"If we invest big in #nature now, we can prevent huge costs in the future, making Earth safer for all its inhabitants"
@wef highlights the recent @IPBES guest article on #COVID19 stimulus measures
Full article by #IPBES experts ➡️ ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
World Economic Forum
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🦇 #DidYouKnow that #bats have the longest tongues relative to the body of any mammal in the world? 🦇
@natgeo showcases a particularly fascinating and important #species—the tube-lipped nectar bat, which serves as a #pollinator for some flowers 🌺
National Geographic
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Demographics, including population & migration, are among the root causes of the degradation of #nature
1 year ago, @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment, showing the effects of human activity on nature
Demographics are 1 of the 4 indirect drivers of change listed
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"Our peoples, health, life & good living are a complex interdependent whole"
@MyrnaCunningham highlights the importance of centring the perspectives of #Indigenous Peoples & prioritizing traditional knowledge as we rebuild from #COVID19
#BuildBackBetter
sustainabledevelopment.un.or…
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"There’s a new way to eat carbon dioxide"
Researchers have built an artificial version of a chloroplast using spinach membranes
@nature looks at how the discovery could be put to work--as well as its potential implications for science, medicine & #nature
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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#Nature across most of the globe has been significantly altered by multiple direct and indirect human drivers of change:
#GlobalAssessment ipbes.net/global-assessment
The great majority of indicators of #ecosystems and #biodiversity show rapid decline
#Biodiversity2020
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CGTN
WION
"This is not nature’s revenge"
"The lesson is not to be afraid of #nature which sustains us and from whence we originated, but rather to restore it, embrace it and understand how to live with and benefit from it"
@Tom_Lovejoy on #COVID19 & #biodiversity
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“The devastation that #COVID19 is causing underscores the importance of #biodiversity for our health & that of the global economy, and the need for the human enterprise to live within the “safe operating space” of the biosphere🌳”
—@PushpamK, @UNEP
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"#WorldMigratoryBirdDay should be a clarion call to listen to the science & implement evidence-informed policies to better protect people & nature" —@IPBES Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie
#BirdsConnectOurWorld, across borders, boundaries and barriers
#WMBD2020 @WMBD @BonnConvention
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🎉Today the world celebrates #WorldMigratoryBirdDay & how 🕊️#BirdsConnectOurWorld!🎊
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment notes that for most of the world, the policies & processes to protect flyways are in place🦆
The challenge is in implementing them
#WMBD2020 @WMBD @BonnConvention
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Do you have what it takes to fly with the best of them?
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For #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, test your knowledge of avian #species with a fun quiz from @natgeo.
We promise it's a hoot!
#WMDB2020
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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“Protecting #biodiversity includes protecting our #health”
Prof. Paul Leadley, one of the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment authors and MEP member completed the #TriAtHome challenge for #biodiversity 🏊 🚴🏃
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Celebrate #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🐦
Today we raise awareness and foster a global appreciation for migratory birds and promote measures to keep their transcontinental flyways intact
#BirdsConnectOurWorld #WMBD2020 @BonnConvention @WMBD
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Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay from @IPBES!
Today highlights how #BirdsConnectOurWorld & the need for international efforts to support the protection of species, habitats & local communities around 🌎🌍🌏
Read full statement w/ key info & policy options
ipbes.net/migratory-bird-day…
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🐦 Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!🐦
#DYK that around 20% of all bird species migrate to find food and breed?
Let's get creative to celebrate them:
🏡 Make your garden bird-friendly
🎨 Try a bird-themed craft
🔭 Birdwatch from your balcony
More ideas ↘️
cms.int/en/news/world-migrat…
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Interested stakeholders, such as NGOs, are invited to nominate experts for this workshop. While not a requirement to be a formal #IPBESStakeholder for submitting nominations, joining the #IPBES Stakeholder registry is certainly encouraged: ipbes.net/stakeholder-regist…
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On 6 May 2019, @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment—the most comprehensive assessment of it’s kind 🌍
Technology has both positive and negative implications on nature and is listed as 1 of the 4 indirect drivers of change in the #GlobalAssessment
Learn more ⬇️
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Congratulations Bob!
Sir Bob Watson, former Chair of @IPBES & @IPCC_CH, was just elected to the prestigious American Philosophical Society as 1 of 6 new international members, joining scientific giants such as Darwin & Einstein in @AmPhilSociety
amphilsoc.org/blog/american-…
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