Wetlands are 🌎 life providers.
They provide...
➡️Rice for 3.5 billion people
➡️1 billion livelihoods
➡️ Most efficient land-based carbon stores
➡️ Host 40% of global species
For #WorldWetlandsDay, @RamsarConv invites us to #ActForWetlands to act for people and #ForNature.
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Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions.
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Coastal marine ecosystems show large historical losses of extent and condition, as well as rapid ongoing declines.
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Learn more in this video based on findings from @IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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From a tree-climbing scorpion to a guitarfish, scientists at the California Academy of Sciences @calacademy described 70 new plant and animal species last year.
🎥@wef presents some of them here
World Economic Forum
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The @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment will be co-chaired by:
🔹Prof. Arun Agrawal @gotonura 🇺🇸🇮🇳 of @UMSEAS
🔹Prof. Lucas Garibaldi @Luqui_Garibaldi 🇦🇷 of @UNRIONEGRO @IRNAD_ARG @unrionegro
🔹Prof. Karen O’Brien @cCHANGE_OBrien 🇺🇸🇳🇴 of @UniOslo
bit.ly/NewCo-Chairs
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The @IPBES assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food, and health (#NexusAssessment) will be led by:
🔸Prof. Paula Harrison 🇬🇧 of @UK_CEH
🔸Prof. Pamela McElwee @PamMcElwee 🇺🇸 of @RutgersU
🔸Dr. David Obura @dobura 🇰🇪 of @cordioea
bit.ly/NewCo-Chairs
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Congratulations to all six new @IPBES co-chairs of #NexusAssessment and #TransformativeChange Assessment👏
“These new IPBES assessments will be among the most complex and interdisciplinary ever undertaken”
—Anne Lariguaderie, IPBES Executive Secretary
bit.ly/NewCo-Chairs
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Without biodiversity, we wouldn’t have the food we eat today🍅🍊🥔🌽🌶️🥝
But it is disappearing before our eyes.
Explore @FAO's report on "The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture" 👉bit.ly/2VC8heC
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Nanoplastics found in Greenland 🇬🇱 and Antarctica 🇦🇶
'#Nanoplastic #pollution has been detected in polar regions for the first time, indicating that the tiny particles are now pervasive around the world'
@dpcarrington @guardianeco theguardian.com/environment/…
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When @AlexisRosenfeld & his team found these rare corals off the coast of Tahiti, the need to further explore the sea floors quickly became evident...
Can this underwater treasure help us discover new biodiversity?🐙🦈
🎥@UNESCO
UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳
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Here are 7 reasons to BEE grateful for #pollinators - they:
🐝increase food production & security
🐝maintain biodiversity
🐝improve our diets
🐝some are a source of honey
🐝make foods taste better
🐝have a great work ethic
🐝are a source of inspiration
via @FAO
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We know that #ClimateChange is having a huge impact on coral reefs but what are some of the top human pressures on coral reefs?🐠🌊
Learn more from a recent study by @TheWCS scientists conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… #ForCoral
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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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Climate change is one of the direct drivers of change in nature with the largest global impact.
See this visualization of global annual average temperature anomalies between 1880-2021🌡️🌍
🎥@ScottDuncanWX
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"Most of the nectar produced in gardens is by a shrub in the corner or a border around the edge of the garden🐝
There are some very flower-rich small gardens & some very flower-poor big gardens”
📰@mabelfbn @JAppliedEcology @nicktew95 @BristolBioSci
theguardian.com/environment/…
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In the ocean, the most powerful impacts of #ClimateChange may not be as immediately evident as storms and wildfires on land.
So what does the future of our ocean ecosystem and biodiversity look like?💭🐟
Learn more w/@DrMoriartyY @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Wetlands are disappearing 🦆💧
According to @RamsarConv, nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s, and we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests.
2 February is #WorldWetlandsDay
#ActForWetlands worldwetlandsday.org
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The warmest 7 years on record are the last 7 years 🌡️
2021 was another dark red stripe.
See the global temperatures from 1850-2021 visualized by the stripes below🔴
#ShowYourStripes @ed_hawkins
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Many types of invasive alien species are increasing with negative impacts #ForNature 🐸🌿
Did you know that leading global experts are currently undertaking a thematic @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies assessment?
Learn more about the work of #IPBES on #IAS: ipbes.net/invasive-alien-spe…
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Diverse fruits and vegetables are important for good and healthy nutrition🍎🧅🌽🥑
In this publication, @FAO highlights that the small-scale production of these crops is fundamental to achieving #SustainableDevelopmentGoals.
fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
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It's International #EducationDay!📚
Science and learning can shape the future of humanity and our planet 🗺️🔬
Raising awareness about #Biodiversity and ecosystems is key to protecting nature and ensuring #NaturesContributions to people continue.
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