A football pitch-sized area of tropical forest is lost every 6 seconds. This forces wild animals to live closer to us and exposes us to new diseases such as #Covid19
Protecting nature saves lives 🌿
via @UN
United Nations
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'The earth beneath our feet is a complex ecosystem of microscopic life. However, this fragile world is all too easily upset...'
An interactive artwork reveals a rarely-seen landscape of fungi, bacteria & other microscopic organisms
@BBCNews @HenryDriver_
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'To reverse the trend of biodiversity loss requires urgent #TransformativeChange
This cannot be achieved simply through using natural resources more efficiently'
—@CommonsEAC 1st Report of Session 2021–22 on Biodiversity in the UK🇬🇧 citing @IPBES science
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Government, business & civil society reps will discuss ways to recover better from the impacts of the #COVID19 pandemic during this year’s #HLPF on sustainable development
@IPBES submitted #PandemicsReport as an input to the discussion
news.un.org/en/story/2021/07…
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🐝🦋#DYK that your delicious chocolate bar depends on the hard work of #pollinators?🦇🐦
Next bite, think of the #biodiversity that makes our tasty indulgence possible & let's all consume wisely🍫
#WorldChocolateDay
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Happy #WorldChocolateDay! 💝
🍫 #Chocolate can be tempting, but take a closer look at this tasty treat's production 🍫
1 bar:
🌱 90 cacao beans from a tree taking 4 years to mature
🐄 200 ml of milk, cows after 2-3 years of maturity
🌱 4-5 tablespoons of sugar, 8-22 months
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Forestry
fisheries
& livestock
can contribute to biodiversity conservation
🌳🐟🌲🐄🎣🐔
Learn more at a webinar organized by @FAOclimate & @UNBiodiversity
fao.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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'Biodiversity is not something we need to protect just because of the beauty of it or some kind of moral responsibility from one species to another. Biodiversity is the toolbox of the functioning of our societies'
—@Jrockstrom in @OurPlanet feat. @IPBES now on @Netflix
🌎🌿🌍🐞🌏
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📸🌎@unepwcmc invites everyone to join their #WildlifeFilledLife social media campaign by sharing personal photos & knowledge of species from around the world
Share a snapshot of your #WildlifeFilledLife
🐸🐛🐝🐵🐯🐟🐾🌳🍄🌿🌻
unep-wcmc.org/news/share-a-s…
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'The relationship btwn ecosystems & disease in animals and humans is gaining momentum and attention across the planet, and it is important for us to be closer to these topics'
—@calhi415, Director of Research & Internationalization at @vetinst_no
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The @IPBES #PandemicsReport shows that the same human activities driving #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange are also making pandemics more frequent, more costly & more deadly
Read more 👉 ipbes.net/pandemics
#WorldZoonosesDay
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The 2021 #HLPF starts today & will discuss 9 of the @GlobalGoalsUN 💭💡
💰No poverty
🍎Zero Hunger
⚕️Good health
👩🔬Decent Jobs
⚖️Equality
🟢Sustainability
⛈️#ClimateAction
🕊️Peace & Justice
🤝Partnerships
Learn more: sustainabledevelopment.un.or…
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Do you speak Spanish? 💬
Follow our channels in Spanish for biodiversity news and updates, incl. specifically from the Spanish-speaking countries & regions
FB: facebook.com/IPBESes
TW: @IPBESes
🐸¡5000 seguidores en Facebook!🍄
Si aún no lo has hecho, dale me gusta y síguenos en Facebook 👉facebook.com/IPBESes
Comparte esta publicación para que más personas puedan aprender sobre la biodiversidad y descubrir lo que cada uno de nosotros puede hacer #PorLaNaturaleza
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Do you speak French? 💬
Follow our channels in French for biodiversity news and updates, incl. specifically from the French-speaking countries & regions🔊
FB: facebook.com/IPBESfr
TW: @IPBESfr
5000 followers sur Facebook !
🐸🌳🦁🍄🐝🍎
Si ce n'est pas déjà fait, suivez-nous sur Facebook 👉 facebook.com/IPBESfr
Partagez ce post pour que plus de personnes puissent en apprendre davantage sur la biodiversité et découvrir ce que chacun de nous peut faire #PourLaNature
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The Roadmap for the Progressive Closure of Dumpsites in Latin America & the Caribbean🌎 aims to establish the requirements to eliminate dumpsites in the region by 2030 and, thus, address impacts on health and the environment🗑️♻️
Via @UNEP
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The 10 aspirational principles and 24 criteria for a sustainable #Bioeconomy seek more efficient, inclusive, resilient & sustainable bio-based activities in all economic sectors.
🏭🔬♻️🏛️🎣⚖️🌿
Read @FAO's revised publication
ow.ly/PD2a50Fm0hw
#GenerationRestoration
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Biodiversity contributes to food security & nutrition as well as to many rural livelihoods🌽🍏🐟
@FAO & @UNBiodiversity will hold a Global Dialogue on the Role of Food and Agriculture in the Global Biodiversity Framework
➡️fao.org/biodiversity/global-…
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It was done entirely online - both the workshop itself and and subsequent months of report writing and peer review
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Have you heard about @UNEP's Clean Seas Campaign?
It aims to break our addiction to unnecessary & avoidable plastic, nearly 11 million tonnes of which end up in the ocean annually.
🌊🐠🌊🐬🌊🦈🌊🐳🌊🦀🌊
unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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'In a publication that focuses on the sustainable uses of plants and fungi for humankind, it is important to state an obvious but increasingly forgotten aspect: that nature has a value of its own.'
—@antonelli_lab, Director of Science at @KewScience
kew.org/science/state-of-the…
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