What is a multifunctional ‘scape approach and what does it incorporate?💭
‘scape being shorthand for:
⛰️land-
💧freshwater
🌊seascapes
Learn more w/ #BiodiversityClimateScience from @IPBES & @IPCC_CH co-sponsored w/shop report
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Our planet may be even more biologically diverse than previously thought🤩🌎🦓
Thanks to discoveries driven by the rise of DNA barcoding, scientists from @OhioState estimate many more mammal species are yet to be identified
✍️@pgreenfielduk
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water and food are available to all?🌎💙
This #WorldHealthDay, @WHO highlights what can we do to keep both people and the planet healthy⚕️
#HealthierTomorrow who.int/campaigns/world-heal…
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Soil pollution is invisible to the human eye, but it compromises the quality of the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe and puts human and environmental health at risk.
Learn more about #soil #pollution w/@FAO 🌱🐛
fao.org/3/ca7169en/ca7169en.…
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Africa is home to incredibly rich & unique flora and fauna, containing >1/4 of the world’s biodiversity🦏🌱
But, of the 5,016 endemic species found in the region, 23% are threatened with extinction. —@IUCNRedList
🔎@IPBES #RegionalAssessment ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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The loss of nature and climate change are already threatening our fragile #FoodSystems 🍎🌽⛈️
How can we keep the food systems healthy and sustainable?
Learn more ahead of the #WorldHealthDay on 7 April.
#Connect2Earth #WHD2022
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The world’s forests play a far greater and more complex role in tackling #ClimateChange than previously thought, due to their physical effects on global and local temperatures, finds new research in @FrontiersIn 🌳🌲
@ninalakhani @guardianeco
theguardian.com/environment/…
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The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the global average.
This makes the environment warmer, wetter and more variable which leads to species shifts, changes in phenology and low plant productivity.
❄️🌡️🎥@marksubbarao @NASA
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Explore this map showing remaining populations of native species as a percentage of their original populations.
The blue areas are within safe limits, but red areas are where ecosystem health is at high risk.🥀
🔎@IPBES #RegionalAssessment: ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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Did you know corals have a microbiome just like humans do?🐙What microorganisms does it include?🦠🔍
Learn from the latest review of coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in @NaturePortfolio by @spectacularia & @crazycatzzz
nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
🎨@PaigeStrudwick
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The Shouf Biosphere Reserve 🇱🇧 is a living laboratory experimenting with degraded ecosystem recovery
The reserve builds local skills and creates jobs in a bid to help the local community
Learn more via @Mongabay📰#GenerationRestoration
news.mongabay.com/2022/03/fr…
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Biodiversity – the diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems – is declining faster than at any time in human history.
Do we need this biodiversity? Can its contributions to people be replaced?🥀💬
Learn more with @IPBES #GlobalAssessment 📖
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💡Every year, the world counts down together to mark #EarthHour and takes combined action to switch off the lights.
It is a symbol of solidarity and hope #ForNature and for the future of our planet🌏
Join @earthhour today by switching off lights at 8.30pm your local time
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.#EarthHour is 1 day away! ⏰
How can you best spend the hour? Explore the ideas 👉earthhour.org/take-part/spen…
Join @earthhour on the night of 26th March, 8:30pm 🕣 your local time, for people and the planet.
#ShapeOurFuture
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NEW #CitiesWithNature Action Platform aims to accelerate action by cities #ForNature, launching this #EarthHour💚
@ICLEI @IUCN & @nature_org are inviting all #cities to join and share their achievements🏙️🌳
citieswithnature.org/we-are-…
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"While #ClimateChange has shot up the agenda, the related issue of lost #biodiversity has been neglected even though it too can have a major economic impact," a new report by @INSPIREgreenfin & @NGFS_ found
📰@Reuters
reuters.com/business/environ…
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🦏#ConservationOptimism news from South Africa 🇿🇦
A new #WildlifeConservationBond by @WorldBank and @theGEF was established to support #BlackRhino conservation
The bond will also create jobs for local communities through conservation-related employment.
worldbank.org/en/news/press-…
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The direct drivers of change in nature − land/seascape change, resource extraction, pollution, invasive alien species, in particular − strongly correlate with multiple indirect drivers.
Learn more about these correlations via @IPBES #GlobalAssessment: ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Every year, the world counts down together to mark #EarthHour and takes combined action to switch off the lights💡
It is a symbol of solidarity and hope #ForNature and for the future of our planet🌏
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💭#DYK that the direct & indirect drivers of change in nature have accelerated during the past 50 years?
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Learn more from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, available in 9 languages ipbes.net/global-assessment
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