Africa’s extraordinary richness in biodiversity
and ecosystem services, and wealth of indigenous
and local knowledge, comprise a strategic asset
for sustainable development in the region.
@IPBES #RegionalAssessment for #Africa
ipbes.net/assessment-reports… 🌍
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"Destruction of habitat and encroachment of humans and livestock into biodiverse habitats🦋provide new pathways for pathogens to spill over and increase transmission rates."
—@IPBES #PandemicsReport🦠
➡️ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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🌊 Happy #FestiveSeason!
🦎 节日快乐！
🐭¡Felices fiestas!
🐦 Счастливый праздничный сезон!
🐾 Joyeuse fêtes de fin d’année!
نتمنى لكم موسم أعياد سعيد. 🌺
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GIF
💭🌳#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
🏙️🟢🌆🔵
Learn more w/ @FAO
#CitiesWithNature
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All mining on land has increased dramatically and, while still using less than 1% of the #Earth’s land, has had significant negative impacts on #biodiversity 🌎🌍🌏
Revisit some of the key messages from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment⬇️
ipbes.net/sites/default/file…
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🍄 What is #Biodiversity?
🦁 Why do we need diverse plants and animals?
🌿 What can we do #ForNature?
Follow @IPBES to learn more💡
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Nous avons un compte francophone !
🐯🐦🐛🐝🐌🦀🍄🐋🌵🌴🌷🍋🐢🌶️
Suivez-nous sur Twitter 👉 @IPBESfr
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💭#DYK that #Africa hosts:
🐦1/5 of the world’s bird species
🌱1/6 of the world’s plant species
🦁1/4 of the world’s mammal species (& the greatest diversity of large mammals in the world too🎉)
🌍Learn more w/ @IPBES #RegionalAssessment ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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Curious about the role stakeholders play in the work of @IPBES? Watch the #IPBESstakeholder spotlight series👀
👉bit.ly/StakeholderSpotlightS…
👉Learn more & register ipbes.net/events/ipbes-8-sta…
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'Global heating & the destruction of wildlife is wreaking increasing damage on the natural world'
'Humanity must solve the climate & nature crises together or solve neither'
@IPBES @IPCC_CH #BiodiversityClimateScience
via @dpcarrington @guardian📰
theguardian.com/environment/…
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'Biodiversity is not something we need to protect just because of the beauty of it or some kind of moral responsibility from one species to another. Biodiversity is the toolbox of the functioning of our societies'
—@Jrockstrom in @OurPlanet feat. @IPBES
🌎🌿🌍🐞🌏
@Netflix
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🦗What is it?
🐒Can I touch?
👀We are not the only ones curious about the wonders of #biodiversity
🎥@FBiodiversidad @neuroecology
Adam J Calhoun | neuroecology@mastodon.social
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The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment shows ~1 million species of plants and animals face extinction, many within decades.
🦎🐢🐆🐅🦍🐘🐬🐋
Let’s protect endangered species, today and every day!
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🆃🅷🅰🅽🅺 🆈🅾🆄
@IPBES now has 90,000 followers!
Make sure you subscribe, tag your networks & friends if you think they should join our online community #ForNature 🌿
Looking for news in Spanish & French? Follow our Twitter channels @IPBESes & @IPBESfr 🌱
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Meet the Mexican flame knee #tarantula, endemic to the regions of Guerrero and Michoacán in Mexico 🇲🇽🕷️
Here they shed their old exoskeletons—this molting occurs numerous times in the spider’s lifespan until it finishes growing.
🎥@nowthisnews
NowThis
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🌍's ice is melting 57% faster today than in the mid-1990s as #ClimateChange nudges global temperatures ever higher - a study published in @EGU_TC suggests
🔍@CPOM_news @UniversityLeeds via @Reuters
🎥via @_tslater
nitter.vloup.ch/_tslater/status/…
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Human activity is driving #biodiversity loss and land degradation around the world — but there's still time to turn things around.
@theGEF invites us to act #ForThePlanet 🌎💚🌍💙🌏
thegef.shorthandstories.com/…
#GreenBlueRecovery
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"If we invest big in nature now, we can prevent huge costs in the future, making Earth safer for all its inhabitants."
💡@wef draws on their insights to show why nature must be prioritized as we #BuildBackBetter
#ForNature
World Economic Forum
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🌿@theGEF works with member countries & partners around the 🌏 to achieve ambitious 2030 targets for climate action & nature restoration.
Take a look at their🆕30th-anniversary publication to see the highlights from 3️⃣ decades of action #ForThePlanet: wrld.bg/l7lw50H7wSN
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