🌳🏔️"The old-growth forests of the #Carpathians & their unique #biodiversity are disappearing at alarming rates as #timber is being illegally cut and transported across & beyond the borders of mountain range States"
– @andersen_inger Exec.Director @UNEP
menafn.com/1101191794/Ukrain…
19
3
42
Marine #plasticpollution has increased 10x since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including:
🐢86% of marine #turtles
🐧44% of seabirds and
🦭 43% of marine mammals
This can also affect humans through food chains🍲🍣
📰IPBES #GlobalAssessment
1
55
10
102
🍂The global forest area is ~68% of the pre-industrial level
🌲Old-growth #forests are particularly sensitive #ecosystems
🌳Learn how we can integrate multiple uses for sustainable #forestry via @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
29
3
54
0
🐯With their majestic, spotted coats and their silent, silky movements, #Jaguars are one of the iconic big cats of the Americas.
Today, their future is in our hands 🙌
On 29 Nov, we celebrate #InternationalJaguarDay
1
55
13
191
💧🚜In a world where #freshwater resources are increasingly scarce, how can we overcome water challenges in #agriculture?
#NowReading: the newly-released 'The State of Food and Agriculture 2020' report 👉 fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
#SOFA2020
11
2
19
🍁🍂'The healthier the #leaf is to begin with, the more vibrancy you’re going to see in the fall
#Trees are sensitive & the reasons for its behavior in the #fall could depend on the conditions it faced 6 or even 9 months before'
🔍@TAMU @TXForestService
today.tamu.edu/2020/11/25/wh…
6
12
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 👇
National Geographic
15
2
47
0
📈There is huge interest among #investors about the role of #biodiversity in mitigating #corporate risk
'It won’t be long until biodiv. becomes yet another mainstay of shareholder proposals during the annual meeting season'
📰@makower via @GreenBiz
greenbiz.com/article/why-inv…
1
13
2
29
🐸 How can we improve #freshwater management, protection & connectivity?
💧Only 13% of #wetlands present in 1700 remained by 2000
🐟Freshwater species have declined by 84% since 1970
➡️Discover pathways & possible actions via @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
40
5
44
0
Can ☀️ make 🚂 greener?
Could a % of the trains in the UK 🇬🇧 and beyond be partially powered by track-side #solar panels?
Intriguing concept👇
BBC World Service
1
20
3
38
0
🤔#DYK that @IPBES Conceptual Framework is a highly simplified model of the complex interactions between #Nature & human societies?
🌿Nature, nature’s contributions to people & good quality of life are inclusive categories
🟢Sciences
🔵Other knowledge systems
#GlobalAssessment
41
3
97
🦠❄️'Pathogens in warm parts of the world posed greatest risk during cool weather, while #pathogens found at cool locations thrived in warm temperatures.'
Scientists from @NotreDame @USouthFlorida @UWMadison studied 7,000 animal-parasite systems 🌎🌍🌏
independent.co.uk/environmen…
12
2
12
🐯🇲🇽 Ahead of the #InternationalJaguarDay on 29 Nov, we are revisiting this @NatGeo video on endangered jaguars in #Mexico
See how #conservationists have used camera traps to track and protect #jaguars🎥
National Geographic
2
28
4
66
0
🪴😢'Some plants are big brave soldiers, others are total scaredy-cats.'
Lockdown has encouraged many of us to grow new plants at 🏠Do your plants have specific character traits?🧐
Read about the fascinating observations of Prof. Rick Karban @ucdavis
theguardian.com/environment/…
8
18
“We found gender-based violence to be pervasive, and there is enough clear evidence to suggest that #ClimateChange is increasing #GBV” – @IUCN
✍️@fionaharvey via @guardian
Today is Intl Day to End Violence against Women 🌏🧡
theguardian.com/environment/…
1
16
2
33
Join @Anamariamojita, @IPBES Chair at the #ASEAN Conference on #Biodiversity 2020🌱
Transformative Change and Innovations in Biodiversity Conservation, 26 November 2020, 9:00 (GMT+8) via Facebook live 👉 facebook.com/ASEANBiodiversi…
ASEANBiodiversity
1
13
2
38
0
Today is International Day to End Violence against Women🌏🧡
What are the links btw #GBV & #biodiversity?
Research by @IUCN & @USAID shows that GBV is employed, for eg. to enforce #gender norms in illegal, unreported & unregulated #fishing 🎣
#16Days #OrangeTheWorld
29
1
50
0
🐊😮#DYK that some types of alligators can regrow their tails?
A recent study has confirmed for the first time that young #American #alligators can regrow large sections of their tails.
🔍@ASU @LDWF 📰@nwtls
newatlas.com/biology/alligat…
8
2
20