariamojita @UNBiodiversity Officer in Charge @mremae and IPBES Exec. Sec. Anne Larigauderie #Biodiversity2020 - working together for people and planet in the #NatureSuperYear
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"We all know how @IPBES is important not just to @UNBiodiversity but to all of us when we want to get the evidence, the science base in all #biodiversity & #ecosystem issues" #IPBES' importance has been recognized for developing the #Post2020 framework @anderseninger @UNEP
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This week @UNBiodiversity Parties are meeting to focus on the #science base for the #Post2020 #Biodiversity framework Urgent action is the needed to respond to the #NatureCrisis #SBSTTA23 #Biodiversity2020
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Baby #crocodiles 🐊 found living in a remote region of Nepal🇳🇵 give hope for the future of one of the rarest and strangest reptiles on earth. The discovery of 100 #gharial hatchlings is a boost for the potential recovery of the species, @BBC reports. bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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Right now lead science writer for @UNBiodiversity 5th Global #Biodiversity Outlook, @timhirsch is briefing delegates on this critical document, due to be launched in May 2020 #GBO5 will reflect @IPBES #SciencePolicy & help leaders design science based targets for #Nature
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