The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showed that land-use change & direct exploitation account for >50% of the relative human impact on land & in freshwater ecosystems
#Deforestation & other such impacts on ecosystems are directly linked to our health
via @UNEP
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#Biodiversity loss affects the health of all living things, including people
From the air we breathe to the foods we eat, @UNBiodiversity shows that biodiversity is the foundation of human health
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#BiodiversityisHealth #ForPeopleForPlanet
UN Biodiversity
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#COVID19 stimulus measures can:
🌏Boost enviro protections
🌎Provide funding to nations most at risk
🌍Ensure the health of people, animals & #nature
In so doing, we can help prevent future pandemics
@IPBES Guest Article➡️ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
World Economic Forum
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A study has confirmed that seagulls do in fact know exactly when & where is best to forage for human food🍟🥪
The birds' foraging patterns closely matched the timing of school breaks and the opening and closing times of the waste center
📰@theindependent
independent.co.uk/environmen…
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What does an #orangutan's daily routine include?
While growing up they learn essential skills—from crafting umbrellas to knocking over dead trees
All 3 Orangutan #species—Bornean, Tapanuli & Sumatran—are critically #endangered according to @IUCNRedList
National Geographic
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Mark your 📅!
#IPBES8 is scheduled for 14-24 June 2021 & will be held online💻
This 8th Session of the IPBES Plenary will be preceded by online regional consultations and stakeholder meetings🤝
Learn more: ipbes.net/events/ipbes-8-ple…
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🇲🇲🐒'The Popa langur is a type of #monkey with a long tail, rings around its eyes, and a crest of fur on top of its head.
There are only an estimated 200 to 260 left, according to a news release by the @NHM_London'
✍️@jessieyeung8 via @cnni
edition.cnn.com/2020/11/10/a…
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🦉🦅🦜'Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree
The 363 species' genomes, incl. 267 sequenced for the first time, are cataloged in the journal @nresearchnews'
✍️@Vic_Gill via @BBCNews
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#Biodiversity is essential for #foodsecurity
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment highlighted the critical role of #nature in agriculture and warned that human activity threatens food systems around the world
#Biodiversity2020 #ZeroHunger #SDG2 @FAO
FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity
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The @IPBES #PandemicsReport identifies options for action incl. creation of high-level intergov. council on pandemic prevention, to provide evidence on emerging diseases, risk areas, econ. impacts, research gaps & coordinate global pandemics cooperation
👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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“Many of the #climate impacts on #biodiversity happen through species interactions"
—@MarkCUrban on how #ClimateData can help tackling the biodiversity crisis
w/@CopernicusECMWF @VITObelgium @Team_eBird @arevaju
via @euronews
euronews.com/2020/11/02/tack…
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'When families of banded mongooses prepare to fight, they form battle lines
Banded #mongooses are known for almost unbreakable devotion to their birth #family & cooperative living habits'
📰@larsonchristina @AP
apnews.com/article/female-ba…
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🦠‘Deforestation, expansion of agric., intensive farming, mining, infrastructure dev & exploitation of #wildspecies created a ‘perfect storm’ for spillover of diseases from #wildlife to people‘
—Guest article by #GlobalAssessment co-chairs & @PeterDaszak
ipbes.net/covid19stimulus
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"#Biodiversity loss endangers our very survival"
–@Volkan_Bozkir
@UN_PGA reviews the @UN's 1st ever #BiodiversitySummit
Check out the Summit summary 👉 bit.ly/3pklyZh
#Biodiversity2020
UN GA President
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The @IPBES #PandemicsReport identifies options to prevent #pandemics, incld. creating an intergov. council on pandemic prevention, designing monitoring frameworks & seting global pandemic prevention goals/targets under a new int'l accord or agreement
👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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"The @IPBES #PandemicsReport provides yet another piece of scientific evidence that our #health & society are seriously endangered by the disruption of #nature
And that we can turn the tide!"
—@estherouwehand of @Party4Animals
partyfortheanimals.com/en/es…
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🌱'Feeding humanity and enhancing the #conservation & sustainable use of #nature are interdependent goals that can be advanced through sustainable agriculture, safeguarding of native species, and ecological restoration'
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
🎥@FAO
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#Pollution is a major driver of #biodiversity loss
"Rich nations must take a long, hard look in the mirror. The countries which create the bulk of the world's plastic waste have a duty to prevent, reduce and clean up their mess."
–@Andersen_Inger @UNEP
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The @IPBES #PandemicsReport launch was covered by media outlets across the globe
🌎2392 online articles
🌍1935 unique online media outlets
🌏111 countries & 42 languages
💙likely reach: more than 167 million views
👉 ipbes.net/pandemics
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🇦🇺🦘#Australia's #biodiversity just got a lot richer!
"It's not every day that new mammals are confirmed, let alone two new mammals," professor Andrew Krockenberger of @jcu
📰@jessieyeung8 via @cnni
edition.cnn.com/2020/11/09/a…
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