New #forests report by @FAO & @BiovIntCIAT_eng:
#LandDegradation & habitat loss impacting critical role of trees and forests in #pollination
Urgent need to stop habitat degradation & safeguard #biodiversity for #FoodSecurity and #HealthSecurity
👉fao.org/news/story/en/item/1…
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In #India 🇮🇳, a different #farming method is benefiting people and the planet🌏
@UNEP shows how Zero Budget Natural Farming can:
🍅 Increase crop yields up to 200%
🥔 Increase #foodsecurity
🌾 Increase the incomes of farmers
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The #food web just got a little more complex!
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Some links in the underwater food chain have been invisible to scientists—until recently
@natgeo uses footage from remote-operated vehicles to explore a complex network in the #ocean depths
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If we want to halt #biodiversity loss and stop #climatechange, we need #naturebasedsolutions.
🌳🌴#Reforestation would be a key solution.🌲🌳
Here are some phenomenal examples of how countries around the 🌍 are planting trees to protect our #environment.
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"#Nature is too often considered an econ. 'externality' — not priced or fully valued & ignored on the balance sheet, usually at nature's & eventually society's expense"
@nature_org Chief Economist @ehallstein w/ 5 foundations for conservation & investment
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"It is estimated that 10% of insect species are threatened" - @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
📖 A new report draws attention to the worldwide decline in insects and calls for global policies to boost their conservation. 🐜 🐛
Learn more 👇
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Thanks for your kind assistance, @Coimbra.
Spanish: ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
French: ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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#DYK that 40% of warm-water #corals live in marine protected areas?
Discover a tool that provides insight into the known extent & protection of ecologically and economically important #oceanhabitats 🌊
Dive in👇
habitats.oceanplus.org/#cora…
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If we invest big in #nature now, we could prevent huge costs in the future, making Earth safer for all its inhabitants"
@wef highlights the recent @IPBES guest article on #COVID19 stimulus
Full article by #IPBES experts ➡️ ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
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"#Biodiversity and healthy #ecosystems are the insurance plan that we must prioritize, as it protects us against a variety of risks—including pandemics"
@sonysalz and Rebecca Sands explain how human activity in #nature contributes to disease emergence
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"Music can inspire a shift to living more #sustainably and the industry itself can play a part by reducing its footprint though minimizing waste, lowering CO2 emissions, increasing awareness and motivating action” 🎵🌎
-Elisa Tonda, @UNEP
Learn more⬇️
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"When criminal actors trade in endangered species, they weaken entire #ecosystems and they threaten essential links of the world's #biodiversity"
@CITES SG @IvonneHiguero on on the connection between the illegal wildlife trade & #COVID19
#ForNature @UNEP
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#CoralReefs are are the undersea wonders - to lose these treasures is to diminish ourselves 🐠 🦀
"It's not too late to save our remaining reefs. We can - and must - take action to save these vital ecosystems" @peopledseas, @ConservationOrg
Learn how 👇
us.cnn.com/2020/06/07/opinio…
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By removing just one species from an ecosystem, a domino effect can occur that has a big impact on the entire #ecosystem. 🐻🌲🐟
Explore @UNEP's interactive lesson on why #biodiversity loss matters👇
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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
The great majority of indicators of #ecosystems and #biodiversity show rapid decline
#Biodiversity2020
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By removing just one species from an ecosystem, a domino effect can occur that has a big impact on the entire #ecosystem 🐻🌲🐟
Explore @UNEP's interactive lesson on why #biodiversity loss matters👇
unenvironment.org/interactiv…
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June 17 is #DesertificationAndDroughtDay!
Join the @UN Convention to Combat Desertification on- & offline as they focus on a crucial aspect of #Desertification & #LandDegradation: #FoodFeedFibre production & consumption
👇Social media pack from @UNCCD👇
trello.com/b/M5QwgJkd/2020-d…
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"By saving our seas, we can save the planet 🌎
Learn about the innovative ways people are farming the ocean without destroying it" 🌊@wef
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“This is the single greatest measure that could be taken to save the pangolins” - Peter Knights, CEO of @WildAid
China has granted a reprieve to the world’s most trafficked nonhuman mammal—the #pangolin.
@NatGeo
Learn more 👇
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📣@IPBES invites #Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities & knowledge holders from across the world to contribute to ongoing #IPBES assessments:
#SustainableUse of wild species
#ValuesAssessment diverse notions of values of nature
#InvasiveAlienSpecies
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