Thank you to the more than 60,000 @IPBES community members now tweeting about #biodiversity #science & #policy – we appreciate your support!
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Planting urban forests can boost #biodiversity & fight #climatechange
Learn more from @wef about why the planting of miniature urban #forests is growing in popularity
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#ClimateChange
#Biodiversity loss &
#LandDegradation
These interconnected issues must be addressed together
Improving land & sea use decisions & supporting #NatureBasedSolutions is a crucial part of the solution
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Exposure to #nature can improve both physical and mental health - @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Take a moment to brighten your day with these sights and sounds of nature
#NaturesContributions
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“It doesn't matter if there’s a wildfire right next door. Beaver-dammed areas are green and happy and healthy” -@EmilyFairfax, @csuci
Study says that beavers building dams & ponds can create fire-resistant refuges
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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In the time of #COVID19, virtual meetings have become our new norm. @IPBES has put together a collection of free #VirtualBackgrounds.
Celebrate #biodiversity and make your next video meeting more vibrant
Download your own here ➡️ipbes.net/communications-sta…
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"We have only scratched the surface in terms of knowledge about the viruses that currently exist and are carried by animals"
@YaleE360 reveals how some scientists are working to detect emerging diseases in #nature before they can infect humans
e360.yale.edu/features/befor…
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Once fully grown, this rarely seen octopus will be able to mimic other species—including flounder 🐙
Learn more about little known about this species from @NatGeo 👇
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The sunflower seastar is capable of moving 200 feet per hour—making it a terrifying predator ⭐
More from @NatGeo👇
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66% of the marine #environment is severely altered by human actions
#Oceans, like land, have been dangerously degraded by human activity
@IPBES #GlobalAssessment ➡️ ipbes.net/global-assessment
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#DidYouKnow that bicephaly is a condition in which an animal is born with two heads?
@natgeo explains why animals born with two heads rarely survive for long—except maybe reptiles 🐍
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Nature and human health are inextricably linked
The #COVID19 pandemic stems from our increasingly frayed relationship w/ #nature, but we can act now to prevent future pandemics
Guest article from #GlobalAssessment co-chairs & expert @PeterDaszak
➡️ ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
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New @KewScience State of the World's Plants and Fungi Report shows 40% of plants are estimated to be threatened with #extinction
"We need to explore solutions that plants & fungi could provide to global challenges we face"
Report: kew.org/science/state-of-the…
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ARTICLE: More than 70 Governments joined the #LeadersPledge4Nature: 'It can be a vital turning point towards a transformative change grounded in solid #science' –@IPBES Chair Ana María Hernández
Read the @Anamariamojita @IPSnews article here👇
📖ipsnews.net/2020/09/pledges-…
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Hi, @BiodiversitySoS, the URL we just provided you reflects the timestamp of the broadcast, precisely where the Fireside Chat segment begins (00:38:30), which this post was promoting. The chat itself is roughly 20 minutes. Transcripts of the UN Summit are not provided by IPBES
Hi, this was the Fireside Chat during the opening segment of the @UN #BiodiversitySummit. You can watch this segment here: webtv.un.org/search/part-1-u…
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#WorldMigratoryBirdDay is nearly here - on Saturday 10 October - reminding us that #BirdsConnectOurWorld
Follow @WMBD & @BonnConvention for more info on events near you🌎🌍🌏
Check out the #WMBD2020 statement from Dr. Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Exec. Sec.
worldmigratorybirdday.org/20…
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"As co-chair of @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, I'm proud my country #Germany has apparently nominated #IPBES for the Nobel Peace Prize
#Biodiversity holds solutions for our major issues such as #ClimateChange & pandemics
Science has major role in #TransformativeChange"
–Sepp Settele
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"At a time when expertise & evidence is under unprecedented assault, an @IPBES nomination for the #NobelPeacePrize would represent phenomenal recognition of the importance of science and expert knowledge for decisions about nature & #biodiversity."
—Dr. Anne Lariguaderie
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