#Biodiversity is a foundation of #FoodSystems๐
๐ฝ๐A healthy environment is essential for the proper functioning of both natural & cultivated #ecosystems and plays a major role in #FoodSystems
In November, we raise awareness about #SDG2 #ZeroHunger
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These countries are uniting for #biodiversity & committing to 10 key actions #ForNature:
๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐น๐ง๐ฉ๐ง๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐น๐ง๐ด๐ง๐ฆ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฒ๐จ๐ท๐จ๐พ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ฌ๐น๐ญ๐ณ๐ญ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ๐ช๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐ง๐ฑ๐ธ๐ฑ๐น๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฒ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ณ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ต๐ฆ๐ต๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฉ๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฒ๐ธ๐จ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐จ๐ธ๐ช๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฌ&๐ช๐บ
#LeadersPledge4Nature
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๐๐ณ'A small project in Malaysian #Borneo aims to create a #forest corridor between two large protected areas.
It's expected to help threatened species move between the Tabin & Kulamba #wildlife reserves'
๐@jeremy_hance via @mongabay
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Biodiversity loss related to the change of #landscapes can increase emerging disease risk & in some cases lead to #zoonotic transmission
Also, '#Pathogens of wildlife, livestock & ppl can also directly threaten #biodiversity'
โ @IPBES #PandemicsReport ipbes.net/Pandemics
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๐ Happy #ScienceDay ๐
๐ฟ @IPBES Assessments are made possible thanks to the tireless work of millions of #scientists around the world
๐ฌ#Science & knowledge are key to addressing the intertwined crises of #biodiversity, #climate & #pandemics
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๐ฆ๐ฆ'Many birds have brilliant plumage colors, but why?
Feather microstructures can change the appearance of red plumage remarkably without any corresponding changes in either pigment concentration or molecule types'
๐ฐ@GrrlScientist via @Forbes
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Join @UNFCCC & @WHO on November 9 & 10 for the #RaceToZero Dialogue on "#Climate & #Health: For a Healthy Recovery"
People from around the world working to place health and equity at the center of ambitious #climateaction
๐who.int/news-room/events/detโฆ
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โฐStarting today
Join the #RaceToZero Dialogues w/ 1 aim: Net 0 emissions by 2050
๐ฟ#ClimateChange is a direct driver of #biodiversity loss
๐ฟ#Nature holds many solutions to address both crises simultaneously
w/@unfccc & @cop26
unfccc.int/rtzdialogues
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๐ขL A S T C H A N C E!
Nominate experts for the @IPBES Workshop on Modelling Nature Futures Scenarios
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The deadline is today! Monday, 9 Nov 2020
More information ๐bit.ly/NatureFuturesWkshopCaโฆ
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๐ณ๐ฒTrees provide habitat to other plants and animals, increasing urban #biodiversity
Planting trees can make cities cleaner, safer and nicer places to live๐
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#CitiesWithNature
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๐ฆ "The recent exponential rise in #consumption & trade, driven by demand & demographic pressure, has led to a series of emerging diseases that originate mainly in biodiverse developing countries"๐ฑ
โ@IPBES #PandemicsReport
ipbes.net/pandemics
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๐ต๐ญ @IPBES member Philippines @DFAPHL just placed a moratorium on new coal power plants
โ๏ธ'We are also pushing for the transition to cleaner energy sources to ensure more sustainable growth for the country' โEnergy Sec. Cusi
@ChloeFarand via @ClimateHome
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Congrats to @UNESCO_MAB for welcoming 25 new #BiosphereReserves in its global network!
These sites bring together people & nature to find local solutions to global problems.
Learn more via @UNESCO: on.unesco.org/3kFWQ2s
#ForNature
UNESCO ๐๏ธ #Education #Sciences #Culture ๐บ๐ณ
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Commercial whaling may be coming to a close in ๐ฎ๐ธ - 1 of only 3 remaining whaling countries
๐ณInstead of whale hunting, whale watching is growing quickly
โIโm never going to hunt whales again, Iโm stopping for good.โ
Story via @KieranMulvaney @NatGeo
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๐ฆ๐บ๐ Australian scientists found a detached #CoralReef on the Great Barrier Reef
๐ผIt exceeds the height of the Empire State Building & the Eiffel Tower
It's the first such discovery in over๐ฏ years!
๐@SchmidtOcean ๐ฐ@Reuters
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๐กThere's a new facility aimed at boosting the contribution of private finance to #forest restoration
๐ณNature-based solutions like forest #landscape restoration can reverse the effects of #deforestation
via @UNEP
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๐ณThe global extent of temperate & #boreal forests is increasing. Actions like #restoration of natural forest &planting of monocultures contribute, but also have different consequences 4 #biodiversity and its contributions to ppl
โ @IPBES #GlobalAssesment
Boreal Conservation
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๐ง๐งAccording to new evidence, Gentoo #penguins are slightly different in shape and size and can be told apart by their DNA.
Counting them as separate #species will help in #conservation, making it easier to monitor declines.
๐ฐ@hbriggs via @BBCNews
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