'Reducing deforestation & exploitation of #biodiversity are 1st steps to break chain of disease emergence'
'Our current approach is to wait for outbreaks & then design vaccines... We’ve seen w/ #COVID19 this approach isn’t good enough' –@PeterDaszak
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#DidYouKnow that since 1980, greenhouse gas #emissions have doubled & avg global temps have risen at least 0.7℃? #ClimateChange
At the same time, global average per capita consumption rose 15%
@IPBES #GlobalAssessment #sciencepolicy; video via @WEF
World Economic Forum
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#Aquaponics serve both fish and the growth of crops. It allows us to produce more food with fewer resources. 🐟
#SustainableFisheries #FisheriesInnovation
Find out more from @FAO 👇
FAO Knowledge
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Learn how thick whale blubber is... with doughnuts 🍩
#SecretsOfSkin from @BBCEarth
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Our impact on #ecosystems began thousands of years ago w/ us reducing #biodiversity & starting a chain reaction that brought us to a #NatureEmergency & #ClimateEmergency
The good news: we can reverse this by enhancing #Nature
It's easy to contribute 🥦
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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"How is it possible that the most intellectual being that ever walked the planet is destroying its only home?"
@JaneGoodallInst & #DavidAttenborough are speaking up #ForNature & joining @Voice4Planet, speaking truth & science to power
#VoiceForThePlanet voicefortheplanet.org
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🐟23 years of work by residents is what was needed to restore a 'marine desert' into a thriving #ecosystem🐠 in Cabo Pulmo
This shows it is not too late to restore #biodiversity in damaged ecosystems, but it requires action 🦈
The Economist
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Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay from @IPBES!
Today highlights how #BirdsConnectOurWorld & the need for international efforts to support the protection of species, habitats & local communities around🌎🌍🌏
Read the full statement w/ key info & policy options ipbes.net/migratory-bird-day…
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Migratory birds bring multiple benefits to humans by providing
🌱Seed dispersal
🌺Pollination
🐛Pest control
🦆 What else?
🐦#BirdsConnectOurWorld — This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, let them guide us & #connect2earth 🕊
w/ @wwf
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"#WorldMigratoryBirdDay should be a clarion call to listen to the science & implement evidence-informed policies to better protect people & nature" —@IPBES Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie
#BirdsConnectOurWorld, across borders, boundaries and barriers
#WMBD2020 @WMBD @BonnConvention
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🦅Meet Christian Moullec, the man who flies with birds 🐦
🦆To raise awareness about the protection of #migratory birds, Christian flies with orphaned geese and protected bird species to lead them to safe migratory routes, all from his microlight plane
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
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🐦Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🐦
#DYK that around 20% of all #bird species migrate to find food & breed?
Let's get creative to celebrate them:
🏡 Make your garden bird-friendly
🎨Try a bird-themed craft
🔭Birdwatch from home
More ideas @BonnConvention cms.int/en/news/world-migrat…
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🌐Migratory #BirdsConnectOurWorld beautifully🐦
✨These starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through the sky, forming a mesmerising murmuration
📷Richard Sykes, @YWTPottericCarr
HT: @WildlifeTrusts
#WorldMigratoryBirdDay @WMBD
The Wildlife Trusts
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☀️ Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 🐦
🦩 Share the word
🦆 Learn how #BirdConnectOurWorld
🐧 Find quizzes & stories on @WMBD's trello board 👇
trello.com/b/rEMSG2NV/world-…
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We congratulate our World Food Programme @WFP colleagues around the world for their richly-deserved selection as the winners of the 2020 #NobelPeacePrize - food security is one of the most important of #NaturesContributions to people and to peace
#NobelPrize
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Hi Diana, you can find this animation and many other resources from the #GlobalAssessment here: bit.ly/IPBESReport
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"Too often when we talk about #biodiversity, it evokes a notion of forest destruction or species extinction. Little do we realise, however, that in fact biodiversity is the foundation for #humanhealth." - @IPBES Founding Chair @ZakriZAH
Read more: nst.com.my/opinion/columnist…
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New @WorldBank report on Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature shows value of finance for #biodiversity & #ecosystemservices
'Finance sector has critical role in addressing the global biodiversity crisis & mobilizing private finance to protect nature'
👉bit.ly/3dcjKvm
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🦩 October 10 is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay🐧
🦆#BirdsConnectOurWorld thanks to the ecological connectivity & integrity of #ecosystems that support their natural cycles🐦
🦢 Discover more and join events👇
worldmigratorybirdday.org/
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