"Shaping the recovery from the #coronavirus pandemic in a way that supports the response to #ClimateChange and other environmental threats simply makes sense."
@fionaharvey showcases some prominent voices who are calling for green #COVID19 recovery plans
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"There is a direct link between preserving the environment for #futuregenerations & preserving the human species from disease"
—@TheNationalUAE
Read the article on #COVID19 stimulus & safeguarding #nature🌳 by @IPBES experts👉ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
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"From a #climate change perspective we must rapidly cut fossil fuel emissions & decarbonize economies🏭 AND also maintain, sustainably manage & restore ecosystems🌱
—@CFigueres Former ExecSec @UNFCCC
w/@TWCrowther @msanjayan @sallyjewell @JadDaley et. al.
medium.com/@naturebasedsolut…
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🌼 New concept of '#Nature's Contributions to Adaptation' explored, connecting #biodiversity & #climate science
A “pragmatic optimistic approach for societal adaptation to ecosystem transformation”
#OpenAccess paper @ESandPeople @unaipasku @CSIRO
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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📣"Malaria stopped by microbe
40%+ of mosquitoes🦟in a region must be infected with Microsporidia to make a significant dent in malaria
—@JamesTGallagher w/@BBCWorld @Symbio_Vector
As @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showed: #nature can help to regulate disease
bbc.com/news/health-52530828
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9 May 2020 is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!
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#BirdsConnectOurWorld— feathered species are essential for life on🌎and allow us all to benefit from #nature's contributions to people
On #WMBD2020, celebrate with @BonnConvention and @WMBD ➡️ worldmigratorybirdday.org/
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"We can recover better—increasing the coverage of essential services; generating green jobs for a green recovery"
@UN Deputy SG @AminaJMohammed says that the #COVID19 recovery should kickstart efforts to reach the #SDGs
#BuildBackBetter @UN_News_Centre
news.un.org/en/story/2020/05…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showed that land-use change & direct exploitation account for >50% of the relative human impact on land & in freshwater ecosystems
#Deforestation & other such impacts on ecosystems are directly linked to our health
via @UNEP
UN Environment Programme
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"The relationship between #pandemics & destruction of ecosystems is well established"
In open letter, 120 scientists & 2 Nobel laureates call for action on root causes of #COVID19 & h/light @IPBES' key role for evidence-informed decision-making @LeTemps
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1 year ago, @IPBES launched the #GlobalAssessment, which highlights the indirect drivers of change in #nature
Economic development and its impacts on nature is one of these drivers. Watch to learn more ⬇️
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🌼Hace 1 año, la Evaluación Mundial de la @IPBES mostró que muchas de las contribuciones de la #naturaleza a las personas son esenciales para la salud humana, por lo que su declive plantea amenazas para una buena calidad de vida.
Leer más➡️bit.ly/GASPMES
El tráfico ilegal de #VidaSilvestre aumenta el riesgo de transmisión de enfermedades de los animales a las personas.
Si cuidamos los ecosistemas, cuidamos nuestra salud.
#PorLaNaturaleza
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Are you a ....?
➡️organization or individual? AND
➡️contributor to or end-user of #IPBES's work?
Help @IPBES by anonymously providing your feedback in our 2nd stakeholder engagement survey
#IPBESStakeholder
Register here to receive the link: ipbes.net/stakeholder-regist…
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“The longer-term social and economic impact of this crisis will be profound.” - @ASteiner, UNDP Administrator
@UNDP is leading a social & economic recovery plan in response to the global suffering caused by #COVID19
undp.org/content/undp/en/hom…
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"We must act now to tackle the #coronavirus globally—and pursue immediate ambitious climate action for a cleaner, greener, more prosperous and equitable world"
@antonioguterres on how to halt #ClimateChange and #biodiversity loss as we #BuildBackBetter
nytimes.com/2020/04/28/opini…
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#LandDegradation has reduced the productivity of 2⃣3⃣% of the global land surface
One year ago, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showed that transformative change is necessary to halt and reverse the dangerous decline of #nature
Read the full Report ➡️ ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Thanks! Although the Plenary sessions are open only to members and accredited observer organisations, the annual stakeholder day before each session is open to all registered stakeholders. If you want to register: bit.ly/StakeholderIPBES
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6⃣6⃣% of the marine #environment is severely altered by human actions
One year ago, the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment placed a spotlight on #biodiversity
It showed that #oceans, like land, have been dangerously degraded by human activity.
Full Assessment ➡️ ipbes.net/global-assessment
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"Ultimately, the origin of #COVID19 is none other than the intrusion of human beings in #nature 🌻
Often we have come into contact with animals after destroying their habitat to gain farmland or to build infrastructures
—@Lfarras referring to @IPBES #GlobalAssessment findings
El crecimiento económico no es compatible con la conservación del planeta, advierten los científicos lavanguardia.com/economia/20…
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At #IPBES7, past @IPBES Chair Sir Robert Watson called on people around the 🌍 to raise their #VoiceForThePlanet
One year later, more than 3⃣5⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ have answered the call
🗣️Add your voice ahead of #IPBES8 in 2021➡️ voicefortheplanet.org/
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#Indigenous Peoples own, manage, use or occupy >25% of all land
These lands often become islands of strong #biodiversity surrounded by areas in which nature deteriorates🏝️
— @IPBES #GlobalAssessment 👉 bit.ly/GlobalAssessment
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