'It’s hard not to be amazed at the sight of the yellow cardinal' 🐦
Cardinals are usually bright red, this yellow cardinal may be a ‘one in a million’ occurrence and is the result of an ultra-rare genetic mutation🟡🔴
kingdomstv.com/photographer-…
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🌿The statistical framework #MakeNatureCount will provide “an impetus for an accurate accounting of the value of #biodiversity”, according to @mremae, @UNBiodiversity Executive Secretary
Learn more w/@UNDESA & @UN_News_Centre➡️news.un.org/en/story/2021/03…
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New research from #Malaysia 🇲🇾
Wild pigs, better known for their destructive tendencies on farms & in ecosystems, may actually help encourage tree diversity in forests
✍️@johnccannon @mongabay
news.mongabay.com/2021/03/pi…
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#DYK that containers, packaging materials, storage places and traded goods can spread plant pests worldwide?
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#PlantHealth is key to safeguarding food security🥣
#CPM15 #IYPH @ippcnews
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Please note that you need to create an account and log in to register 👉 ipbes.net/registration/scopi…
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💧Life thrives in #wetlands
Yet, 25% of wetland #species are threatened with extinction, including water #birds🦆, freshwater dependent mammals🦦, marine turtles🐢 & coral reef-building species🐠
Learn more w/@RamsarConv
➡️ramsar50.org/wp-content/uplo…
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🌊🇪🇸 The green, underwater meadows of Posidonia #seagrass that surround the Balearic Islands are one of the world's most powerful, natural defenses against #ClimateChange
But this global treasure is now under extreme pressure 📈
@BBCNews @MattMcGrathBBC
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🥘#Food🍏#PlantHealth &🍎#biodiversity are interconnected
🌾Reductions in the #diversity of cultivated crops, crop wild relatives & domesticated breeds mean that agroecosystems are less resilient against #ClimateChange, pests & pathogens
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
🎥@ippcnews
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Do you want to help @IPBES identify key questions and themes that should be addressed by the #BizBiodiversity assessment, making it even more policy-relevant?
Join the online conference as an #IPBESStakeholder
Date: 25–26 March
Register bit.ly/3bNs9Xm
#ForNature
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🌿12 lessons from the #pandemic by @UNDP
🦋Lesson 6: #Biodiversity keeps us alive
🔬How? Learn more w/@IPBES #PandemicsReport
➡️ipbes.net/pandemics
📚@UNDP lessons➡️feature.undp.org/emerging-st…
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🌱Join @RamsarConv's 50th Anniversary campaign briefing
💧Today, March 16th at 13 & 16 CET
🐟#Wetlands come in many different forms & make life on Earth possible
More on the campaign➡️ramsar50.org/
Register➡️contacts.ramsar.org/webinars
#RestoreWetlands
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🌿How do we regulate the transportation of #plants?
🍊How do countries protect plant resources from #fruit fly pests & facilitate safe trade?
🎥Watch the video to learn more about #PlantHealth w/@ippcnews
#CPM15 #IYPH
youtube.com/watch?v=YOBsdBOM…
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Buffelgrass, a perennial arid climate-adapted grass from Africa, was brought to the US in the 1930s & planted throughout Arizona, Texas & Mexico to control soil erosion and provide cattle forage
But now its out-competing the native plants🌿
@NatGeoMag
nationalgeographic.com/trave…
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Researchers discovered that wild #birds could remember the wing patterns of artificial #butterflies that dodged their attacks & those that had a foul flavor🦋🐦
In follow-up tests, the birds ignored these butterflies & their lookalikes
📰@EarthDotCom
earth.com/news/birds-learn-t…
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The @UNEP #FoodWaste Index Report 2021 estimates that 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with food that is not consumed
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🎥@FAO #FruitVegYear #IYFV2021
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Protecting #PlantHealth is key to achieving the @GlobalGoalsUN 📈
Protecting plant health contributes to
🍲Achieving food security
🦋Safeguarding biodiversity
🤝Ensuring safe trade
🍎Fighting hunger
via @ippcnews #CPM15
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What are some synergies & trade-offs between #biodiversity & #SDGs in #AsiaPacific in terms of
⚖️Inequalities
🏨Cities
🍎Consumption & production
🌊#ClimateAction
🕊️#Peace
🌐Global partnership
More in @IPBES #RegionalAssessment
➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
#ForNature
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🍃Fresh air
🌰Nutritious foods
💧Clean water
🏃Space for recreation
...are just a few of many health benefits #forests provide to people
Join @FAO @FAOForestry in celebrating #IntlForestDay on 21 March 🌳🍂
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New research by @cardiffuni has revealed how creatures within the so-called twilight zone of the ocean, extending from 200 to 1000m below the surface, have evolved as a result of #ClimateChange
🌊🐙🐟🐡🦐
📰@SkyNews
news.sky.com/story/evolution…
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🐙Just when you thought nature had shown you all her marvels...
This rare and fascinating jellyfish is a true spectacle to watch✨
🎥@PADI @MaxwelHohn
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