"Goals for conserving & sustainably using nature &
achieving sustainability cannot be met by current trajectories, & goals for 2030 & beyond may only be achieved through transformative changes across
economic, social, political & technological factors"
👉ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Have you used @IPBES assessments in your work?
Tell us about it in this survey!
Whether for policy, planning, data, recommendations, identifying alternatives, cross-sector/ministerial dialogue, conservation, advocacy & other uses – share here by 14 Jan
👉bit.ly/ipbesassessmentsurvey
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In Bengaluru, #India, natives species of plants & animals thrive at sacred sites
"The dominance of species with religious, medicinal and ornamental values in these unconventional green spaces is linked to the cultural #EcosystemServices"
@MongabayIndia
india.mongabay.com/2019/08/s…
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'Species are going extinct at a rate that is 10-100 times faster than the average historical rate over the last 10 million years'📈
—@IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie
🎥Video via @UNDPTokyo
国連開発計画（UNDP）駐日代表事務所
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"By saving our seas, we can save the planet 🌎
Learn about the innovative ways people are farming the ocean without destroying it" 🌊
@wef
World Economic Forum
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Forests are home to much of the 🌏's #biodiversity but face a number of human-induced threats, including:
🌾Agricultural expansion
🏙Expansion of urban areas
🚗Expansion of infrastructure
— @IPBES #GlobalAssessment 👉ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Key to safeguarding the environment🌿:
🔹Review & renewal of intl environment-related goals and targets based on the best available #science
🔸Adoption & funding of action on #conservation, #ecological restoration & sustainable use
@OnePlanetSummit 👇
oneplanetsummit2021.site.cal…
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🌍Global societal goals can be achieved in #sustainable pathways through:
⚡️Rapid & improved implementation of existing #policies
💡New initiatives that engage individual & collective action for #TransformativeChange 🤝
Join @OnePlanetSummit on 11 Jan oneplanetsummit2021.site.cal…
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🌊How can we conserve & sustainably use the #oceans?
🐟'Multi-sectoral mechanisms like marine protected areas are most effective in reconciling #SDG14's ecological, economic & social dimensions'
—New study w/ @ird_fr @CNRS @MemorialU @naturesustainab
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🦋"Biodiversity can give us an insurance policy, #Earth's own safety net to safeguard our survival"
Learn more about what #biodiversity is, why it's important and how it is affected by human activity🌏
🎥@TED_ED
World Wildlife Day
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🦠'There are 1.7 million undiscovered #viruses lurking in mammals &birds, half of which may have the ability to infect people.
.#Pandemics are growing in number as human activities place more stress on the #environment'🌿
—@Sarah_Gibbens via @NatGeo
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Marine #PlasticPollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting 44 percent of seabirds.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report on #Biodiversity and #Ecosysem services
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😷🦠Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely
The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around.
@soniashah @voxdotcom
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🦠The #PandemicsReport experts estimate the cost of reducing risks to prevent pandemics to be 100 times less than the cost of responding to such pandemics, providing strong economic incentives for #transformative change.
@RHarrabin via @BBCNews
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🌺Happy #NewYear!
🌻¡Feliz año nuevo!
🌼С новым годом !
🌿Bonne année !
نتمنى لكم سنة ميلادية سعيدة💮
🌸新年快乐 !
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#Biodiversity is the richness of life
🍓 🌱 🌎 🐒 🐛
On the last day of the year, we recognize the essential variety of all life on Earth
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🇧🇴 Good news #ForNature from #Bolivia!
Scientists have described 20 new #species present in the Bolivian #Andes, as well as sightings of plants and animals not seen for decades⛰️🌿🐸
✍️@AH_journalism via @cnni
edition.cnn.com/2020/12/13/a…
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🐙Fishing is the main driver of marine #biodiversity loss
🐟There are ways to ensure sustainable #food production from #oceans while protecting marine species & ecosystems
🐠Learn more from the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
👉bit.ly/IPBES_GAsummary
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"It is a key tool that will help us redefine our relationship with #nature and integrate present and future generations in the dialogue"
@IUCN_forests @IUCN takes a closer look at #forest landscape restoration and how it can benefit whole communities
IUCN
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💧🟢#DidYouKnow that #mangroves have a "secret power?"
Learn more about the role of mangrove forests in the race against #ClimateChange via @TheEconomist 👇
The Economist
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