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100,000 @IPBES followers on Twitter - seems impressive...until you remember...
1,000,000 species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction!
We need SO many more to mobilize #ForNature?💭
Human wellbeing depends on biodiversity🦋⚕️
Building on the work of @IPBES, scientists in New Zealand 🇳🇿designed a process to identify the important ecosystem services, nature's contributions to people, & wellbeing relationships.
More in @FrontEnvScifrontiersin.org/articles/10.…
What are the possible climate futures?⛈️🌡️📈
View possible climate futures for your region at different levels of warming with @IPCC_CH's new interactive atlas.
Life on Earth depends on insects🌍🪰
"The number of flying insects in the UK🇬🇧 has plunged by 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝟔𝟎% since 2004, acc. to a survey that counted splats on car registration plates."
The authors say the drop is terrifying
✍️@dpcarringtontheguardian.com/environment/…
The Global Rewilding Alliance has officially launched a worldwide map of its members' projects.
Curious about what #rewilding is exactly?🐞🌎💭
Explore the map and learn more: explorer.land/x/organization…
JOIN THE @IPBES COMMUNICATIONS TEAM💻💬🤳
We are looking for a new consultant to join us in Bonn.
Do you have excellent 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡🗣️and 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡🗣️language skills and social media and comms experience?
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐲:
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The climate is projected to get warmer and wetter in the 21st century in the Third Pole, according to a new assessment by @UNEP ❄️📖
The projected warming could change the TP’s atmospheric heat source/sink, further impacting Asian monsoon systems.
unep.org/resources/report/sc…
Reducing pollution, limiting #ClimateChange, and restoring nature and #biodiversity is an opportunity to improve the quality of life of billions of people.
Coming on 2-3 June 2022 in Sweden 🇸🇪 @StockholmPlus50
12 May is #PlantHealthDay🌱
Join @FAO for the first-ever celebration of the International Day of Plant Health to discuss plant health innovation for food security🍅🫒
How can the links between business & biodiversity be understood?
Explore the #NaturalCapital Protocol, a decision-making framework that enables organizations to identify, measure and value their impacts and dependencies on nature.
More via @CapsCoalitionow.ly/HINg50IOSgP
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@IPBES now has 100,000 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 🌱
Light pollution is increasing globally.
The amount of artificial light on the Earth’s surface is increasing by at least 2% each year and could even be much greater.
Learn more about light pollution ahead of the #WorldMigratoryBirdDay on 9 May🐦 via @WMBD#DimLightsforBirds
Land degradation is a major contributor to climate change, & climate change is a leading driver of biodiversity loss.
➡️@IPBES#LandDegradation Assessment found that sustainable land management & restoration can assist in climate change mitigation & adaptation
📷@EUEnvironment
Chronic land degradation: @UNCCD offers stark warnings and practical remedies in #GlobalLandOutlook.
If business as usual continues through 2050, the report projects additional degradation of an area almost the size of South America 🌎