"We are part of #biodiversity, like every living being, and we must imagine new ways to understand and occupy ecosystems.
—@serge_morand, ecologist and biologist highlights the relevance of @IPBES' work to find our place in #nature & tackle epidemics like #COVID19
#CNRSleJournal 📰 | Selon Serge Morand, écologue et biologiste de l’évolution, les chercheurs en sciences de l’environnement et en écologie sont plus politisés qu’il y a vingt ou trente ans. Les projets alliant la recherche scientifique à l’action ... bit.ly/2yodd12
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The #GlobalAssessment launched 1 year ago today—read it now in all @UN languages! 📖
Arabic:bit.ly/GASPMAR
Chinese:bit.ly/GASPMZH
English:bit.ly/GASPMEN
French:bit.ly/GASPMFR
Russian:bit.ly/GASPMRU
Spanish:bit.ly/GASPMES
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'The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment is the most comprehensive synthesis on the state of the health of 🌎
Readers at all levels of government, private sector & civil society should heed its warnings, act on its vision & recommendations in haste'
@Tom_Lovejoy👇
advances.sciencemag.org/cont…
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One year ago, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment placed the world on notice about the state of #nature
Since 1970, vertebrate populations fell:
🌄by 40% for land-based species
🏞️by 84% for freshwater species
🌊by 35% for marine species
Full Report➡️ ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Last year the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment woke the world to the consequences of human impacts on changes in #nature
With the current global crisis, this knowledge is more relevant than ever.
This week we will be highlighting 5 indirect drivers of these changes
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'The #GlobalAssessment doesn't tell people what to do, but gives some pretty strong hints
1 big idea is steer away from limited econ. growth paradigm & adopt holistic approaches capturing quality of life & long-term effects'
@MattMcGrathBBC on 6 May 2019
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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Happy 6 May – #GlobalAssessmentDay! 1 year ago today @IPBES shone a spotlight on #Nature's dangerous decline
Tell us, where were you when you heard that 1 million species risk #extinction?
Recap #IPBES7 here: bit.ly/IPBES7Trello
&
Share your #GlobalAssessment story!
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Thanks very much for your interest but unfortunately not - the workshop will be open only to the selected experts - but the results/outcomes will of course be shared
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"They conclude: 'Responding to the #COVID19 crisis calls for us all to confront the vested interests that oppose transformative change, and to end business as usual'"
@Independent features the recent @IPBES guest article on human health and #biodiversity
independent.co.uk/environmen…
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🐦 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay is coming on 9 May!🦅
Migratory #BirdsConnectOurWorld and their conservation requires cooperation between countries & across borders
⤵️Join events around the world & let #BirdsConnectUs🕊️
worldmigratorybirdday.org/20…
#WMBD2020 @BonnConvention @unep_aewa
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URGENT: @IPBES Call for Expert Nominations
#Biodiversity & Pandemics - July workshop
Experts will review relationship between pandemics & biodiversity, drivers of pandemics & options for action in context of #COVID19 & outbreak prevention
1 June Deadline
bit.ly/BiodiversityPandemicN…
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The 2020 @IPBES Stakeholder Engagement Survey is now live! All #IPBES stakeholders are invited to provide input & share perspectives.
Why? First #IPBESStakeholder survey since 2016
Claim your unique survey link by joining the stakeholder registry here: ipbes.net/stakeholder-regist…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment found that #Nature across most of the globe has now been significantly altered by multiple human drivers of change: ipbes.net/global-assessment
The great majority of indicators of #ecosystems and #biodiversity show rapid decline
#Biodiversity2020
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Launching today!
You are invited as an #IPBESStakeholder to have your say by completing our 2020 stakeholder engagement survey
Help @IPBES better understand/improve engagement
The survey is anonymous
To receive the survey link, register here: ipbes.net/stakeholder-regist…
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Almost 1 year ago @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment after 17 years(!) of combined work hours from a team of 350 expert authors from around the world
Now read lead authors' new @ScienceMagazine response to "Investments’ role in #ecosystem degradation"
ipbes.net/Diaz-et-al-respons…
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Almost 1 year ago @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment after 17 years(!) of combined working hours w/ team of 350 expert authors from around the world
Now read lead authors' new @ScienceMagazine response to "Investments’ role in #ecosystem degradation"
ipbes.net/Diaz-et-al-respons…
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#ClimateChange #LandDegradation & loss of #biodiversity affect every region of the world.
Healthy food, clean water & all #NaturesContributions to ppl are at stake.
Learn more about options for your region as well as the globe:
ipbes.net/assessment-reports
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“We can learn something not just about how these animals respond to noise, but about how these animals communicate at all”
@jwsthomson explains how the #coronavirus crisis is affecting some research into marine #biodiversity
@thenarwhalca
thenarwhal.ca/an-important-t…
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"When a #species goes extinct, so much is lost. Not only from the #environment and the #ecosystem, but culturally as well"
'The Living Archive' is a new multimedia web platform for people from #Oceania to tell their 'extinction stories'
@kate_g_evans
theguardian.com/environment/…
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