"Our planet is literally up in flames, it's on fire."
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—Audrey Azoulay @AAzoulay, Director-General of @UNESCO at the @IUCN World Conservation Congress
Learn more: iucncongress2020.org
#IUCNCongress #ForNature
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Happy Intl Day of #CleanAir for blue skies!
#AirPollution is an environmental risk to human health & has detrimental impacts on climate & biodiversity
Improving our air quality will bring health, development & environmental benefits
#CleanAirDay: cleanairblueskies.org
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Today is #WorldCleanAirDay.
Let's act for #HealthyAirHealthyPlanet today and every day.
RT if you agree🔄
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🌏 🌡️ This animated map from @BerkeleyEarth shows 120 years of temperature around the world and the acceleration of #ClimateChange over the years.
🐯#ShowYourStripes
📽️ @CCNUCC
ONU Climat
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"We know what the situation of the planet is. We know we cannot live well and in good health on a sick planet."
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—Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron, President of France at #IUCNCongress
Learn more via @IUCN: iucncongress2020.org #ForNature
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Ahead of @UNBiodiversity's #COP15 and @UNFCCC's @COP26, the editors of health journals worldwide call for urgent action #ForNature
'Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world'
@bmj_latest
bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n173…
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Where are the bird hotspots across the world?🐦
Indonesia 🇮🇩 is home to more than 500 endemic species; Australia 🇦🇺 to almost 360; and the Philippines 🇵🇭 to almost 260. Brazil 🇧🇷 has a similar number.
via @IUCNRedList @OurWorldInData
ourworldindata.org/birds
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Held during @UN General Assembly #UNGA in New York on Sept 23, the @FoodSystems will help set the stage for global #FoodSystems transformation to achieve the #SDGs by 2030.
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Find out more: un.org/en/food-systems-summi…
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Find inspiration in the constant movement of nature...💃✨🐾🍃
This incredible aerial drone video shows how a group of 1,000+ sheep move in unison from pasture to pasture.
🐑🎥@nowthisnews via facebook.com/lior.patel
NowThis
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There's nothing like having a turtle BFF...
Humans are not the only ones who know a thing or two about friendship. Check out these friendly turtles helping each other out🐢
🎥@FBiodiversidad @GorgeousPlanet_
Funny Gorgeous Animals (by Don Purrleone)
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Good news #ForNature from #Cameroon 🇨🇲🦍
The Ebo forest in the Congo Basin is🏠to rare primates, incl. chimpanzees & gorillas
Through Ebo Forest Research Project, villagers & scientists are working together to protect them
via @dw_environment
dw.com/en/protecting-rare-go…
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🚨#IUCNcongress starts now!🚨
This hybrid in-person and virtual environmental congress will help to drive action on nature-based recovery, #ClimateChange & #Biodiversity for decades to come.
Learn more via @IUCN👉iucncongress2020.org/
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The #IUCN_IPSummit starts today🌱
The Summit will bring together the voices of #IndigenousPeoples from around the world & will raise awareness about their role as stewards of nature
👉iucncongress2020.org/program… #IUCNcongress
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Food is fundamental to life
But in an ironic twist, the things we eat are fueling some of the greatest threats to our survival. Our food production is a source of pollution & a contributor to #ClimateChange & #BiodiversityLoss
📰@UNEP
unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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#IUCNcongress starts today.
The world is coming together #ForNature🌿
Starting with the 3rd Meeting of the OEWG-2020; then #IUCNcongress; Part 1 of @UNBiodiversity's #COP15, & @UNFCCC's @COP26.
#BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH is now more important than ever.
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#ComingSoon: #ForNature🌿
Join @UNDP, @UNEP, @UNBiodiversity, and other partners for the virtual #NatureForLife Hub💻
Learn more and RSVP: bit.ly/3zCDRgX
UN Development
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“Extreme weather is the new normal. From Germany🇩🇪 to China🇨🇳, to Canada🇨🇦 or the United States🇺🇸 – wildfires, floods, extreme heat waves – it is an ever-growing, tragic list”
—@JoyceMsuya, Deputy Executive Director of @UNEP
unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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These sea otters are working #ForNature🌿
They defend kelp from ‘zombie’ urchins – and support a healthy ecosystem.
Do you know any other #KeystoneSpecies?💭
Learn more via @wef 🎥
World Economic Forum
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#DYK that climate and biodiversity are inextricably connected with each other & with human futures?
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With #IUCNcongress starting tomorrow📅, explore #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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