Octopuses are unlike any other species on Earth.
A recent study found that octopuses living in #Antarctica 🇦🇶 may use RNA editing to keep their nerves firing in frigid waters!
Learn more via🐙👀🎥@LewisPughFDN
Lewis Pugh Foundation
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Can economies grow without making the planet unliveable? What do we need to achieve this?💭💡
The @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment will explore options for "transformative change to the systems leading us to catastrophe", says co-chair, @gotonura
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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#EarthHour started as a symbolic lights-out event in 2007 and is now a powerful movement #ForNature and climate.
Join @earthhour and #Connect2Earth with over 190+ countries & territories by switching off your lights on 26th March, 8.30 pm your local time.
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What role has the #GlobalAssessment played so far in the #post2020 global #biodiversity framework?💡
At the Geneva Meetings, @UNBiodiversity's David Ainsworth spoke to Anne Larigauderie, @IPBES Exec. Sec.
Watch the interview: youtube.com/GtQRGvMsa4o
UN Biodiversity
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COMING UP💥
Webinar on the Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services Scenarios-based Model Intercomparison (BES-SIM) organized by @IPBES task force on scenarios & models, w/the support of the capacity-building task force.
📅8 April 2022⏰1pm CEST
Registrations👉zoom.us/meeting/register/tJU…
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Can we live without the rest of nature?⛰️🐾🍎
Nature and nature’s contributions to people are vital for human existence and our good quality of life...
Human well-being and living in harmony with nature cannot be achieved without valuing and protecting biodiversity.
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Mountains cover ~27% of the earth's land surface.
Their unique topography, compressed climatic zones, and isolation have created the conditions for a wide spectrum of life forms.
But how are #mountains related to the #SDGs?⛰️💭
Learn more w/@ZoiEnvironment🎨#MountainsMatter
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RT @Your_Gate_to_EU:
RT @EUClimateAction: Groundwater 💧 is a hidden treasure, right beneath our 👣.
In the 🇪🇺, it supplies 65% of drinking water and 25% of water for irrigation.
But this precious resource is under pressure from pollution, abstraction and climate change…
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20% of EU groundwater bodies exceed EU 🇪🇺 good water quality standards due to agricultural pollution. —@UN_Water
On #WorldWaterDay, let's remember that good groundwater management is necessary to protect and restore water-related ecosystems.💧🌱
worldwaterday.org
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The contributions of species to ecosystem functions depend not only on their presence but also on their local abundance.
A paper by @cwaldock1et al in @EcographyJourna details why and how to include species abundance in species distribution models
doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05694
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Happy #WorldWaterDay!
This year we celebrate groundwater💧
Groundwater is crucial for the healthy functioning of ecosystems, such as wetlands & rivers. Overexploitation can lead to land instability and subsidence, and, in coastal regions, to seawater intrusion under the land.
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Groundwater is mostly unseen, but its impacts are visible everywhere!
Out of sight, under our feet, groundwater is a hidden treasure that enriches our lives.
Learn more about the importance of the groundwater for #WorldWaterDay 💧🌱
worldwaterday.org
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Invasive alien species affect biodiversity and nature's contributions to people & impact economies and livelihoods.
How many invasive alien species have been found in Morocco? 🇲🇦 (approx.)
Tip: Check @IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Africa for clues💭📖
#FrenchLanguageDay
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The Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest ecosystem, after the Amazon Basin, and covers 4 million km2.🌲
🐦 How many bird species are there in the Congo Basin? (approx.)
Tip: Check @IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Africa for clues💭📖
#FrenchLanguageDay
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National parks are essential for maintaining biodiversity. They safeguard the diversity of wild and domestic species and provide them with the necessary space to live.🌱
How many national parks does France have? 🇫🇷
#FrenchLanguageDay
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Yesterday was #FrenchLanguageDay! 🇫🇷
How much do you know about the environmental culture of the Francophonie?
Try answering our questions following this tweet to test your knowledge!
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💭🌳#DYK that large urban trees are excellent filters of urban pollutants & fine particulates?
The right trees in the right places can do so much #ForNature and for people
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Learn more w/ @FAO #CitiesWithNature
#IntlForestsDay
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Happy #IntlForestsDay🌲
Forests cover nearly 1/3 of🌎's land surface.
Forests...
🌳Provide goods such as fuel, food, fodder, timber
⛈️Help combat climate change
🐾Protect biodiversity, soils, rivers & reservoirs
🏃Serve as areas where ppl can get close to nature
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🌳🌳Tomorrow is #IntlForestsDay🌳🌳
Learn about 3 tree species that feed millions of people across #Africa
🌳Desert date
🌿Indian jujube
🌴African fan palm
via @wef #IYFV2021
World Economic Forum
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Aujourd'hui, c'est #JournéeDeLaLangueFrançaise 💬
Today is #FrenchLanguageDay🎉
To celebrate, follow our @IPBESfr Twitter & Facebook accounts in French & learn about #biodiversity through videos, infographics & summaries🐦
More on the day: un.org/fr/observances/french…
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