'Pathogens spillover from infected animals into people when humans are brought into contact with infected animals because of human-driven activities.'
Anne Larigauderie spoke about key messages from the @IPBES #PandemicsReport at the @WHO_Europe @UNEP @UNECE event💻
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📢LIVE now
💻Join Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Exec. Sec. as she explores questions around the #COVID19 pandemic and our understanding of the links btw. health,
environment & human activities at the @WHO_Europe @UNEP @UNECE open dialogue event
📅17 Feb 9.30-11:00 CET who.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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💧Long, free-flowing rivers are increasingly rare...
'These serpentine giants should support entire #ecosystems and allow the unobstructed movement of energy, materials and #wildlife in their waters and in the surrounding landscape'
Learn more @NatGeo 👇
nationalgeographic.com/magaz…
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📅#UNEA5 will take place on Feb 22-23, but events are already happening!
Join events on
🌾agroecology -Feb 17
🌊ocean sustainability -Feb 17
🦋Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - Feb 18
and more➡️ environmentassembly.unenviro…
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"Natural resource extraction, #pollution & #InvasiveAlienSpecies continue to reduce #biodiversity & nature’s contributions to people, and they increase with GDP and global trade"
—@IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Europe & Central Asia
➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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💻Join Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Exec. Sec. as she explores questions around the #COVID19 pandemic and our understanding of the links btw. health,
environment & human activities at the @WHO_Europe @UNEP @UNECE open dialogue event
📅17 Feb 9.30-11:00 CET who.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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Thanks for your interest. From the job advertisement: "Language: Fluency in oral and written English, French and Spanish is required."
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💻Do you speak Spanish, French & English?
🌿Do you love #biodiversity & want to communicate science #ForNature?🦋
🐦We are looking for you to manage @IPBES social media in French and Spanish, from content creation to monitoring
Apply by March 7➡️careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
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Have you seen yesterday's @LastWeekTonight show? 📺💥
@iamjohnoliver talks about the NEXT pandemic & quotes @IPBES #PandemicsReport👇
We’re back! Here’s last night’s segment that is *not* about COVID-19, but *is* about the next pandemic (which may be even worse)!
youtube.com/watch?v=_v-U3K1s…
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Nature inspires us all📸
See this weekly selection of wildlife pictures by @guardian: from the swans that canceled their flight to the Arctic due to Storm Darcy to the bears liberated from captivity to walk free in the wild...
🦢🐻🐝🦌
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Could your daily weather forecast be used to protect animals?🤔
Indeed — scientists from @UniofReading believe that weather forecasts have the potential to be an important conservation tool ☀️🌡️
📰@katerav @guardian #ConservationOptimism
theguardian.com/news/2021/fe…
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Poaching has a devastating impact on wildlife🌍
🐘💰@IPBES #PandemicsReport found that unsustainable & illegal wildlife trade also has serious implications for human health
Perhaps this solar-powered motorbike can help!🏍️☀️
Learn more from @wef
World Economic Forum
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📺😷@iamjohnoliver on @LastWeekTonight talks about the NEXT #pandemic quoting @IPBES #PandemicsReport:
'An estimated 1.7 million viruses occur in mammals and water birds'🦠
Watch the full episode👉youtube.com/watch?v=_v-U3K1s…
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🍃How are the indirect drivers of #biodiversity loss impacting the 5 direct drivers in #Europe & Central Asia?
Learn more w/ @IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Europe & Central Asia
➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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Of all assessed #species living exclusively in #Europe & Central Asia, 28% are threatened. Worse for:
🌿Mosses and liverworts- 50%
🐟#Freshwater fish- 37%
🐌Freshwater snails- 45%
🌱Vascular plants- 33%
🐸Amphibians- 23%
—@IPBES #RegionalAssessment
➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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💥🦈Heating of the #oceans has led young great white #sharks to move 600km northwards off the coast of California since 2014, into waters that were previously too cold
📰@dpcarrington @RutgersU @MontereyAq
#OceanDecade
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Animals display tender moments of affection all the time
🐻❄️🐺🐧🐰
Celebrating the universal power of love this #ValentinesDay 💐 💘
Photos by Goran Anastasovski via @mymodernmet
mymodernmet.com/goran-anasta…
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Hello there...👋
This wild grey seal pup was caught waving its flipper in the air by @exploreorg live cam🎥🔍
explore.org
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