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"Leveraging insights from hundreds of the world’s leading experts [...], the assessment’s latest science, evidence & analysis will help countries to implement the #post2020 GBF"
—@ASteiner of @UNDP
New @IPBES#SustainableUse Assessment due to launch on 8 July📖📆
Today is International #TropicsDay 🍍🐒🌴🦜🌧️🐠
On this day, @UN celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the Tropics while highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities nations of the Tropics face.
#WeAreTheTropics
A rare Galápagos 🇪🇨 species, the “fantastic giant tortoise”, long thought extinct, has been officially identified for the 1st time in more than a century🐢
"a big deal for species that we thought was extinct for a 100 years"
✍️@SofiQuagliatheguardian.com/environment/…
The ocean can be our biggest ally in responding to #biodiversity loss 🐠🦈🐳
"Together, let us do our part to make a difference for the ocean and for ourselves."
—@antonioguterres at the @UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon 🇵🇹
#SaveOurOcean
Are you an individual or an organization wanting to contribute to or benefit from the work of @IPBES and/or motivate others to do so? 💭🙋
Register as a stakeholder in our #IPBESstakeholder Registry👉 ipbes.net/stakeholders#IPBES9
Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions🐠
Coastal marine ecosystems show both large historical losses of extent and condition & rapid ongoing declines🐋#GlobalAssessment
🎥@JournalofCESaRE / Galaxiid Creative
Our ocean 🌊 produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen and it is home to most of Earth’s biodiversity.
But it faces biodiversity loss, climate change & other threats.
2022 @UN Ocean Conference started today in Lisbon 🇵🇹
#SaveOurOcean@UNEPun.org/en/conferences/ocean2…
A better understanding of nature’s multiple values & benefits is essential for effective decisions about the use and conservation of natural resources.
@IPBES#ValuesAssessment will explore the diverse values of nature, & more📙
⏰Stay tuned for the release planned for 11 July!
The ocean is a source of life and climate balance🌊
What choices can we make today that will allow a more sustainable tomorrow?
The 2022 @UN Ocean Conference will take place in Lisbon 🇵🇹 from 27 June to 1 July.
#SaveOurOcean 🎥@visitportugal
☀️#IPBES9 starts in 1 week☀️
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…
New research presents DNA evidence that roughly a few 100 bears in the southeastern part of Greenland 🇬🇱 are different enough from their neighbors to be considered the 20th subpopulation🐻❄️
📰@eabrown18@NatGeonationalgeographic.com/anima…
We depend on bees & other #pollinators for our quality of life
🐝🦋🦇🐦
They play a vital role in maintaining our food security, contribute to biodiversity & support other ecosystem services & much more.
—@IPBES#PollinationAssessment
🎥@BeeAsMarine
'The Values Assessment report by IPBES [...] is so crucial. [...] We must place science-based valuation of nature at the heart of economic decision-making'🤝
—@andersen_inger, Executive Director @UNEP
📙New @IPBES#ValuesAssessment is scheduled to launch on 11 July.
#IPBES9