One of #nature's many contributions to human well-being is natural beauty - like the amazing lights of the #Auroraborealis
These dancing lights are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the ☀️ that enter the earth's atmosphere
Aurora Borealis Observatory
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"How do we stop this loss of life?"
Sir David Attenborough highlights the vital need to protect biodiversity and reverse the dangerous decline of nature🌿
@WWFEU #ForNature
WWF EU
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What is the #ParisAgreement?
Why is it important for biodiversity?
Learn more with @IPBES 💭
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Running into the weekend like an octopus…🐙
#DYK that octopuses are sometimes referred to as having six “arms” and two “legs” because the two rear appendages are generally used to walk on the seafloor?
🎥 @sciencechannel & @jackiefriman_
nitter.vloup.ch/jackiefriman_/st…
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment shows ~1 million species of plants & animals face extinction, many within decades.
🦎🐆🦍🐘🐋🌳🌿🌺
Learn more 👉ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Did you know that whales...
💇have hair
💧can’t breathe underwater
🐳expel air—not water—from their blowholes
Learn more about these incredible species w/ @NatGeo
nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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88 Heads of State and Government endorsed the #LeadersPledge4Nature and committed to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
🦋🌳🐛🍄🐒
This is a pledge to take action in 10 areas over 10 years as part of the @UN Decade of Action to achieve #SustainableDevelopment
#TheRaceisON
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Migratory birds connect our world beautifully🌐🐦
These starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through the sky, forming a mesmerising murmuration✨
📷Richard Sykes, @YWTPottericCarr
HT: @WildlifeTrusts
#ForNature
The Wildlife Trusts
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'Community forests the size of a basketball court can make an outsized difference, providing shade, attracting plants & animals, and even storing a bit of carbon...'
🌳🐝🐦🌻
@emhew via @NatGeo
nationalgeographic.com/envir…
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#TheRaceisON campaign invites everyone to take ambitious, integrated & transformative action on our connected environmental challenges
An equitable & nature-positive world is possible
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#GenerationRestoration
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GIF
📖#NowReading📖
'Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?' Report by @CommonsEAC, published today at bit.ly/EACBio, citing @IPBES science 🇬🇧🌿
#BloomOrBust #EACbiodiversity @AndyPurvisNHM
Environmental Audit Committee
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Food has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century🌽🍎
But a recent study by @CNRS suggests that 'an organic & sustainable agro-food system, respectful of biodiversity, could be set up in Europe'
🔎@simonegingrich @LeNoJulia1 @SanzCobena
cnrs.fr/en/organic-farming-c…
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🦋How does mitigation affect biodiversity?
🌧️How do biodiversity actions affect the climate?
〰️How does biodiversity promote adaptation?
Learn more w/ #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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‘Nature is being degraded at a rate that is unprecedented in human history. Losing all this fabric of life is threatening our own life on Earth’
—Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Exec. Secretary, in Breaking Boundaries feat. David Attenborough & @Jrockstrom
@OurPlanet on @Netflix
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💡#IPBES8 concluded last week approving the scoping reports for #NexusAssessment & #TransformativeChange assessment as well as the interim workplans of the 5 @IPBES task forces
Read the full summary via @IISD_ENB
enb.iisd.org/biodiversity/IP…
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#DYK that climate and biodiversity are inextricably connected with each other & with human futures?
💡🌧️🦋🌽🐝🌡️🌳
#BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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'The award-winning scientists are showing their personal commitment to civil society by visibly advocating for the conservation of nature & for sustainable development'
Learn more about @EuroNaturORG award for @IPBES scientists👉
euronatur.org/en/news/detail…
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'Rainforests are often described as the "lungs" of the planet, but they are better described as Earth's air conditioning' 🫁🌿
For #TropicsDay, learn more about the rainforests🌴🍍🐒
via @sameromano @CNN
edition.cnn.com/2021/06/22/w…
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Today is World #TropicsDay🍍🐒🌴🦜🌧️🐠
On this day, @UN celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the Tropics while highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities nations of the Tropics face
#WeAreTheTropics
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