The #GreatBarrierReef has experienced a third mass #coral bleaching event in 5 years
“We know this is a mass bleaching event & it’s a severe one"—@ProfTerryHughes
Previous outbreaks in 2016 & 2017 killed vital marine #biodiversity
@readfearn @adamlmorton
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In May 2019, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment put the world on notice about the dangerous decline of #nature
10 months later, @CC_Yale highlights some key threats to global #biodiversity, many of which will be exacerbated by #ClimateChange
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"It's time to harness fears, build hope & drive action to respond to the human health, economic, climate & #biodiversity crisis with solutions that build resilient societies"
The influential @ClubOfRome calls for #TransformativeChange
#Biodiversity2020
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"Your health relies on my health. Your life relies on mine.
"I am plants. I am life."
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In the International Year of #Plant Health #IYPH2020, @FAO reminds us that protecting plants is protecting life.
#Biodiversity2020 @ippcnews
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The #food web just got a little more complex!
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Some links in the underwater food chain have been invisible to scientists—until recently
@natgeo uses footage from remote-operated vehicles to explore a complex network in the #ocean depths
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The expert scoping of the @IPBES #NexusAssessment continues virtually!
Transformative policies & actions simultaneously addressing health, food, water, #ClimateChange & #Biodiversity are crucial, now more than ever
Visit ipbes.net/nexus for more information
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"Unlike us, animals don't realize that if they #StayAtHome, they might actually reduce the transmission rate.
We have that ability. It's a big difference."
@natgeo shows that some animals also practice #SocialDistancing to avoid spreading diseases
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The summary of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report is now available in Japanese!
Thanks to @Kankyo_Jpn @IGES_EN @IGES_JP
for translating the Summary so policymakers can have the evidence they need for better-informed policies #Biodiversity2020
iges.or.jp/en/pub/ipbes-glob…
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"Pandemics usually begin as viruses in animals & jump to people when we make contact w/ them...increasingly exponential as our ecological footprint brings us closer to wildlife & wildlife trade brings animals to urban centers" @PeterDaszak @EcoHealthNYC nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opini…
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Watch live: @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres is about to launch a #COVID19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
pscp.tv/UNWebTV/1rmxPAbPOZqK…
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#Covid19 outbreak is a “clear warning shot” from #Nature
–@andersen_inger @UNEP
The immediate priority is to protect people from the #coronavirus & prevent its spread. But our long-term response must tackle habitat & #biodiversity loss
#Biodiversity2020
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‘Govnmts are designing biggest econ. packages seen in peacetime’
'Investment should build...zero-carbon future w/ communities & economy resilient to #ClimateChange...reduce emissions, ensure clean air & provide good jobs' AND (we add) be #nature positive!
wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/…
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Absolutely! "Zoonotic diseases are significant threats to human health, with vector-borne diseases accounting for aprox. 17% of all infectious diseases and causing est. 700k deaths globally every year" - @IPBES #GlobalAssessment bit.ly/GAMediaRelease #Biodiversity2020
Our immediate priority is to prevent the spread of #COVID19. In the long-term, important to tackle habitat and #biodiversity loss.
Never before have so many opportunities existed for pathogens to pass from animals to people.
#ForPeopleForPlanet
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Indeed. "By transformative change, we mean a fundamental, system-wide reorganization across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values." - @IPBES #GlobalAssessment: bit.ly/GAMediaRelease
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'Speculating which creature originally had the #coronavirus obscures a more fundamental source of our vulnerability to pandemics: the accelerating pace of habitat loss'
Habitat loss increases likelihood species will come into contact w/ humans @thenation
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Got plans Saturday night? At 20:30h join millions for #EarthHour (digitally)!
"During these times, whilst we may not be able to get together in person, we can still symbolically stand in solidarity w/ millions of others across the world"@WWF @EarthHour
🌍earthhour.org/
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"The #coronavirus shows zoonoses originating from wildlife pose huge health, biosafety & global security risks"
"Illegal trade was likely the conduit through which #COVID-infected animals were forced into contact w/ humans" @WorldBank #biodiversity2020
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Hello Kasia, our friends at @UNEP (unenvironment.org/news-and-s…) and @FAO (fao.org/agroecology/detail/e…) have more details on ZBNF, or visit apzbnf.in/ for a more local perspective
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🌳Are you part of the world's largest grassroots
environmental movement?
🕯️This Saturday at 20:30h join #EarthHour (digitally) & support nature: earthhour.org/
🌍Add your #voicefortheplanet calling for a strong @UNBiodiversity agreement: voicefortheplanet.org/
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In #India 🇮🇳, a different #farming method is benefiting people and the planet🌏
@UNEP shows how Zero Budget Natural Farming can:
🍅 Increase crop yields up to 200%
🥔 Increase #foodsecurity
🌾 Increase the incomes of farmers
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