"I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief."✨
—Harrison Ford at the @IUCN World Conservation Congress, citing a poem by Wendell Berry🌱
iucncongress2020.org #IUCNCongress #ForNature
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💧Sustainable management of water for all is still achievable by ensuring more sustainable use of water in agriculture, the world’s largest water user, accounting for more than 70% of global withdrawals
Learn more w/ @FAO #SOFA2020
Food and Agriculture Organization
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'Restoration is key to the prosperity and well-being of people. Vibrant ecosystems provide benefits from food and water to health and security that our growing population needs today and will need in the future'
🐸🌳🦁🍄🐝🍎🐋🌻
#GenerationRestoration
unep.org/interactive/ecosyst…
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💭#DYK the Leafy Sea Dragons have no known predators?
Their leafy camouflage and spiny fins keep large fish from snacking on them.
🌊 🌿🌊 🌿🌊🌿🌊
Via @OceansBeauties
R For ReImagination
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The #IUCNCongress is coming to an end
The Congress came together to help inform global priorities for the coming decade to drive conservation & #SustainableDevelopment🐸🌳🦁🍄
Learn more w/@IUCN about the sessions, assemblies & exhibitions here: iucncongress2020.org
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Meet the Great Eared Nightjar👂🐦
This unique, feline-looking nightjar has distinct ears and a frequently erect posture, which distinguishes it from many other nightjars.
🎥@GunjanGogoi15
Gunjan Gogoi
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📌TOMORROW AT 9 AM (GMT-3)📌
Join @GlobalLF & @latinas4climate to discuss feminist perspectives on #ClimateAction, #GenderEquality & advocacy programs in the #Amazon Region.
🌳🐯🌺🐒🌿🐸🍄🦋
Register here ➡️bit.ly/3djPaBp
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"We rely on oxygen to live, we rely on water to drink, we rely on good food to survive.
But all those very precious assets are often undervalued in economic assessment & frequently not included at all."
—Christine @Lagarde, President of the @ecb at #IUCNCongress
#ForNature
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What is the impact of @IPBES Assessments?💭
E.g. in April 2021, quoting several findings from @IPBES #PollinationAssessment, @Walmart US debuted a policy to protect US pollinators
Learn about this #impact & many more via #IPBES Impact Tracking Database👉ipbes.net/impact/53538
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Join us for a live conversation feat. @calhi415, Director for Research & Internationalisation at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute & @IPBES #PandemicsReport expert & @ZitaSebesvari, Deputy Director @UNUEHS
Friday, 17 Sept, 11am CEST via @instagram Live
👉instagram.com/ipbes_
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💭#DYK that the colors of fruits & vegetables are often linked to specific health benefits & nutritional properties?
Learn more with 🎥@FAO🎥
#UNFSS2021 #IYFV2021
FAO en español
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#WildlifeTrade has expanded significantly in the last few decades 🐍🐯🐸
The intl legal wildlife trade has increased 500% in value since 2005, and 2000% since the 1980s
Learn more with @IPBES #PandemicsReport ipbes.net/pandemics
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We live in an #InterconnectedWorld.
As we become more interconnected, so do the risks we share. To manage these risks, we need to understand why & how they are interconnected.
Read @UNUEHS's new report #InterconnectedRisks 🪢
interconnectedrisks.org
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Every year, nearly 4 million people die prematurely from indoor #AirPollution.
Many succumb to diseases linked to inhaling smoke from kerosene, wood and charcoal fires, which are commonly used in the developing world for cooking and heating.
Via @UNEP
unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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Protecting, restoring and enhancing natural ecosystems can help tackle many of the challenges facing our planet
But how can we unleash the power of nature through #NatureBasedSolutions?🌿
Learn more with @WWF's #PoweringNature Report 📖lp.panda.org/powering-nature…
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Pandemics are a threat to the health and welfare of people across our planet...
But how and why do they emerge?💭🤔
Learn more with @IPBES #PandemicsReport👇
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The external review of the draft nature futures framework & methodological guidance is open✍️💻
⏰6 Sept- 31 Oct 2021
1⃣Register as a user of the @IPBES website: ipbes.net/user/register
2⃣Register as an expert reviewer for the draft: ipbes.net/registration/natur…
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#ClimateChange & #BiodiversityLoss are interconnected🔄
Ignoring the inseparable nature of climate, biodiversity & human quality of life will result in non-optimal solutions to either crisis
#BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES-@IPCC_CH W/shop Report ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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“The science is unequivocal;
a global increase of 1.5C above the pre-industrial average & the continued loss of #Biodiversity, risk catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse"
📰 @guardian @bmj_latest #BiodiversityClimateScience
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Clean air is essential to human and #ecosystem health.
On #CleanAirDay, we can all help to #BeatAirPollution 🌳💨🌲
Learn more with @UNEP: cleanairblueskies.org
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