Intergov. Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services. @IPBESes, @IPBESfr. Also on: bit.ly/3BPuRbm RT ≠ endorsements. Denialism/trolling/profanity may = ban.
"The warmer the world gets, the less food, drinking water & other key contributions nature can make to our lives” 🌡️💧🌽
—Prof. Hans-Otto Pörtner, @poertner_hans Co-Chair of the Scientific Steering Committee of the @IPBES & @IPCC_CH#BiodiversityClimateScience workshop
From ants feasting on honeydew to zebras drinking in the savannah, take a look at the highlights of the @RoyalSocBio photography competition 2021.
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Learn more: rsb.org.uk/get-involved/rsb-…
"The new field of bioacoustics allows us to study biodiversity at a very large scale
The research team from @argonne & @UWMadScience is deploying autonomous recording equipment in natural areas—including the Morton Arboretum—to eavesdrop on the animals.
phys.org/news/2021-11-ai-spe…
Insects account for an estimated 75% of animal life on Earth and are an invaluable and integral part of all life on our planet.
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Explore the diversity of the blaberoid cockroach via @Roach_Brain 🪳
Mangroves have multiple values 🐸🌿💧
These ecosystems are crucial to creating a #NaturePositive world for all.
Learn more about mangroves' contribution to local economies in the Western Indian Ocean region: bit.ly/3wfGcgR
via @MangrovesNow@IUCN@WWF@WetlandsInt
"As Secretary-General of the @UN, I have many battles, but the fight against the climate crisis is the most important battle of my life," said @antonioguterres#MondayMotivation#ForNature 🌿✨
🎥via @UN
'1.2 billion people in tropical countries (30% of their population) are highly dependent on nature for basic human needs & they are most sensitive to environmental changes'
Explore a new study on nature-dependent people in @sciencedirect💡
doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.…@IvanBornacelly
Nature is ever-inspiring and, at times, hilarious!
Explore some of the finalists of this year's @ComedyWildlife Awards
From a surprised otter to a giggling seal, #ComedyWildlife’s photos aim to highlight the important message of nature conservation🌿
comedywildlifephoto.com
One of #nature's many contributions to human well-being is natural beauty - like the amazing lights of the #Auroraborealis
These dancing lights are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the ☀️ that enter the earth's atmosphere
Nature...
🌽 provides a diversity of nutritious food, medicine & water
💦 regulates diseases and the immune system
☁️ reduces the levels of certain air pollutants
🌳 improves #physical and mental health
—@IPBES#GlobalAssessment
📽️ @unep
The rapid decline of biodiversity & changes in climate are tightly intertwined💡
They share underlying direct & indirect drivers, they interact & can have cascading & complex effects that impact ppl's good quality of life & compromise societal goals
#BiodiversityClimateScience