Trees alone cannot reverse the dangerous decline of #nature, but the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showcased their many invaluable contributions #naturebasedsolutions
🎋Reduce air pollution
🌴Mitigate #ClimateChange
🌲Create green infrastructure
🌳& many more!
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“Humans depend on stable and healthy #ecosystems. Urgent action is needed in 2020 to get the world on track to a more #sustainable future”
@UNEP outlines 10 major #biodiversity-related publications scheduled for release in 2020.
#Biodiversity2020
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Policy changes CAN transform lives for the better.
In a world of increasing complexity, having the best evidence is vital to make better decisions - this is also why @IPBES exists
@WEF shows what well-informed decision-making can do in just one country
World Economic Forum
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Do you know: "We are currently way off track to meeting either the 1.5C or 2C targets that the #ParisAgreement calls for"? –@UN SG @antonioguterres
#NATUREBASEDSOLUTIONS #Biodiversity2020
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The latest @UN @WMO #StateofClimate Report was just released, providing up-to-date #ClimateChange data ahead of #UNGA75, @UNBiodiversity #COP15 and @UNFCCC @COP26
Arm yourself with knowledge ⬇️
Press release:
public.wmo.int/en/media/pres…
40 page report: library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?…
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Thanks Garry - we are all learning from each other - IPBES is actually sharing with them our experiences last year with major e-conferences for the pre-scoping of the next two assessments
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IPBES is honoured to be a finalist in the 2020 @goteborgcom @winwinaward!
Alongside leaders like @JaneGoodallInst, @IPBES was chosen for communicating the magnitude of #Biodiversity loss & laying the #science groundwork for a new agenda #Biodiversity2020
winwingothenburgaward.com/th…
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🐛Could caterpillars help combat #plasticpollution?🐛
A new study published by @royalsociety offers insight into how one species digests #plastic
The new understanding of biodegradation may enable the creation of tools to eliminate #waste
@ajdell @mic
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"Education reflects society—both must change to address the #climate crisis."
#ClimateChange and #biodiversity loss will affect youth around the world 🌏.
@GPforEducation @DFID_UK parses the facts to explain why environmental education is so critical.
globalpartnership.org/blog/c…
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"Given today’s #biodiversity and #climate crises, we cannot afford to overlook women's wisdom, practices & innovations in support of the sustainable use of nature."
@jakpost @WWF_ID highlights the vital work of women in #nature.
#InternationalWomensDay
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This winter in #Europe was the hottest on record – by a significant margin
1.4°C hotter than the record set in 2015–16 and 3.4°C hotter than the 1981–2010 average @CopernicusEU
🌳 We need #Nature in the race against #ClimateChange 🏞️
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Businesses need biodiversity too.
'It's now up to leaders to recognize #biodiversity loss as the crisis it is & take action from the C-suite to the factory floor. When that happens we can declare 2020 was a super year for nature' @WildlifeHC @OGormanWHC
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A new study of North American #birds by @WUSTL finds that the regional stability of #ecosystems over time depends on both the total number of #species present in a locality and on the variation in species identities among localities.
phys.org/news/2020-03-region…
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Happy #WomensDay!
On 8 March (and every other day!), @IPBES celebrates the achievements of #women as part of the vital solutions to achieve a peaceful and sustainable future for people and nature
–Anne Larigauderie, #IPBES Executive Secretary
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Transformative #WomensDay action: promoting inclusive governance approaches through #stakeholder engagement
Enabling participation of Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities & #women & girls in environmental governance
More transformative actions:
bit.ly/GlobalAssessmentRepor…
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"That’s what @JaneGoodallInst does these days.
She talks. To anyone who will listen. To children, chief executives & politicians.
Her message is always the same: The forests are disappearing. The animals are going quiet. We’re running out of time."
Read nytimes.com/2019/09/12/busin…
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Did you know the "Media Watch" section on our website is an up-to-date collection of @IPBES and #biodiversity-related articles from around the world!
🔖 Check it out and add us to your bookmarks:
ipbes.net/media-watch
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Land abandonment, declining populations of wild species, loss of #SoilHealth & deforestation are aspects of #LandDegradation
It causes significant loss of #biodiversity & #ecosystem services: food security, water purification, provision of energy & other #NaturesContributions
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Almost 33% of reef forming corals and more than a third of all marine mammals are threatened with extinction.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
#Sustainable practices are needed to achieve #Biodiversity2020 agreements
@TheEconomist
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Congrats to @GretaThunberg & @GeorgeMonbiot for their #NatureNow short film highlighting the transformative potential for #NatureBasedSolutions to turn around the #climate & #biodiversity crises!
@JacksonWild #WorldWildlifeDay film award
@ConservationOrg
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