"On the basis of robust data & evidence, it is our responsibility and commitment to analyze & provide the best-available knowledge that allows decision-makers to understand & choose btw different scenarios to prevent & reverse #biodiversity loss"
—@Anamariamojita, @IPBES Chair
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🔥"Humans are responsible for ~75% of all #wildfires"
—@WWF new #FiresForestsFuture report
📖wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/do…
🔥'Wildfire occur naturally in many habitats, but humans cause fires to enter #ecosystems where they naturally do not occur'
—@IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment
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In this case, anybody who is a holder of relevant knowledge, expertise or evidence is invited to participate.
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"We seem to have entered a realm of more and more extreme melt in Greenland" - Dr Ingo Sasgen, @AWI_Media
According to a calculation by @MartinStendel, the 2019 losses would be enough to cover the entire UK with around 2.5 metres of meltwater 🧊
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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🔥#DYK that many ecosystems require #fire to remain healthy & safe?🔥
But that's not it, as fire patterns are changing due to human activities & #climatechange, impacting #biodiversity and human well-being🌴
📖 More in @IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment
ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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There are no nationality restrictions on engagement with IPBES - relevant expertise is the sole criterion
'This initiative is designed to help achieve a financial return while creating a positive impact on the world’s #biodiversity'
—Nicolas Moreau, @HSBC, on their joint venture w/ @PollCapital to invest in 'natural capital'
📖@adamlmorton & @guardianeco
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Absolutely valid and vital question - also addressed by the #GlobalAssessment authors. Check out Ch4 (Plausible Futures of Nature) and Ch5 (Pathways to a Sustainable Future) here: ipbes.net/global-assessment
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"We acknowledge that the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment concludes that, despite insufficient action, it is not too late for the #climate or for #biodiversity, but that transformative action is needed at all levels"
—@Scotgov Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 biodiversity framework
The Edinburgh Declaration, led by @Scotgov has been developed by subnational, regional and local governments and networks, across the world calling on the @UNBiodiversity to take bold action to halt biodiversity loss.
Find out more: ➡️bit.ly/2DdowLG
#post2020Edinburgh
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🎉Thank you for helping to make Season 1 of @IPBES's #NatureInsight Podcast a huge success!🎉
We are so thrilled to have reached so many people around the world 🌎 🎙️
Missed an episode? Subscribe now👇
link.chtbl.com/cNKLPxsi
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To participate in the review process of the #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment, you need to:
1. Register as user of the @IPBES website💻
2. Apply to become an expert reviewer
3. You will receive an email w/ the details & access to documents📖
More info: ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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“In most cases you just need to allow #species to extend naturally
🐺 If you have populations of wolves in different areas, for example, they can expand if they are connected”
—Henrique Miguel Pereira, @IPBES expert
via @DailyExpress_MY
dailyexpress.com.my/news/157…
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#DidYouKnow plants are the source of 98% of the air we breathe & 80% of the food we eat?
@FAO offers tips on how to help protect them🌿
fao.org/fao-stories/article/…
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📣 The draft chapters of the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment will be open for first expert review from 31 August - 18 October 2020 🐠
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Register here 👇
ipbes.net/register-ias-fod
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💐Happy 30th anniversary of the @IPCC_CH 1st Assessment Report💐
🌿@IPBES congratulates the @IPCC_CH for 30 years of science-policy dedication🌿
💧 #Climate change & #biodiversity are closely intertwined
Read more 📖 ipcc.ch/2020/08/31/st-30th-a…
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🌾'Fewer and fewer varieties and breeds of plants and animals are being cultivated & raised around the world, despite local efforts by #Indigenous Peoples & local communities'🐄
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
🎥 #Foodheroes
w/ @FAO & @IFAD
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Altiplano is one of the harshest regions of the #Andes Mountains, seeming to have more in common with Mars than other parts of the Earth.
Surprisingly however one species thrives there: flamingoes
Learn more from @NatGeo 🦩👇
National Geographic
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🍲#Foodsecurity depends on #biodiversity🦋
'The global loss of diversity of domesticated plants & animals undermines the resilience of agricultural systems to threats such as pests, pathogens & #climatechange'
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
🎥@thom_astro @FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
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“We aim to encourage gamers to be inspired around wider environmental agenda, and so far it seems to be working” - @samdbarratt, @UNEP
@P4PAlliance found that video games could engage billions to contribute solutions to environmental challenges 🎮
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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See how 'Yellow Crazy Ants' are terrorizing land crabs on Christmas Island, from @NatGeo 🐜 👇
National Geographic
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