BREAKING: New @BBC #biodiversity documentary w/ Sir #DavidAttenborough & many @IPBES experts just released
The #NatureCrisis is affecting us all, as 'scientists have linked our destructive relationship with #nature to the emergence of #COVID19'
📺@BBCOne bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mn4…
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Sir #DavidAttenborough on new @WWF #LivingPlanet Report: 'the #Anthropocene could be moment we become stewards of our planet'
'Above all, it requires a change in perspective, to view nature as the single greatest ally in restoring balance to our world'
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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How preserving our seas will boost #biodiversity, replenish fish stocks, and store carbon 🌊
“Maybe we can't bring all of the ocean back to this state, but these places show us the potential. They give us hope.”
- @Enric_Sala, @NG_PristineSeas
nationalgeographic.com/magaz…
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Human beings aren't our world's only artists
Some of the 🌏's most beautiful masterpieces are created under the sea
🌊🐟🌊🐟🌊🐟🌊
@BCCEarth shines a spotlight on "#nature's greatest artist"—the puffer fish
Mike Hudema
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"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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#DidYouKnow a 'Strangler Fig Tree' only blossoms only once every two years? 🌳
What makes species flock to this special tree?
From @NatGeo 👇
National Geographic
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🔊Listen to the @IPBES podcast NOW 🎙️
We feature incredible individuals whose experience can help us see solutions for the future 🌿
#SpeedDatingWithTheFuture
#IPBESPod
Subscribe👇
link.chtbl.com/cNKLPxsi
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WATCH @IPBES Chair, @Anamariamojita, & Shaun Vorster, @wtflucerne, in conversation on the science behind the tourism-biodiversity relationship
.#TransformativeChange
.#ResponsibleTourism
🦠🧳
youtube.com/watch?v=id42M2gZ…
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Bottlenose dolphins are often observed engaging in complex play behaviors such as blowing bubble rings 🐬
From @BBC #MindfulEscapes
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Save the date! 📆 🎉
On 16 Sept at 11 EST, join @IPBES, @IIFB_indigenous, @UNBiodiversity, @kuahawaii & @GYBN_CBD for the online launch of the 2nd edition of the Local Biodiversity Outlook #WeAreIndigenous
.#LBO2
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3m3ECsN
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On 15 Sept, @UNBiodiversity will launch the #GBO5 report - including achievable actions to protect biodiversity & nature's contributions to people.
Join @IPBES Exec. Secretary, Anne Larigauderie on the day, discussing how GBO5 builds on the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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Hi Chris, many @IPBES outputs have synthesized evidence regarding the issues of #climatechange and #biodiversity loss, particularly the #GlobalAssessment: ipbes.net/assessing-knowledg…
The 'Nexus' assessment will also address these connected issues directly: ipbes.net/nexus
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🌿#GreatGreenWall aims to restore & sustainably manage land, w/ #Mali focusing on agric. & socio-economic infrastructures
—@UNCCD
🌱#LandDegradation has an impact on ecosystem functions, w/ 5% reduction in total global net primary productivity
—@IPBES
Ibrahim Thiaw
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Scientists at @UCSanDiego are making biodegradable shoes from natural algae oil
The renewable polymer can biodegrade in just 18 weeks in compost settings, meaning applications from fashion to food packaging can reduce common sources of #plasticpollution
World Economic Forum
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How to counter denialist rhetoric about the #biodiversity crisis?
In @NatureEcoEvo, @Alexander_Lees, S. Attwood, @JosBarlow & @benphalan suggest to
🔬Conduct rigorous science
🍃Explain the numbers & context
🙈Avoid amplifying misinformation
nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
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⏰ Upcoming deadline: Sept. 15th
Participate in the survey on #Indigenous & Local Knowledge & contribute to @IPBES assessments on:
🍄 Sustainable use of wild species
🎐 #Values of nature
🐠 #InvasiveAlienSpecies
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ipbes.net/ilk-global-survey
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.@WHO's "prescriptions for a healthy, green recovery":
🌳Protect the source of human #health: #Nature
🏥Invest in essential services
⚡Ensure energy transition
🍲Promote healthy, sustainable #food systems
🏡Build liveable cities
🏭Stop funding #pollution
who.int/news-room/feature-st…
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What are the challenges & opportunities in remaking the post- #COVID19 world?
🌿@IPBES Exec. Sec. Anne Larigauderie will speak about the key role of #biodiversity for #TheGreenRecovery at the high-level panel organized by @ProSyn on Sept 16th
Register 👇
project-syndicate.org/event/…
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Sir #DavidAttenborough on new @WWF #LivingPlanet Report: 'the #Anthropocene could be moment we become stewards of our planet'
'Above all, it requires a change in perspective, to view nature as the single greatest ally in restoring balance to our world'
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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The new @WWF #LivingPlanet Report indicates that 1 in 5 plant species are threatened w/ extinction🥀
@IPBES #GlobalAssessment also showed that more than 40,000 terrestrial plant species do not have sufficient habitat to persist
2020 #LivingPlanetReport👉livingplanet.panda.org/
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