New report from @WWF, @UNEP, @EATforum & @Climate_Focus_ finds countries have significant opportunities to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions
From farm to fork, see how policymakers can take more action on food systems👇
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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📖 Study says vast under-explored seas could hold the key to saving the coral that remains
Daniel Wagner of @ConservationOrg explains the scientific excitement about the high seas and what this could mean for the world’s #coralreefs 🌊👇
conservation.org/blog/in-hig…
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Next week we #StandForNature🌿together
Join @UNDP & 40+ partnered organizations at the #NatureForLife Hub, leading up to the #EquatorPrize ceremony and the @UN #BiodiversitySummit
Learn more👇
natureforlifehub.org/
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'With employment opportunities harder to find as a result of the pandemic, the draw to illegally hunt rhinos for their horns becomes even stronger' 🦏
#COVID19 has compounded the threat of poaching and left the future of rhinos more uncertain than ever 👇
lonelyplanet.com/articles/pa…
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The 2020 European Research & Innovation Days are almost here 🎉
There will be 10 central hubs covering key R&I policy areas, including #HorizonEU & the #EUGreenDeal
Join our @ipbes Exec Sec @ #RiDaysEU, a fully virtual event, from 22-24 Sept
Register 👇
research-innovation-days.ec.…
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“If there are no lions in Samburu, there is no life”
Historically, Samburu warriors hunted lions as a rite of passage. Now they protect them.
Learn more from @natgeowild 🦁
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💧#AichiTarget 14 has not been achieved, states #GBO5:
🌳'The capacity of #ecosystems to provide the essential services on which societies depend, such as #water continues to decline
🍲It affects disproportionately poor & vulnerable communities'
cbd.int/gbo5
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What gives snakes such a keen sense of smell?
@NatGeo says 'snakes may have the best sense of smell on earth thanks to two special organs'
Learn more🐍👇
National Geographic
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'Irrespective of its evolutionary origin, one thing is certain – numerical competence is most certainly an adaptive trait.'
From @mitpress, scientists say our mathematical ability is something we share with a surprising number of species
From @BBCNews👇
bbc.com/future/article/20200…
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#Biodiversity, #GreenRecovery & #OneHealth are now top of mind for policymakers & public after reports from @WWF, @UNBiodiversity, @ForestPeoplesP & @IIFB_indigenous
Want to hear more about #Nature and #NaturesContributions to People?
🎧@IPBES #podcast👉 link.chtbl.com/cNKLPxsi
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Save the date! 📅
@ICLEI & @BonnGlobal present: #DaringCities, a global, action-oriented virtual forum to empower urban leaders
From 7-28 Oct, this virtual conference will feature courageous local actions to tackle the #ClimateEmergency.
Learn more👇
daringcities.org/
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Fund to protect #CoralReefs launched by @UN General Assembly, w/ @ReefResilience
“We urge the global community to come together to capitalize this critical Fund in order to change the trajectory for coral reefs” -@andersen_inger, @UNEP
🐟🌊
unenvironment.org/news-and-s…
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🌿The #NatureFutures Framework can be used to integrate 'plural perspectives in the creation of desirable #nature scenarios across multiple scales'
—New paper by @laurap18 et al. describes some of the work of the @IPBES Task Force on Scenarios & Models
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Have you given your #VoiceForThePlanet?
"We need to add our voices to those of young people... protecting #biodiversity & protecting us against #ClimateChange is exactly what's needed" —Bob Watson, former Chair of @IPBES and @IPCC_CH
Are you with Bob?
voicefortheplanet.org/add-vo…
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Researchers create online platform showing priority land that needs to be protected to safeguard #biodiversity & reduce carbon emissions💻
The 'Global Safety Net' aims to increase awareness of steps needed to preserve natural areas
More in @physorg_com👇
phys.org/news/2020-09-global…
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Thanks! We are really happy at how well-received the first season of #NatureInsight has been. Looking forward to working on season 2!
I have also been regularly listening to this podcast series by @IPBES and have been learning a lot. Recommended.
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#Biodiversity, #GreenRecovery, #OneHealth now top of mind for policymakers & public after reports from @WWF, @UNBiodiversity & @ForestPeoples, @IIFB_indigenous
Want to hear more about #Nature and #NaturesContributions to People?
@IPBES #podcast series trello.com/b/agpU1p11/ipbes-…
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"Last year, global temps were 0.95C warmer than the 20th century average. Human activity is responsible for around 100% of this"
@DrMichaelByrne, @univofstandrews, explains why the world's land has warmed more rapidly than its oceans over recent decades
carbonbrief.org/guest-post-w…
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According to @nature_org, '$44 Trillion US dollars of the global economy depends on #biodiversity – but our economies don't appreciate the values of #nature'
New Financing Nature report looks at investing in #NatureNow
Join live report launch today nature.ly/2FB7Oal
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🏃♀️1 million runners to give a voice to 1 million species🐅🐘
"When you participate in #RunWild w/ @UNEP in the @adidas Running app, you follow 1 of 3 threatened #species in their habitat as you try to keep up w/ the km they travel daily"🌳🐆
#runtastic
runtastic.com/blog/en/run-wi…
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