♻️Happy #GlobalRecyclingDay!♻️
#Recycling is an essential part of a #CircularEconomy, but it can contribute to other goals as well
In #Jordan 🇯🇴, the country's first recycling centre is run entirely by women, who now fill vital roles in the local economy
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"The stakes could not be higher: 1 million species are in danger of extinction"—@antonioguterres
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment sounded the alarm about the dangerous decline of #nature
It showed why the 2020 super year is so vital for 🌍
#Biodiversity2020
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Together, #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange threaten global #foodsecurity and livelihoods
By adopting integrated approaches to biodiversity loss, food security and climate change, we can:
🥕 Support farmers
🌾 Increase agricultural production
💚 Reduce greenhouse gasses
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🍫"Chocolate is a perfect example of how #biodiversity is expressed in taste"🍫
A #climate-friendly truffle recipe from @guardianeco shows how sweet #sustainability can be. Using only salt, water and old chocolate, the recipe is easy and eco-friendly 💚
theguardian.com/food/2020/ma…
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"For hundreds of millions of years, the web of life on land has been dependent on, and determined by, day and night, light and dark."
🌃🌃🌃
A recent study identifies light #pollution as often overlooked cause of insect declines.🐛
@UNEP @BonnConvention
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“It’s an insect full of symbolism."
In September 2018, the National Museum of #Brazil 🇧🇷suffered a devastating fire.
Researchers are honouring its legacy through Vates phoenix—a newly described #species of praying mantis from Brazil's Atlantic Forest.
news.mongabay.com/2020/03/a-…
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"#LandDegradation and #biodiversity loss are among the most pressing #environmental challenges facing humanity"
Citing @IPBES data, the new study makes a case for increased cooperation between @UNCCD and @UNBiodiversity.
#Biodiversity2020
sdg.iisd.org/news/study-outl…
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"Since the sun provides #energy for free, fields have gone from brown to green."
Some farmers in India 🇮🇳 are using #solar-powered water pumps, which have brought many positive changes:
⬆️Increased yields🥕
⬇️#Fossilfuel emissions⛽️
⬇️Long-term costs 💱
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"#Indigenous rangers are on the frontline of conservation, fire management & controlling invasive species. Their work is adding to the overall resilience of the environment"
The government of #Australia 🇦🇺 has newly committed $102m to support the rangers.
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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In Vietnam 🇻🇳 , the future of #solar power seems quite "bright" ☀️
The country is investing in the solar revolution as part of global efforts to lower our #carbon emissions. #Renewable energy sources are key alternatives to #fossilfuels.
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Tropical #forests serve many invaluable #ecological functions, but are being rapidly degraded by human activity.
A new @nature survey of trees 🌴in Amazonian and African #rainforests has found that these carbon sinks are saturating at different rates.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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🌴From #Kampala to #Nairobi, the "Commander-in-Chief of the Save The Shea Nut Movement” has come a long way🌴
@GerimaMustafa, a former biology teacher from #Uganda 🇺🇬, just completed a 664-km walk to raise awareness about the misuse of these trees
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“We have a responsibility to protect #nature from the dangers of our changing #climate but a healthy environment will also offer protection to our communities"
To help reverse #biodiversity loss, #Wales has unveiled plans for a new national #forest🌲🌲🌲
itv.com/news/wales/2020-03-1…
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💙Today is the International #DayofActionforRivers💙
#Freshwater sources are vital for nature, but are at risk. The #GlobalAssessment identified key human-induced threats:
💧Land-use change
💧Water extraction
💧Exploitation
💧Pollution
💧Climate change
💧Invasive species
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"The @IPBES assessments have further clarified the magnitude of the drivers of #biodiversity loss."
New publication from @4Post2020BD, @eclac_un and @IDDRI_ThinkTank summarizes key perspectives on #Biodiversity2020 in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean.
iddri.org/en/publications-an…
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“Changes that lead to something like biotic homogenization could be destabilizing for #ecosystems, even if it doesn’t lead to the loss of #species”
New @royalsociety study on birds🐦offers insight into how #local biodiversity affects larger ecosystems.
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#Biodiversity is the vital thread that ties together all life on 🌏
But how did living #organisms become so diverse and complex?
From the primordial puddle to the modern day, @techinsider animates the history of life over 3.8 million years
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📖Several @IPBES experts have contributed to a new open access book from @SN_OAbooks📚
The transdisciplinary work takes a look at #biodiversity and #health in the face of #ClimateChange—and considers the opportunities of #naturebasedsolutions
rri-tools.eu/-/biodiversity-…
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Here are @nature_org's "top 10 recommendations to @UNBiodiversity to create a new deal for nature.
Daunting? Yes. Possible? It has to be."
Keys for #Biodiversity2020: nature.ly/38GAZ48
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10 #Biodiversity2020 keys from @nature_org
Protect #nature
Restore #ecosystems
Sustainable food
Ensure net gain for nature
Long-term #urbanplanning
Restore rivers
#Forests for the future
#Oceans: protect, manage, #sustainability
Financing
Leadership
nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/…
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