“It’s a really exciting moment for bioacoustics"
“There’s entire worlds of animal behavior & interaction [...] that computers will be able to pick out”
📰@rfobar via @NatGeo in conversation w/ @ElephantRumbles @awscloud @topherwhite @RainforestCx
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✨#ConservationOptimism news for the #IberianLynx ✨
In the early 2000s, these species were at the brink of extinction, but conservation efforts in a Spanish region of Extremadura are paying off 🇪🇸
via @dw_environment
DW Global Ideas & Environment
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What is a multifunctional ‘scape approach and what does it incorporate?💭
‘scape being shorthand for:
⛰️land-
💧freshwater
🌊seascapes
Learn more w/ #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report
ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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The second meeting to advance the summary for policymakers of the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment is underway⏳
With assessment co-chairs @UKLadybirds, @pstoett & @AnibalPauchard
Learn more ipbes.net/events/second-meet…
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Meet the peacock mantis shrimp👀🦐
These colorful crustaceans have extremely complex eyes - they can see in more wavelengths of color than mammals
🟠🔵🔴🟢🟣🟡
#EarthCapture by Marcelo Johan Ogata via @BBCEarth
BBC Earth
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A rare sight of a baby elephant taking its first steps...
🐘💭#DYK that Asian & African Savanna Elephants are listed as endangered while African Forest Elephant
are critically endangered acc. to @IUCNRedList?
🎥@Nature24x7
nitter.vloup.ch/Nature24x7/statu…
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Simply spectacular... 🦚✨
Nature offers limitless inspiration & beauty—from soils, wetlands, rivers, and ocean, through savannahs, forests & mountains—it hosts incredible and diverse species...
#ForNature
🎥@Alex_Verbeek @pattucheenu
PattuCheenu
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Reuters
'Rising air temperatures remind us that our bodies have real limits' 🥵🌡️
Learn more about the impacts of #ClimateChange on human bodies w/ @billmckibben via @NewYorker 📰
newyorker.com/news/annals-of…
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A farm in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 uses alpacas to trim the grass and make fertilizer🦙🦙🦙
The animals, which are usually found high in the Andes, may be a strange sight but they help to boost biodiversity and promote soil health
Learn more w/ @dw_environment
dw.com/en/alpacas-give-organ…
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Have you ever wondered what kind of species live at 4,000 feet below sea level?🌊✨
This very rare, but absolutely spectacular jellyfish is one of them...
Learn more about the Halitrephes Maasi Jellyfish w/ @NatGeo 📽️🐙
National Geographic
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The rapid decline of biodiversity & changes in climate are tightly intertwined💡
They share underlying direct & indirect drivers, they interact & can have cascading & complex effects that impact ppl's good quality of life & compromise societal goals
#BiodiversityClimateScience
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⏰#IPBES8 has concluded today after 9 days of proceedings
The Plenary has agreed on:
🔖Scoping reports on #TransformativeChange & #NexusAssessment
📑Budget & interim workplans for the @IPBES taskforces
Learn more ipbes.net/ipbes8
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29 of June marks the #WorldTropicsDay🌴💧🌿
On this day, the world celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges & opportunities nations of the #Tropics face
Learn more w/ @UN 💡
un.org/en/observances/tropic…
📸@FAO / @IPPC
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The twin crises of nature loss & #ClimateChange are inextricably linked🦋🌡️💡
'Nature-based Solutions' offer a way forward⏩
Learn more w/ @wef spotlighting #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report💡
weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/n…
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The Ecosystem Restoration Playbook is your guide to making a contribution to the push to heal our planet – access it here: bit.ly/3tHWME6
@UNEP invites us to join #GenerationRestoration
🌎🌍🌏
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Have you heard about the hourglass treefrog?🐸⌛️
This neotropical treefrog can be found throughout Central & South America🌎 from southern Mexico 🇲🇽 to northern Ecuador 🇪🇨
Learn more about this fascinating species with @NatGeo 📽️
National Geographic
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Good news #ForNature & #Pollinators from Germany 🌿🐝🇩🇪
'The countrywide scheme is flourishing after being set up to reverse a 75% decline in insect populations'
📰@philipoltermann @guardian
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Plant pests are a serious threat to food systems & food security🐛🐛🐛
@IPPCnews & @FAO explain how #ClimateChange threatens #PlantHealth
Protecting plants is protecting life💚🌱
Food and Agriculture Organization
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