#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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Farmlands can be restored by:
🟢 Using nature as a boost
🟢 Planting the right trees on fields
🟢 Growing more diverse crops
🟢 Adopting regenerative agriculture
Join #GenerationRestoration: bit.ly/333EMYF
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Trees alone cannot reverse the dangerous decline of #nature, but the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment showcased their many invaluable uses as a #naturebasedsolution.
🎋Reduce air pollution
🌴Mitigate #ClimateChange
🌲Create green infrastructure
🌳And many more!
BBC Ideas💡
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💭#DYK there are around 40 species of dolphins?
The smallest species is ~1 meter long, while the largest is about 9 meters. While the majority spend their lives in saltwater, many can survive just fine in freshwater
🐬🌊🐬
Via @OceanDiversity
nitter.vloup.ch/Oceandiversity2/…
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🎭Can theatre help preserve #Indigenous cultures?🎭
In #Colombia 🇨🇴, the Misak people put on plays to share traditional knowledge
Through art, they highlight the importance of #biodiversity and encourage the next generation to protect it
DW Global Ideas & Environment
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‘#ClimateAction is not just up to governments and business, it’s up to each and every one of us to act. Change comes from action and action comes from you’
—Sir David Attenborough
🐸🌳🦁🍄🐝🍎🐋🌻🦚🦠🦥
#ForNature
More about the #ActNow movement 👇
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Governments & relevant organizations or institutions are invited to submit their offers to host the technical support unit for the #TransformativeChangeAssessment
Deadline: 31 August 2021📅
Learn more👉 ipbes.net/notification/call_…
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💭#DYK
...93 billion m³ of water, enough for 5 million people to survive, is used by the fashion industry every year?
...Fashion industry produces 20 % of global wastewater?
Learn more about sustainable fashion➡ 👖👗🧦 un.org/actnow💭#DYK
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Meet the spotted eagle ray🌊
The species is listed as 'endangered' on the @IUCNRedList🔴
#DYK that...
🪝It often appears as by-catch in fishing nets
📉It's impacted by habitat destruction &
🥩Commercialization for aquariums, meat & skin
🎥@OceanoMonaco
MuséeOcéanographique
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Nature has multiple values...
🌿🍊🧘♀️💰💧🦠🐝🐘
A recent @WorldBank report lays out ‘win-win’ policies for countries to seek nature-smart recoveries from the #COVID19 pandemic
#InvestInNarture #ForNature
worldbank.org/en/news/press-…
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The well-being of people and our planet requires taking urgent action against #BiodiversityLoss and #ClimateChange
🐸🌳🦁🍄🐝🍎🐋🌻🦚🦠🦥
#ForNature
Learn more with @UN 👇
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📅📢DDL extended until 30 Sept: Review of the study on the use and impact of the @IPBES conceptual framework
This external review is addressed to Governments & qualified experts, incl. scientists, decision-makers, practitioners & other knowledge holders
ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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Good news from #China for #Panda as a species 🇨🇳🐼
'Giant pandas are no longer classified as endangered but are still vulnerable
The classification was downgraded as their number in the wild has reached 1,800'
#ConservationOptimism @BBCNews
bbc.com/news/world-asia-chin…
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Discover the newly designated @UNESCO Global #Geoparks located in:
🇩🇰Denmark
🇫🇮Finland
🇩🇪Germany
🇬🇷Greece
🇮🇩Indonesia
🇮🇹Italy
🇵🇱Poland
UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳
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Do you want to work #ForNature?
📖🌱@UNEP's #GEO6Youth is a one-stop-shop especially for young people to understand the state of the environment, from #sustainable markets to careers and in-demand skills
Access the interactive e-publication➡️unep.org/resources/geo-6-you…
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How do we ensure that solutions to #BiodiversityLoss & #Climatechange do not worsen one another?
💡 🦋🌡️
@FutureEnvLaw of @MacquarieCEL explores this question, feat. #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH
📰@ConversationUK
theconversation.com/raze-par…
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♻Reduce, reuse & recycle♻
Small changes in our habits can make a difference for biodiversity & climate🦋⛈️
Every step #ForNature counts💡
More about the #ActNow movement: un.org/actnow
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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 👇🎥
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'Humanity faces a herculean task to reverse #ClimateChange & protect the natural world that supports us'
What are some of the solutions #ForNature?
📰Learn more w/ @andersen_inger of @UNEP & @ibrahimthiaw of @UNCCD via @AlJazeera
aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/…
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