'The value of #indigenous & local knowledge is being incorporated into conservation policy, such as through @IPBES'
Scientists are reaffirming the value of diverse knowledge systems after Indigenous knowledge settles question of a Bornean tree species🌳🇲🇾
news.mongabay.com/2022/06/in…
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#TransformativeChange addressing all drivers of #biodiversity loss needed to address current biodiversity crisis, highlight newly-released science briefs from @GEOBON_org, @OneEarth_CP & @biodiscoveryIPO
👉geobon.org/science-briefs to help inform @UNBiodiversity negotiations
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Albatrosses have a special method of harvesting wind energy to conserve effort called dynamic soaring.
But it turns out they aren't the only bird species performing the same feat 🐦
Learn more via @ScienceMagazine @UniofOxford
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☀️#IPBES9 starts in 2 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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Relax, it's the weekend✨
Watch this green sea turtle make a bed out of soft corals. The ultimate relaxation spot... 🐢💤
🎥: Johnny Gaskell via @LewisPughFDN
Lewis Pugh Foundation
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Mysterious and shy, the lynx is the largest cat in Europe. From dusk, the lynx silently roams its territory, alone 🌄
A solitary hunter, it has little impact on domestic wildlife. Sadly, many of its species continue to be threatened.
🎥@WWFFrance
WWF France 🐼
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"Healthy biodiversity is the essential infrastructure that supports all forms of life on earth, including human life."🌿🌻
—Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Former Executive Secretary of @UNBiodiversity
👉Find out more in @IPBES #GlobalAssessment: ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Just designated: Chimanimani #BiosphereReserve it is the 2nd one in #Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
The inhabitants of this global biodiversity hotspot speak an endangered language — Ndau — and maintain unique sustainable practices.
@UNESCO @UNESCO_MAB en.unesco.org/mab
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We cannot live without healthy land and soil. Soil is very complex and often undervalued, teeming with life.🌱
But, the way we use land and soil is often not sustainable.
How can we address the pressures on land & soil? Find out in this infographic from @EUEnvironment #SaveSoil
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Today is #DesertificationAndDroughtDay!
Restoring degraded land...
🚜creates jobs
📈raises incomes
🌽increases food security
🌱helps biodiversity to recover
🌡️locks away the atmospheric carbon warming the Earth
LAND is part of the solution #ForNature 🏜️
#United4Land @UNCCD
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🌾Widescale crop failures
🔥Wildfires
💧Water stress
...are all consequences of drought.
Today is Desertification and Drought Day. Join the @UNCCD to learn about the actions we can take to help the land.
#United4Land #SaveSoil
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New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the #Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average 🌡️📈
What does this mean for the rest of the world?💭
📰@dpcarrington
theguardian.com/environment/…
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A new study reviews a range of published scientific research, providing evidence that #conservation action can help species adapt to the changing climate.
🐦🦊🦍🐸🐘🦎
More via @physorg_com 👉 phys.org/news/2022-05-nature…
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☀️It is planned to publish two new assessment reports at #IPBES9☀️
📘8 July: @IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment
📙11 July: @IPBES #ValuesAssessment
Help us spread the word by using our new virtual backgrounds🎙️💻 bit.ly/IPBES9Trello
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Europe’s biodiversity continues to be shaped by human activity. Pressures on habitats and species remain high and are expected to impact habitat quality and ecosystem condition.🌿🦜
What are the main pressures on nature in Europe? Find out in the infographic from @EUEnvironment
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Explore the breathtaking beauty of #Gabon's nature 🇬🇦
This elephant is feeding on aquatic plants in the Ivindo River above Koungou Falls - in the Ivindo World Héritage Site🐘
🎥Jean Louis Kakoua Atsima @Parcs_Gabon
Prof. Lee White CBE
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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📖💡
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Our planet is changing rapidly in ways that are visible even from space🔭
A near-real-time land cover dataset has been launched by @EarthOutreach & @WorldResources to help map our changing planet.
🎥Seasonal changes in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 🇧🇼
blog.google/products/earth/d…
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💥TODAY is the final day to register for #IPBES9 Stakeholder Day for in-person attendance💥
Join @IPBES Stakeholder day to get updates on the IPBES process and specific aspects of the Plenary session’s agenda.
To register, follow the link: ipbes.net/ipbes-9/registrati…
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Action #ForNature is vital for building a better world for everyone, everywhere💡
From 21 to 26 June, the world will come together in Nairobi to finalize the text of the #post2020 global biodiversity framework ahead of #COP15.
More via @UNBiodiversity: cbd.int/conferences/post2020
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