Do owls migrate?🦉
Well, Snowy Owls do! 🌨️🦉❄️
Even though Snowy Owls are #MigratoryBirds, it doesn’t mean the onset of colder temps in the Arctic signals an entire population to move south. Instead, different strategies are used by different owls.
🎨Owls by Amy Hamilton
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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…
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Join IPBES Programme Management Team in Bonn 🇩🇪
Work at the very heart of the @IPBES work programme and support the planning and implementation of activities and processes.
Application deadline: 4 June 2022 👉bit.ly/IPBES_G5
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Are you following the #UNCCDCOP15?💭
From 🇰🇪, to 🇨🇳, to 🇮🇹, to 🇪🇬, to 🇸🇳, to 🇮🇸, to 🇪🇨, to 🇮🇸,to 🇪🇹, and many more places around the globe -
Land is the lifeline of this planet🌱 #UNited4Land
🎥@UNCCD
UN Land and Drought
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The use of wild species is a vital part of almost every human community. How can people sustainably benefit from wild species?💭🍄🌿
—@IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment launching on 8 July 2022 at #IPBES9
For more info: bit.ly/IPBESSUA_PrimerEN
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Today is #PlantHealthDay! 🌱🍅🥦
Can you imagine a world without plants? They account for 80% of the food we eat and 98% of the oxygen we breathe.
Join @FAO in this first-ever celebration of the #PlantHealth: fao.org/plant-health-day
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📗🌳#NowReading: The State of the World’s Forests 2022
Learn more about the three forest pathways for achieving green recovery and tackling multidimensional planetary crises, including #BiodiversityLoss and #ClimateChange.
Access the full report w/@FAO: fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
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📣THIS WEEK: @RamsarConv Science-policy dialogue on #Wetlands & #Climate
Join to discuss the latest science and actions for protecting blue carbon and #peatland ecosystems w/@IucnOcean, @WetlandsInt, @ConservationOrg & representatives from 🇦🇺 🇩🇪🇪🇨🇬🇲
ramsar.org/resources/webinar…
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💥#BREAKING: @FondationBNPP 1st corporate foundation to commit funds to @IPBES for biodiversity #science & #policy
'Collective action represents a concrete way to face present & future environmental challenges'
—Head, Group Philanthropy, @GiordanoIsabel
ipbes.net/media_release/BNP_…
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Light pollution is a threat to migratory birds, causing disorientation when they fly at night🌃
It can lead to collisions with buildings, disturbing their internal clocks & interfering with their ability to undertake long-distance migrations.
#WMBD2022 #DimLightsforBirds
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The #UNCCDCOP15 is underway!
This COP will discuss actions to increase investment in land restoration and combat the growing effects of drought.
🌱Let's ensure that the land continues to benefit current & future generations.🌍
📷@UNCCD
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How can people sustainably benefit from wild species?🫴🧺🍄
The @IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment will provide decision-makers with the evidence they need to enhance the sustainable use of wild species.
Stay tuned for #IPBES9, July 2022
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One million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Science can inspire art & art has the power to inspire support for wildlife conservation. Discover Endangered Wildlife Poetry by @AnthonyELovell1 🐯🦍
theonemillionpoetry.com
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Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms 🦠🍄🌱
Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi.
📷@laszlognagy @Uni_Szeged #SaveSoil
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📢COMING UP: 5th Meeting of the @IPBES capacity-building forum
📅1 June
⏰2-4.30 pm CEST
💬Business and biodiversity networks, businesses & other IPBES stakeholders, members & observers are invited to participate in the meeting.
💻 ipbes.net/events/5th-meeting…
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The meetings this week are the start of a 3-year assessment process - the First Author Meeting. It is planned that the #TransformativeChange assessment report will be considered by @IPBES member States at #IPBES11 in 2024
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What are the determinants of transformative change? What are the options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity?💡🌿
The first author meeting of @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment is underway in Montpellier 🇫🇷 @umontpellier.
ipbes.net/transformative-cha…
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How can we include the multiple values of nature in decision-making?🤝💭
The @IPBES #ValuesAssessment will explore nature's diverse values & approaches to valuing nature's contributions to people, the methods to measure them, & much more...
Stay tuned for #IPBES9, July 2022.
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