Rosewood is one of the world’s most trafficked wild products
What are the threats facing rosewood species in the Greater Mekong region? Where could conservation & restoration actions bring the most benefits?
Learn more w/@CarolynCowan11 @mongabay
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Good news #ForNature from #Australia 🇦🇺
Plastic waste across Australia’s beaches and coastlines has declined by a third over the past 6 years as a result of a wide range of local initiatives to reduce litter, according to @CSIRO
#ConservationOptimism
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Have you heard of the Flatid Planthopper Nymph?☁️
An Amazonian insect that looks just like popcorn with tiny legs, it is covered in protective waxy filaments that make it look like a fluff of cloud or a popped kernel ☁️
📷via @FabulousWeird
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A new document by @IUCN examines issues and general principles surrounding the application of #indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in the @IUCNRedList, featuring insights gained from the development of the @IPBES ILK Approach
👉 iucnredlist.org/resources/il…
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Can wild food help offset the costs of living?
Cornwall foragers think so. But what could be the consequences for the local hedgerows?
What other uses of wild species are there? @IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species launches on 8 July
📰@mojo90
bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-c…
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How do we know that a coral reef is thriving and healthy?💭🐡
@ICRI_Coral_Reef highlights that adopting these indicators #ForCoral in the #Post2020 GBF will help protect the most biodiverse ecosystems in our oceans.
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Desertification and Drought Day is coming up on 17 June🏜️
Exacerbated by land degradation & #ClimateChange, droughts are increasing in frequency & severity, up 29% since 2000, with 55 million people affected every year
Learn more via @UNCCD #UNited4Land
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The rate of global change in nature during the past 50 years is unprecedented in human history.
But what are the drivers of that change?🌿
Watch our video exploring key factors driving #BiodiversityLoss worldwide.
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How can nature’s values & valuation approaches be leveraged in policymaking?✍️What opportunities do these offer to tackle underlying drivers of the global biodiversity crisis?💭
@IPBES #ValuesAssessment is scheduled to launch on 11 July, after #IPBES9➡️ ipbes.net/values-assessment
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☀️#IPBES9 starts in 3 weeks☀️
The 9th session of the @IPBES Plenary will take place in Bonn 🇩🇪 from 3 to 9 July 2022.
#IPBES9 will be preceded by regional consultations and #IPBESstakeholder Day on 2 July.
Learn more and see the provisional agenda: ipbes.net/events/ipbes-9-ple…
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Tens of thousands of mobula rays come together for an epic gathering—and vanish as quickly as they arrived.
Why do they do this? Nobody knows...
🎥@NatGeo
National Geographic
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IPBES has no involvement in such decisions - those rest solely with the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity @UNBiodiversity
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"Our society & economy are embedded in a natural system that is maintained by the activities of animals
Without them, we would not be here"
How can we recognize the multiple values of nature? @IPBES #ValuesAssessment launches on 11 July
✍️@TonyJuniper
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The @IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment will launch in 1 month 📢
Here are a few facts about the assessment...
🌍by 85 international experts from 33 countries
💭draws on 6,200+ references
⏳4 years in development
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Marine life is endangered by overfishing and bottom trawling leading to permanent damage to marine ecosystems.
In the infographic series, @AJEnglish looks at marine species listed as critically endangered by @IUCNRedList 🐋
📰@AliaChughtai
aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/8/…
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Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth.
But could integrating remote sensing with ecology and evolution advance #biodiversity #conservation?💡🤔🦓🌳
Explore a recent paper in @NatureEcoEvo by @CavenderG9👉
nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
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💭#DidYouKnow that climate and biodiversity are inextricably connected with each other and with human futures?
Watch this climate spiral showing monthly global temperature anomalies from 1880-2021.
🎥by @marksubbarao and NASA SVS @ed_hawkins
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After largely recovering from decades of overhunting, one of the most iconic #whale species may be at risk from #ClimateChange 🐳
A new study in @FrontMarineSci looks into links btwn warming waters & whales' traditional breeding grounds
✍️@kieranmulvaney
nationalgeographic.com/envir…
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Why is the sustainable use of wild species important and for whom specifically?🤔What does ‘sustainable use’ entail and how does it relate to the #SDGs?💭
@IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment is scheduled to launch on 8 July at #IPBES9 ➡️ipbes.net/sustainable-use-wi…
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