"If you give #nature just half a chance, it bounces back in an extraordinary way—and that is what gives you optimism"
In an illustrated interview with @NewYorker, Sir David Attenborough discusses mortality, spiders, and what links us all🕷🕸
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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
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"Things can’t go back to how they were"
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment noted 8% of greenhouse gas emissions related to transport & food consumption in tourism
As cities plan to #BuildBackBetter, @Jane_Dunford looks at how tourism could be more #sustainable
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Meet the ornate eagle ray!
This elusive and endangered ray is known as the "unicorn of the sea" because it so rarely spotted🦄🌊
Marine conservationist and biologist @JacintaShackleton filmed it near Lady Elliot Island in #Australia
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#Nature across most of the globe has now been significantly altered by multiple human drivers of change
The great majority of indicators of #ecosystems and #biodiversity show rapid decline
Much more in the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment: ipbes.net/news/Media-Release…
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Our #oceans are home to beautiful and fascinating #species
🐙🌊🌱🌊🐠🌊🦑
@natgeo showcases the halitrephes maasi jellyfish, found in the depths of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
8 June is #WorldOceansDay—raise your voice to protect marine #biodiversity
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Listen to the love songs of a couple of Hainan gibbons🎵
"When a male and female perform a duet together, it signifies that their relationship has been established"
—Philip Lo via @mongabay
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🌊 The @wef/@FriendsofOcean virtual #OceanDialogues may be over, but it's not too late to learn more about our #oceans and the human-induced threats they face. 🌊
Watch and share the Dialogues here ↘️
weforum.org/events/virtual-o…
#WorldOceansDay
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"We believe in building a resilient planet, because we believe in life.
"Save #biodiversity."
🌺🌱🐒️🌳🐦🦠
For #WorldEnvironmentDay, @UNESCO highlights the beauty of #nature and the many invaluable ways it contributes to our lives.
#ForNature
UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳
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#WorldOceansDay isn't just for grown-ups—@FAO shows us how to get the kids involved too! 💙
As you #StayHome this 8 June, take steps to help save our #oceans, such as reducing your plastic use and eating sustainable seafood
🌊🦞️🌊 🐚 🌊 🐠 🌊
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🌳Action for #nature doesn't stop after #WorldEnvironmentDay🌱
From 7-10 June, the #ForNature Global Online Forum continues the momentum with a worldwide call to help formulate solutions for environmental challenges
#StayHome and make your voice heard⬇️
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Join @UNEP 8am CEST Monday for the Act #ForNature Forum building toward #UNEA5
Our @IPBES ExecSec Anne Larigauderie will also speak about the latest evidence on #biodiversity and the state of our #environment
More info & register:
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Join @IPBES Exec. Sec. Anne Larigauderie on June 9 for #VirtualCHOW, hosted by @marinesanctuary🌊
With leaders from across the UN system, Anne will speak on Global Action for Ocean, Climate & #Biodiversity
Register now 👇
marinesanctuary.org/capitol-…
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For #WorldEnvrionmentDay, @UNEP Director General @andersen_inger calls on people around the world to act #ForNature.
Protecting #nature can help us:
🌍Lower risk of future pandemics
🌎Slow #ClimateChange
🌎#BuildBackBetter
🌍Protect life itself
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For #WorldEnvironmentDay, @IPSNewsUNBureau invites us all to stand #ForNature & a healthier future
#Biodiversity underpins health, providing:
🌊Clean air & water
🍎Nutritious foods
🔬Science & medicine
🦠️Resistance to disease
🌳#ClimateChange mitigation
youtube.com/watch?v=pqU-oC9-…
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The #Andes mountain range spans 7 countries, including #Colombia🇨🇴—the global host of #WorldEnvironmentDay!
Millions of us depend on water from the mountains⛰
For this and many other reasons, @UNEP shows that mountains are essential #ForNature & people
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For #WorldEnvironmentDay, @UNEP Exec Director @andersen_inger discusses the interlinkages of #biodiversity and farming with @philip_ciwf and @LouiseMabulo—and learns how to make the best hot chocolate🍫☕️
Watch now #ForNature ↘️
youtube.com/watch?v=vulB212E…
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"Sustainable development is key to safeguarding Colombia's rich #biodiversity & cultural diversity for people & #ForNature"
@unepwcmc highlights environmental efforts in #Colombia—an extremely biodiverse country & the global host of #WorldEnvironmentDay
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🇨🇴#Colombia, working w/ Germany, is the host of #WorldEnvironmentDay!
In Colombia's #Amazon, +/-11 million acres are protected.
The Amazon:
🐛Harbours extraordinary #biodiversity
☀️Regulates our climate
🌴Absorbs carbon
💧Helps purify water
#ForNature
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