Happy #IntlCheetahDay!🐾
#DidYouKnow that these predators are not fighters?
They will abandon meals if threatened and hunt again rather than risk injury
Most #cheetah populations are small and isolated from other populations
#SaveTheCheetah
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🔻One million species at risk of #extinction.
🏜 No #ecosystem left untouched.
🍃The #biodiversity on Earth is declining at worrying rates.
🎧Listen to @KaiChanUBC @PamMcElwee & Alex Pfaff discuss #nature’s dangerous decline in this new podcast:
sparkdialog.com/biodiversity…
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Next year’s @UNBiodiversity #COP15 should be the #biodiversity equivalent of the Paris agreement on #ClimateChange —@EP_Environment
@Europarl_EN MEPs urge the Commission to commit to legally binding targets on biodiversity #conservation and #restoration
europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
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Decisions about the uses of our increasingly fragile #NaturalResources and how to protect them often fail to account for all the ways that different communities attach value to #nature
🆕article by
@BalvaneraPatty
@unaipasku
@Brigittelgb
@MikeChristieUni
project-syndicate.org/commen…
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"To avoid deforestation yet meet the growing consumer needs, alternative solutions for #palmoil need to be explored.
Scientists evaluated carbon footprint of oil palm crops planted in former pastures vs. rainforests."
Live now @AAAS discussion w/ authors
facebook.com/ScienceAdvances…
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"#ClimateChange adversely affects genetic variability, species richness & #ecosystems
Loss of #biodiversity can affect climate – deforestation increases the atmospheric abundance of carbon dioxide, for example"—Sir Bob Watson
#COP25 #NatureNow #Biodiversity2020 #TimeForAction
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The world may already have crossed a series of #climate and #nature tipping points, according to a stark warning from scientists:
“We are in a state of planetary emergency,” they write, calling for urgent international action.
ft.com/content/56238e12-14ef…
UNCS News
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❕ Call for proposals ❕
@GBIF invites the submission of concept notes for projects promoting the mobilization and use of biodiversity data in Asia!
gbif.org/news/3FNRgIrMRpBMVQ…
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Congratulations to #Morocco & #Switzerland for joining the Coalition of the Willing on #Pollinators, affirming their intent to take action to protect pollinating species 🦋🐝threatened w/ #extinction
💠We also salute our friends at PromotePollinators.org for the great new logo!
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In time for #COP25: latest issue of @aaas features a special collection of #science articles on multilevel and complex intertwinings of #biodiversity and #ClimateChange
Follow the link for overview & stay tuned for selected highlights on @IPBES feed:
advances.sciencemag.org/cont…
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🏞️Important @UNBiodiversity press release cbd.int/doc/press/2019/pr-20…
Science body of @UN #biodiversity convention met last week to focus on creating a transformative & #science based #post2020 agreement
🔑address in/direct drivers, tackle #ClimateChange & #LandDegradation together
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🌱🌿🌾Plant health is a global issue.
The 2020 International Year of Plant Health was officially launched today to raise awareness of the importance of #PlantHealth for achieving the @UN #SDGs.
#Biodiversity2020 #IYPH2020 @ippcnews @FAO
IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention
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Sustainable #PlantProtection enables us to protect the #environment, forests and #biodiversity against pests, respond to the effects of #ClimateChange and support efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty.
2020 is the International Year of Plant Health
@ippcnews @FAO #IYPH2020
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Do you #ValueNature the way you did as a child?
A new study examines complex notions of value children have for #forest ecosystems, such as intrinsic, instrumental & relational values
@sean_p_goodwin @LUCSUS_LU @VU_IVM @sthlmresilience
#OpenAccess sci: bit.ly/GoodwinEtAlValues
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According to @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, 3/4 of the planet’s land surface has already been modified by humans [leading to] the loss of plants & animal species, loss of livelihoods, degraded landscapes etc
-"How sick is our Planet" article by Rodel Lasco
opinion.inquirer.net/125483/…
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Microorganisms in #soil coordinate the ecological processes on which life depends, but not enough is known about their #biodiversity.
@physorg_com explains ⤵️
. #WorldSoilDay @BiotaFAPESP @biblioteca_CENA
phys.org/news/2019-11-impact…
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💡There are lots of gift ideas that don’t come at a cost to the Earth.
This #HolidaySeason🎉, think creatively about how to use fewer #NaturalResources.
Check the link below for some 🎁 inspiration from @UNEP
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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The annual @UNEP flagship #EmissionsGap Report is now online.
🤔But what is this report really about? And why should you care?
Follow the link to learn more ⤵️:
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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"We need to act now if we want to correct the trend & extreme weather events, desertification, rising sea & ocean levels & loss of #biodiversity"
—MEP @IratxeGarper, President of the Socialists and Democrats Group @TheProgressives
.#ClimateEmergency
euobserver.com/environment/1…
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The rich #biodiversity in Antarctica is under threat: the ice is melting as a result of the #ClimateChange, making it easier for #InvasiveAlienSpecies to exploit the ice-free land
@UKLadybirds @AnibalPauchard @pstoett
japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/1…
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