"Like #COVID19, #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss & financial collapse do not observe borders
"How leaders decide to stimulate the economy & allocate capital will amplify these threats or mitigate them"
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Env. Minister #CostaRica
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"Very few [decisions] have addressed the root causes of the...pandemic. How did we get there? How to prevent such health crises from being repeated?"
“The animals that infected us did not come to us; we went to get them"
@UNCCD ExecSec @IbrahimThiaw
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🦏A win for #biodiversity!🦏
A small increase in black rhino populations gives hope for the #species, though it remains in grave danger
“It is a testament to the immense efforts made and a powerful reminder that #conservation works"—@IUCN
@fionaharvey
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A new study draws on past scientific perspectives to offer insights on developing a more #sustainable global #food system
'Three major innovations helped shape the global food system in the past. How can we learn from them for the future?'
📖Full article stockholmresilience.org/rese…
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"If business, government and society come together and get this right, could this year be the moment where we strengthen the resilience of our species and systems to accelerate towards a more sustainable future?" @BfNCoalition @EvaZabey1
#Biodiversity2020
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Help @IPBES find the right person for our Head of Work Programme (P4) position!
The P4 Programme Officer will lead the implementation of the ipbes.net/work-programme
Apply here by 10 May: bit.ly/IPBESWorkProgrammeHea…
Pic: Cherry Blossoms here in lovely Bonn, Germany
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"Reports that the current #coronavirus outbreak originated from illegally sourced #wildlife has given a new sense of urgency to ending wildlife crime"
@JohnEScanlon @AfricanParks argues for a new intl legal framework for wildlife crime
@IISD_SDGs
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The @FAO shines a spotlight on overlooked and underutilized crops, which can:
🥢 Enrich our diets
🍈 Safeguard #agriculture
🌱 Combat #ClimateChange
🧠 Keep traditional knowledge alive
👩🌾 Boost the livelihoods of small farmers & producers
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"We must learn and adapt faster than ever, and the virus has lessons that apply to the crises of #biodiversity loss"
@jamisonervin @UNDP shows how lessons from the #COVID19 pandemic can help us address another global threat—the decline of #nature
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"Enhancing #biodiversity is the next evolution in #sustainable buildings and communities—and the industry needs to be prepared"
🏢 🌳 🏢 🐞 🏢 🐦 🏢 🌺
@DavidUhlmann @TheUrbDev on incorporating #nature in #urbandesign #urbanplanning
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"Despite the hurdles, protecting and enhancing #biodiversity via #forest restoration while maintaining other forest values is a challenge we must confront"
@CIFOR looks at the benefits of "passive" forest restoration and the limitations of tree-planting
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A new study from @WorldBank looks at using wastewater as a #resource in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean
Key takeaways relate to:
💧Wastewater initiatives
💧Water resource recovery
💧Financing & business models
💧Policies, institutions & regulations
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Many of us know the statistic: 8 million tons of #plastic enter the #ocean each year
🌊 But what happens to them in sunny, salty seas? 🌊
Researchers at @penn_state are using #AI machine-learning to learn more about plastic degradation
@AnthropoceneMag
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Much of #India's 🇮🇳 wild flora and fauna is endangered
But #Indigenous communities have knowledge that can help preserve them
@dw_environment explains how the creation of a #biodiversity registry in #Goa might help to preserve such vital knowledge
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In observance of #EarthHour this evening, @ipbes will #SwitchOff the lights, joining people around the🌍 who are taking a moment to move the spotlight onto the dual crises of #ClimateChange & the loss of #Biodiversity
#TransformativeChange needed to bring about a sustainable 🌎
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In observance of #EarthHour this evening, @ipbes will #SwitchOff the lights, joining people around the🌍 who are taking a moment to move the spotlight onto the dual crises of #ClimateChange & the loss of #biodiversity
#TransformativeChange needed to bring about a sustainable 🌎
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"Are you joining #EarthHour2020 at 2030h tonight & the millions of people around the world calling for a better societal relationship with #nature?
Plug into earthhour.org/voice for more info
If you're in #Europe like us remember to move clocks forward for the #timechange
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What are you doing for #EarthHour? Let's join millions around the world by participating in one of the activities: earthhour.org/take-part
Tell us what you are doing by using the hashtag #IPBESStakeholder and we will RT our favourites
#EarthHour2020 #Biodiversity2020
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Join millions across the world this Saturday at 20:30 local time for #EarthHour and (Re)#Connect2Earth!
Before you switch off the lights: Commit your support for our common home by adding your #VoiceForThePlanet at: earthhour.org/voice
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"Our world is in a state of despair, and we have to try and save it"
Even if they can't all vote yet, people are making their voices heard & calling for change
More than 300,000 people have added their #VoiceforthePlanet
Speak up for #nature now: voicefortheplanet.org/
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