#NowReading📖💡
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 for the Convention on Biological Diversity aiming to mobilize financial institutions to ensure a #NaturePositive world
Learn more w/ @UNBiodiversity bit.ly/3hG0zwU
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“There’s no sign of any wildlife at all [...] There’s nothing left.”
...says daniteixeira___, with footage of twisted and burnt animals and trees turned to charcoal
✍️@readfearn for @guardian about @ourplanet @netflix film feat. @IPBES science
theguardian.com/environment/…
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💡📖@IPBES has submitted the #PandemicsReport as an input to the #HLPF2021
See the submission here👉
sustainabledevelopment.un.or…
More about the workshop report 👉ipbes.net/pandemics
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#Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, underpins our ability to achieve the #SDGs.
But it is declining at an unprecedented rate📉
To achieve a fairer, healthier future for all, we need a robust #post2020 framework
Learn more w/ @UNBiodiversity
cbd.int/post2020
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Humanity stands at a crossroads:
🌏We can repair our broken relationship with #nature
🌎Or continue degrading #biodiversity
But it's not too late to make a difference.
Learn more about the #post2020 framework @UNBiodiversity cbd.int/post2020
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'[~75%] of the 🌍's crops rely on insect pollination. But the expansion of monocultures is leading to a drastic decline in insects. The irony is that our global food production is wiping out the very thing our food production relies on'
—David Attenborough in @OurPlanet w/@IPBES
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Hi @ecorfindia, thanks for your query, we've responded to your Twitter DM.
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'Nature underpins & sustains human quality of life – it's a “vital infrastructure” on which society and the economy is built'
—Stephen Polasky of @ApEcMN at @UBS Forum, highlighting key messages from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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Oh, it's on! 2 male cuttlefish fighting to mate with a female...
These cephalopods squirt black ink to disorient their opponent. Smaller males simply change their body color to appear female and slide past the fighting males🐙 🐙
🎥@ScienceChannel
Science Channel
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What do #NatureBasedSolutions mean to you?🌿💡
Are you 30 years old or younger? Take the @y4nature, @gybn_cbd & @IYCM survey & share your voice 📑
👉bit.ly/NbSsurvey
#NBSYouthConsultation
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Nature is wonderful…
🐸🥚🍃💧🍃🥚🐸
💭 #DYK that glass frogs typically lay their eggs on a leaf above water, so that the tadpoles fall into the water as soon as they hatch?
Via @ScienceChannel
Science Channel
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Our oceans & coasts face many unprecedented challenges.
But they can be restored by
🔵Reducing pressure on them
🔵Letting them recover naturally
🔵Restoring coral reefs and other key habitats
Learn how you can be part of #GenerationRestoration
bit.ly/333EMYF
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#ConservationOptimism news from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿🌿
'The population of a rare type of antelope has more than doubled since 2019, in a remarkable turnaround in fortunes'
@hbriggs @BBCNews
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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🌬️The air we breathe
🐟The food we eat
💧The water we drink
Come from healthy ecosystems.
🐝🐦🍎🌽🌿🍲
Learn more about the links between the future of food & biodiversity🎥@FAONorthAmerica
FAO in North America
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Biodiversity is vital for all life on Earth—but we are losing it at an unprecedented rate
📉🐝🐦🍎🐾🦠🌿🐟🐵🐸
The #post2020 framework is our chance to galvanize action and transform our world for the benefit of all.
Learn more w/ @UNBiodiversity cbd.int/post2020
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🚨📢DEADLINE Extension🚨
Are you connected to any entrepreneurs aged 18-30 in 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇲🇽w/ big solutions for #climate, env #justice & #community?
Help then find out about the @CECweb #Youth4Innovation Challenge!
Apply by July 11👉cec.submittable.com
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To effectively tackle the triple threat of climate crises, biodiversity loss & land degradation 'annual investments will have to triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2050.'
📰via @UN
news.un.org/en/story/2021/05…
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'@IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment is a key tool for policy makers [...] to understand the extent & complexity of land degradation worldwide & take informed, appropriate action to address the drivers & develop restoration strategies'
—@mirnaif @GYBN_CBD
ipsnews.net/2021/06/uns-batt…
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Explore 'Secrets of Soil'
...an interactive journey that explores the hidden world of soil & its role in combating #ClimateChange
🐛🐞🌱🍄🐸🦠🐍🦎🐌🐾🌿
@HenryDriver_ @bbcarts @ace_national @ScreenSouth
Henry Driver
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Cities are home to a variety of plant & animal species.
How can we restore ecosystems in our cities?
✅Increase green spaces
✅Plant the right trees in the right places
✅Clean up waterways
Join #GenerationRestoration
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