How can the economic concept of degrowth support biodiversity protection?
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Join @laurap18 & @jasonhickel as they explore this question in a webinar on 📅6 May 3:00 PM GMT
👉eventbrite.com/e/web-session…
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Vital - not vile!
Learn how vultures help to clean up our shared ecosystems from @NatGeo 👇
#SingFlySoar
National Geographic
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A new study in @NatureNews suggests the use of #GraphTheory on #SocialMedia data as a promising approach to identify some of the complex physical & cognitive interactions that occur between humans & nature🌿
💡@SebVillasante @sdejuan @andresospina @Aina_
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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We are part of the solution #ForNature
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On 22 May, join us in celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity
Want to show your support for biodiversity? Customize the logo with your name w/ @UNBiodiversity cbd.int/biodiversity-day/log…
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8th of May is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay 🐧🐦
#DYK that migratory birds bring multiple benefits to humans?
For example, they provide:
🌱Seed dispersal
🌺Pollination
🐛Pest control
and other ecosystem services and functions!
#Connect2Earth #singflysoar
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Do you want to be an expert reviewer of the @IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment?
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The report will consider various approaches to enhance the sustainability of the use of wild species
Open for review until 10 June:
ipbes.net/sustainable-use-wi…
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FAO lists 5 benefits of pollinators
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Can you come up with any more?
In need of inspiration?
Learn more from @IPBES #Pollination Assessment:
lnkd.in/ghszUK6
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#DYK a 'Strangler Fig Tree' only blossoms only once every two years? 🌳
What makes species flock to this special tree?
From @NatGeo 👇
National Geographic
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Have you ever wondered what the transformation from larva to #bee looks like? 🐝
Watch this mesmerizing time-lapse video from @NatGeo
National Geographic
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🌾'Fewer and fewer varieties and breeds of plants and animals are being cultivated & raised around the world, despite local efforts by #Indigenous Peoples & local communities'🐄
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
🎥 #Foodheroes
w/ @FAO & @IFAD
Food and Agriculture Organization
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💡#DYK that the extent of tropical & subtropical forests is📈within some countries, as well as the global extent of temperate & boreal forests is📈
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
#ForNature
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Humans are not the only species that enjoy dancing...💃🕺
Move into the weekend with the same enthusiasm🎶🐦
🎥@FBiodiversidad
Cláudio Diaz mejias
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Jaguar numbers are declining rapidly 🐯
In Colombia 🇨🇴, two brothers are trying to help conserve the species and spread awareness of the importance of these magnificent animals in maintaining #Biodiversity
Via @dw_environment
DW Global Ideas & Environment
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🌎🌍🌏#InvasiveAlienSpecies are 1 of the 5 most important drivers of #Biodiversity loss
They impact native species, ecosystem functions, nature’s contributions to people, economies, and human health.
#ForNature
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IPBES is deeply saddened to share the news that our friend, collaborator, and eminent scientist, Prof. Bob Scholes, has died.
His loss affects us all but his legacy of knowledge and love for our natural world will live on through all the lives that he touched.
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📚🔍'@IPBES has worked for the inclusion of #indigenous & local knowledge to build a more transparent, credible & solid knowledge-base for global decisions about biodiversity.'
—@Anamariamojita, #IPBES Chair at @UN4Indigenous Forum🌿
un.org/development/desa/indi… #IPBESstakeholder
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In recent years, wildlife in the Argentinian🇦🇷 Ibera National Park has suffered
Explore what’s being done to protect nature, restore the ecology & increase #Biodiversity💡🌿
via @TalktoAlJazeera @AlJazeera #ConservationOptimism
aljazeera.com/program/in-the…
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🌾"Many #food crops originate in #Africa, including species of wheat, barley, millet and sorghum, teff, coffee, rooibos tea, cowpea, and oil palm"
—@IPBES #RegionalAssessment on #Biodiversity for Africa
ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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Ahead of the #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, we raise awareness about migratory bird species🐦
💭#DYK that some hummingbirds migrate across the Gulf of Mexico twice a year & as far as 960 km without stopping?
#Connect2Earth #WMBD202 @WMBD
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Have you registered for the #IPBES8 Stakeholder Days?🙋
#IPBESstakeholders are invited to submit e-posters showcasing @IPBES-related work, achievements, initiatives & information💡
Registration is open until 17 May
ipbes.net/ipbes-8/stakeholde…
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