The external review of the draft nature futures framework & methodological guidance is open✍️💻
⏰6 Sept- 31 Oct 2021
1⃣Register as a user of the @IPBES website: ipbes.net/user/register
2⃣Register as an expert reviewer for the draft: ipbes.net/registration/natur…
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Policies that address synergies btwn mitigating #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange, while considering their societal impacts, offer the opportunity to maximize co-benefits for biodiversity, climate & human quality of life🌿
#BiodiversityClimateScience👉ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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📌This week📌
Join @TheEconomist, @SDSN_EU, @SDSNgreece & @ClimateKIC at the Fifth Sustainability Summit for south-east Europe and the Mediterranean featuring Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary of @IPBES
#EconSustainability @Economist_SEUR
👉events.economist.com/events-…
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Ecosystems support all life on Earth.
The @UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in the ocean.
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#GenerationRestoration #ForNature
unep.org/news-and-stories/vi…
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🍎29 September is the International Day of Awareness of #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste🍎
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Join @FAO in raising awareness about reducing food loss & waste to restore and #BuildBackBetter & resilient-ready, food systems.
More about #FLWday👉bit.ly/32SqvPF
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What are the links between water, food, health, biodiversity & nature’s contributions to people?🌿
@IPBES #NexusAssessesment, approved in June to begin, paves the way for a 3-year assessment exploring these interlinkages
📰@ipsnews @AliKentish
ipsnews.net/2021/09/scientif…
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According to @BGCI & @GTA_GTSG's report, at least 30% of tree species are at risk of extinction
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#StateOfTrees Report identifies where conservation action is needed most urgently
Learn more👉bgci.org/our-work/projects-a…
#RightTreeRightPlace #WeNeedTrees
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💭#DYK #octopuses are well-known for their camouflage? 👀
By injecting water into the sand, some octopuses are able to create their own quicksand and use their arms to burrow under the sea-floor.
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Via @ScienceChannel
Science Channel
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"[We need] to begin by 'rethinking our approaches to agricultural cultivation & livestock production.' That includes leveraging new technology, shifting towards plant-rich diets & embracing alternative sources of protein"
Via @UNEP
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"When we waste food, we waste the labor, investment & resources that go into producing it, not to mention the resources that go into transporting & processing it."
Wasting food increases #GreenhouseGases & contributes to #ClimateChange
Via @FAO #FLWday
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Do you know why #whales breach (jump out of the water)?
Scientists suspect it's to communicate with other whales who may be far away
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The greater the splash, the further the sound will be able to travel underwater
📽️@Oceandiversity2
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Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron, President of France at the @IUCN World Conservation Congress
Learn more: iucncongress2020.org
#IUCNCongress #ForNature
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Biodiversity is the variability among Earth’s terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms, as well as the ecosystems of which they are part.
Discover @theGEF’s role in maintaining globally significant #biodiversity
wrld.bg/jNK050Gaw9z🦋
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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💡@UNEP & @WWF's report provides options for policymakers to consider the needs of local communities when making decisions about #conservation and #LandUse, which would improve the prospects of several #EndangeredSpecies.
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unep.org/news-and-stories/st…
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Reducing #FoodWaste helps to:
🔄strengthen the sustainability of our #FoodSystems
🌳safeguard our natural resources
🌡️combat climate change
🍎make healthy diets affordable & accessible to all
Here are some tips to reduce it👇
Learn more w/@FAO #FLWday👉bit.ly/32SqvPF
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Women produce more than 1/2 the world’s food, particularly in developing nations. Stronger #FoodSystems means #EmpoweringWomen and bolstering their livelihoods around the globe.
The @UN @FoodSystems Summit #UNFSS2021 is happening now⏰ un.org/en/food-systems-summi…
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What is the impact of @IPBES Assessments?💭
E.g. in April 2021, quoting several findings from @IPBES #PollinationAssessment, @Walmart US debuted a policy to protect US pollinators
Learn about this #impact & many more via #IPBES Impact Tracking Database👉ipbes.net/impact/53538
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The @UN @FoodSystems Summit will set the stage for global #FoodSystems transformation💡 #UNFSS2021
But what are sustainable food systems? And what are the pathways to build them?
We explore these questions based on the findings from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment 📖🎥
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“WHO estimates that around 7 million premature deaths every year are due to the effects of #AirPollution. Concerted action to reduce air pollution would save lives and reduce the burden of disease.”
Take a look at the🆕@WHO Global #AirQuality Guidelines: euro.who.int/en/media-centre…
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✨💡Happening NOW✨💡
High-Level Event during #UNGA
Transformative Action #ForNature & People, feat. @Anamariamojita, @IPBES Chair 🌿
🔴LIVE🔴
learningfornature.org/en/the…
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