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💭#DidYouKnow... ~86% of identified right whales are estimated to have been entangled in fishing gear at least once in their life?🐋
Explore a new map showcasing whale migrations around the globe with @physorg_com & @WWF_Whales 🐳🌍
phys.org/news/2022-02-expose…
Whales play a vital role in the health of our ocean 🐋🐳
Many whale species are now classified as endangered or vulnerable.
Learn about some of these species with @LewisPughFDN📖💡
According to the @IPBES#GlobalAssessment, 1 million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. 🐢
This year's #WorldWildlifeDay on 3 March, will raise awareness about some of the most critically endangered species in the world & their conservation.
#WWD2022
Action #ForNature benefits people and the planet.
The theme for #UNEA5 is “Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
📅28 February – 2 March 2022
🌍Nairobi 🇰🇪
unep.org/environmentassembly#GlobalGoals
What can whales teach us about belonging?🐋🐳
From knowing your roots to singing your song, us humans can learn a thing or two from whale culture.
🎥@bbcideas
We are talking about BIG ideas that will impact you and everyone you know, every day.
Season 2 of @IPBES Podcast #NatureInsight is essential listening for everyone who cares about our planet and our shared future💡
Listen here🎧👉link.chtbl.com/Trailer_Seaso…
Today is #WorldPangolinDay 💭
#DYK one pangolin can protect an area of forest as large as 31 football fields from termite destruction?
Learn more about the #pangolins' part in the forests' life🌳🌳🌳
🎥@Nature4Climate
Seems like a normal underwater encounter: largemouth bass goes after a minnow...right?
Wrong! The little fish is a bivalve, a mussel, that mimics a minnow to spray its parasitic larvae into the gills of an actual fish.
🎥@USFWS B. Billings R. Hagerty
We ALL think we know about (and love) rainforests🌳
But why are they so important to our daily lives?💭
@WWF highlights some of their contributions to people and shares tips for their protection in this infographic👇
“Nature is declining at an alarming rate, and we have never lived on a planet with so little biodiversity”—@CFigueres
The world is spending at least $1.8tn/year on subsidies driving that harm environment, acc. to a @BfNCoalition study
✍️@pgreenfielduktheguardian.com/environment/…
Pastoralism is the main traditional socioeconomic livelihood in dryland mountains.
A new paper in @BioOneNews applies the @IPBES conceptual framework to #NaturesContributions to Andean pastoral peoples & uses the artwork created by local children.
👉 bioone.org/journals/mountain…
Climate change is disrupting the rhythm of nature.
What are phenological shifts and what are some of their potential impacts?💭🌿
Explore @UNEP’s #Frontiers2022 report 📖
The Himalayan high altitude wetlands are important for many reasons - they also help protect biodiversity and combat #ClimateChange.
Yet, many of these wetlands are threatened today.
Learn more about their value w/@UNDP 🌿⛰️
Deep-ocean sediment ecosystems cover more than half of Earth’s surface and remain one of the least explored ecosystems on the planet.
Now their seafloor DNA signatures may offer new insights into biodiversity🐟🐠🐡
@ScienceMagazinescience.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
IPBES assessments are massive undertakings.
The @IPBES#GlobalAssessment alone involved 150 experts from 50 countries, donating thousands of hours of time over three years.
So how is one of these assessments put together?
#NatureInsight S02E02 is out
👉link.chtbl.com/NatureInsight…