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Water, wetlands & life — inseparable. For #WorldWetlandsDay, join Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Executive Secretary at @RamsarConv event highlighting the importance of wetlands for #freshwater security & #SDG6 achievement 📅Monday, 1 Feb, 3-4.30pm CET worldwetlandsday.org
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📉Biodiversity loss in the #Americas🌎is projected to continue to 2050 and beyond, with land-use change and #ClimateChange being the dominant drivers. 📖Learn more about the pressures driving #biodiversity loss in the @IPBES #RegionalAssessment @Leefomgeving @GlobioModel
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🌎@IPBES #RegionalAssessment of #Biodiversity in the #Americas found that 🌱🦆Wetlands have been extensively transformed in the region, largely due to the expansion of agriculture, ranching & urbanization #WorldWetlandsDay 👉worldwetlandsday.org @RamsarConv @martharojasu1
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🌱Growing 🌸Blooming 🌼Rooting 🐛Soil aeration 🦋#Pollination 🍃Enduring wind, rain & #pollution, dispersing seeds and growing anew Follow the beautiful story of #flowers by @azumamakoto & @katiescottscott ➡️azumamakoto.com/1669/⬅️
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🌳🐸#Mangrove trees were "once abundant across [Jakarta's] coastline but the need for large container ports, housing & fish farms ha[s] caused the mangroves to disappear" ✍️@NivellCNA @ChannelNewsAsia 📅2 Feb is #WorldWetlandsDay @RamsarConv channelnewsasia.com/news/cli…
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🏦 How to finance #biodiversity protection? 🌿 Julien Calas of @AFD_en explores options at the @oneplanetsummit w/@gilleskleitz @globalcanopy #FinanceInCommon2020 #ForNature
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🌳💻@Ecosia, a search engine which also invests in #tree-planting, is deploying its tech know-how to map and monitor the health of the #forest with satellite imagery and geo-tagging @auggwi ✍️@LouiseB_NY @Independent independent.co.uk/environmen…
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How did some of the oldest #CoralReefs in the #Mediterranean develop?🐠🦀 A study by @ICMCSIC & @NOCnews offers new insights into the environmental constraints and climatic events that shaped the formation of these reefs @sciencedaily sciencedaily.com/releases/20…
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🏝️ In #Martinique, a #mangrove has turned a fairy pink 🦀 @UICNfrance explains that this natural phenomenon is due to an explosive multiplication of microalgae 👇 uicn.fr/mangrove-rose-en-mar… #WorldWetlandsDay
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✏️Happy International #EducationDay🎉 🍏It's never too early or too late to learn how to act #ForNature 🌳 Environmental education can effectively support transformative change, according to @ipbes #GlobalAssessment 🎥@FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Sunday #mood with🐨s #DYK that koalas can sleep for 18 to 22 hours per day? 🎥@PhysicsAndAstr1 nitter.vloup.ch/PhysicsAndAstr1/…
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Move aside for this #Osprey flying through with a fresh catch🐟 This raptor will nest in any location near a body of water providing an adequate #food supply 🎥@marktakesphoto
Mark Smith Photography
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Be inspired by nature✨🌊 Here is an Eden's #whale feeding in the Gulf of #Thailand 🇹🇭🐋 #IncredibleNature 🎥@BertieGPhoto
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🇸🇪 Good news for 🦌in #Sweden! 'Sweden is to build up to a dozen bridges—Renoducts—so #reindeer can safely cross railway lines & major roads in the north of the country as global #heating forces them to roam further afield in search of food' @jonhenley theguardian.com/world/2021/j…
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🌞 It's the #weekend! Hip hip hoo-#ray! 🌊 These playful #rays via @oceana
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🦜Happening now: 🌺Our final regional online meeting of the week just started: Latin #America & the Caribbean Group 🌍Regional meetings all this week - aim to support Governments in their preparations for the first @IPBES fully virtual Plenary session in June #IPBES8
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🦆🦢2 February is #WorldWetlandsDay - raising awareness about the vital role of #wetlands for people and our planet🌍 This year, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the @RamsarConv #RestoreWetlands 👉worldwetlandsday.org @martharojasu1
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🏥🐠Researchers have found a novel way to identify heat-stressed #corals It could help scientists pinpoint the coral species that need protection from warming #ocean waters linked to #ClimateChange, acc. to a @RutgersU-led study @LCMS_Eric @ConettaDennis scitechdaily.com/coral-hospi…
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The world's #wetlands are disappearing all around us 87% of area has already been lost in the modern era But @AP shows #WhatCanBeSaved and the optimism of large scale #EcosystemRestoration
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🐘🛸Scientists are using satellite images to count African #elephants from space This breakthrough could allow up to 5000 sq km of elephant habitat to be surveyed on a single cloud-free day🌤️ #ConservationOptimism @Vic_Gill @BBCNews bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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