The Congo Basin is home to an ecosystem rich in plants, reptiles, amphibians, birds & invertebrates.🐊🦍
≈77 million people in the Basin rely on these natural resources which must be protected for human health & well-being.
🔎@IPBES #RegionalAssessment: ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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Wetlands, water & life are inseparable💧
Wetlands not only hold most of our available freshwater, but they also improve its quality by naturally filtering pollutants, and provide a home for 40% of the species on our planet.
Learn more via @RamsarConv 👉ramsar.org
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The grace of the cheetah when it runs!✨
Cheetah's body can adapt to reach top speeds thanks to its long, slender limbs, hard pads, and flexible spine that gives it its long stride.
🎥by Greg Wilson @wonderofscience
Wonder of Science
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"With tropical and subtropical forests comprising over 20% of its land cover, India 🇮🇳 is among the top 10 countries for forested areas."
However, India's forest cover drastically decreased btwn 2001-2018, acc. to a study by @UniofReading
✍️@priyology
forbes.com/sites/priyashukla…
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The ocean covers 70% of the Earth’s surface, is the planet's largest biosphere, and is home to up to 80% of all life in the world. 🌊
Save the date for the @UN Ocean Conference, under the theme "Save our Ocean, Protect our Future"
🌍📅27 June - 2 July 2022, in Lisbon
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Mangrove restoration is one of the keys to the health of nature and effective climate action.
But despite their multiple values, mangroves face major threats🦆🌿💧
Learn more about the state of @GlobalMangroves➡️
globalmangrovewatch.org @RamsarConv
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💥22 May is the International Day of Biological Diversity #BiodiversityDay💥
🐞🦀🦊🐠🌳🦠🦚🐳🐌👣
The 2022 theme "Building a shared future for all life" will highlight the need to act #ForNature & achieve a future where people and #biodiversity thrive.
cbd.int/biodiversity-day
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Excellent meeting today with @SteffiLemke, Germany’s Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, at the @UNBonn Campus.
Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Executive Secretary spoke with the Minister about the work of IPBES on biodiversity science #ForNature
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From finding a mate to defending their territory, fish 🐟employ a variety of innovative mechanisms to produce sounds, like vibrating their swim bladders or snapping their tendons🔊〰️
Read the full story about the sonorous underwater world via @mongabay
news.mongabay.com/2022/03/th…
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80% of all pollution in the ocean 🌊 comes from people on land.
To address the threats that the ocean is facing, the 2022 @UN Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya 🇰🇪 & Portugal 🇵🇹, will take place 27 June - 1 July, in Lisbon.
bit.ly/Ocean2022
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Thanks @BirdgirlUK - the reason we haven't shared much about it is that it falls under @UNBiodiversity not us directly. We understand it will now be in Kunming, China in the 3rd quarter of this year. As soon as we hear a specific date we will be sure to share it here too!
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Social instability is often at the heart of environmental, social, economic & geopolitical threats.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Explore this map of environmental conflicts around the world 🌍📍
Map via @EnvJustice #EJAtlas👉ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Forests:
🌳Keep our climate stable
🌊Regulate our water supply
🏠Are home to >1 billion people
So how can we keep our forests healthy?☀️🌱
Learn more ahead of the #WorldHealthDay on 7 April💭
#Connect2Earth #WHD2022
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💭#DYK the Leafy Sea Dragons have no known predators?
Their leafy camouflage and spiny fins keep large fish from snacking on them.
🌊 🌿🌊 🌿🌊🌿🌊
Via @OceansBeauties
R For ReImagination
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What is #agrobiodiversity? 🌽🌿🌾
👉It is the variety and variability of animals, plants & micro-organisms that are used directly or indirectly for food & agriculture, incl. crops, livestock, forestry, and fisheries.
📖@IPBES #GlobalAssessment ipbes.net/global-assessment
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The Rafflesia banaoana is the rarest and most elusive species of the genus named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore.
The flowers are found only in the deep rainforests of Luzon island in the Philippines🌴🇵🇭
📰@JoshHalliday
theguardian.com/environment/…
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#DYK that in protecting the ocean, we preserve a wonderful variety of life including our own?
The ocean contributes to our health and well-being in many ways, including by:
☁️ absorbing CO2
🐟 Providing food
😷producing oxygen
#Connect2Earth #WHD2022 #OurPlanetOurHealth
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🧪#DYK that chemical pollution is one of the drivers putting the Earth at risk?
It impacts and amplifies the multiple planetary crises including #BiodiversityLoss, degradation of ecosystems, and #ClimateChange. 🌿
📷 @EU_Commission @EU_ENV @EUEnvironment
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