#Niue has become the world's first "dark sky nation"
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By mitigating artificial light #pollution, the island will protect its unique nocturnal environment and #biodiversity
“Everyone is so proud of the fact that they’ve been able to achieve this"
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A special enzyme found in #Yellowstone’s springs is a key ingredient in #COVID19 tests @NatGeo
Did you know that 70% of cancer drugs are derived from or inspired by nature?
We risk erasing some of #NaturesContributions before even discovering them
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"Now is the time to redouble our efforts to build more inclusive & #sustainable economies & societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics, #ClimateChange & other global challenges"
@antonioguterres on recovery from #COVID19
#Biodiversity2020
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🎭Can theatre help preserve #Indigenous cultures & #nature ?🎭
In #Colombia 🇨🇴, the Misak people put on plays to share traditional knowledge
Through art, they highlight the importance of #biodiversity and encourage the next generation to protect it
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Thanks to international cooperation and a ban on global commercial hunting, #whale numbers are recovering around the world
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@WWFEU highlights improvements in several #species—and encourages similar measures to support other forms of #biodiversity
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Want to explore something new while you #StayAtHome?
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@Ocean_Agency invites parents and kids to experience the #ocean and its astounding #biodiversity
Get engaged with virtual dives, expeditions and ocean quizzes about the underwater world
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"This frequency is the frequency of something alive and growing, gaining matter, in a non-linear, self-repeating way"
"This is the frequency of a fractal"
These incredible patterns make up our world, from galaxies to #ecosystems and heartbeats
@GLF⬇️
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Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely
The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around.
@soniashah @voxdotcom
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Customs authorities in #Malaysia🇲🇾have confiscated confiscated a record number of #pangolin scales, worth an estimated value of $25.7 million
Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked mammal and most countries have banned the trade of its scales
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New @NatGeo issue 'How We Saved the World' explores two scenarios for the planet in the year 2070:
#Sustainable future vs. business as usual
#DidYouKnow that @IPBES Reports include #Scenarios & #Models for decision-makers, providing #science on this?
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'Time for investors to act: there must be a green and sustainable backbone to the stimulus" @PRI_NewsCEO @FiReynolds on #coronavirus
'Looking to the recovery from #COVID19 investors have unique opportunity to bring wide deep drive towards #sustainability"
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"The #coronavirus pandemic is a wake-up call from nature.
"We cannot go back to business as usual. We must rebuild by working with #nature, not against it.
"We must stop #ClimateChange and #biodiversity loss."
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@UNEP #ForNature
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Germany has asked @IPBES to gather #science for policy options to prevent pandemics & protect people & nature
"After the crisis, there will be a chance to adopt a new global #biodiversity strategy & show that we've learned from past pandemics" @SvenjaSchulze68
#Biodiversity2020
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BREAKING News: German Env. Min. requests @IPBES to consider links between infectious diseases & destruction of #nature to outline policy options to help prevent pandemics
"Destruction of #nature is the crisis behind #corona crisis" @SvenjaSchulze68 @BMU
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What role does #nature play in the fight against epidemics?
STARTING NOW: Press conference w/ @bmu @SvenjaSchulze68 @ChariteBerlin @JanDrebes and @IPBES #GlobalAssessment co-chair Prof. Josef 'Sepp' Settele
#Biodiversity2020
📺 Watch live here: phoenix.de/sendungen/ereigni…
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This handy tool from @BBC lets you calculate the environmental footprint of your diet
Does a bowl of rice account for more climate warming greenhouse gases than a plate of chips?
Is 🍷more environmentally friendly than 🍺?
#StayHome
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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"This frequency is the frequency of something that is alive and growing, gaining matter, in a non-linear, self-repeating way. This is the frequency of a fractal"
These incredible patterns underlie our world, from galaxies to #ecosystems to heartbeats
@GLF
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'Experts have been highlighting relationships between #biodiversity loss, #LandDegradation, globalization & the vulnerability of our systems to pandemics... We need investments, change in human behaviour & to listen to people at community levels' @GlobalLF
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The @UN is launching a #coronavirus recovery plan to #BuildBackBetter "coordinated globally across all sectors for the benefit of our human family"
“#COVID19 is the greatest test we have faced since the formation of the #UnitedNations” @AntonioGuterres
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