Science advice for #GBF:
1. Address each facet of biodiversity
2. More ambitious, w/ sufficient💰
3. Precise, traceable targets
4. Protect & mainstream nature in economy
5. Address root causes
— @sdiazecology, @ipbes #GlobalAssessment co-chair
@nature: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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🚨 Happening today!
💭#Biodiversity loss and #pandemics: How are they interlinked?⚕️🌿
Anne Larigauderie, IPBES Exec. Sec., will join this discussion at the @economist_seur Summit.
⏰30 Nov, 4:25 p.m. (GMT+2)
💻Watch the event live: hazliseconomist.com/en/event…
Learn more w/ @ipbes #PandemicsReport.
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A black-naped pheasant-pigeon hadn't been seen in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 since 1882. After local interviews, placing 20 cameras 📹 & even dealing w/ pirates 🏴☠️, scientists captured the 1st images there in 140 years.
Story from @tiff_turnbull: bbc.com/news/world-asia-6367…
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Indigenous & local knowledge is crucial in #conservation and sustainable use of #biodiversity.🌿
How is sustainable use of wild species essential to the well-being of many #indigenous peoples & local communities?
See the graphic below from @ipbes #SustainableUse Assessment👇
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Ahead of #COP15 in Montreal 🇨🇦:
At #COP27, civil society groups, indigenous activists & scientists stood together & demanded firm action be taken next month at the @unbiodiversity conference.
📷 @cbd_cop15 & @unbiodiversity
🗞️@CBC⬇️
cbc.ca/amp/1.6654447
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Happy #InternationalJaguarDay! 📢
#DYK that jaguars are the Americas' largest wild cat?🤔
On 29 November 29, we raise awareness about the increasing threats this species is currently facing. ⬇️
@wwf_lac
@undp
@thewcs
internationaljaguarday.org
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JOIN TEAM IPBES! 📢
Do you want to help deepen & expand implementation of @ipbes stakeholder engagement #ForNature?
We are hiring a Stakeholder Engagement Consultant!
12-month, in-person contract.
🇩🇪 Bonn, Germany
✍️ Deadline to apply: 9 December 2022
➡️careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
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Israel 🇮🇱 and Jordan 🇯🇴 agreed at @unfccc #COP27 to conserve and protect the Jordan River, a sacred waterway shared by both countries which is nearly running dry due to #ClimateChange, #pollution and other threats.
More by @isabeldebre at @ap: apnews.com/article/middle-ea…
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💭#Biodiversity loss and #pandemics: How are they interlinked?⚕️🌿
Anne Larigauderie, IPBES Exec. Sec., will join this discussion at the @economist_seur Summit.
⏰30 Nov, 4:25 p.m. (GMT+2)
💻Watch the event live: hazliseconomist.com/en/event…
Learn more w/ @ipbes #PandemicsReport.
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🌎Air
🌍Sky
🌏Soil
🌎Ocean
🌍Breeze
🌏Clouds
🌎Gravity
🌍Seasons
🌏Drylands
🌎Wetlands
🌍Fresh water
...are just a few of the many things that only Planet Earth provides for us. 🌻
Let's protect and restore our Earth. 🌿#ForOurPlanet
📷 @undp
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✨Have you ever seen a bird fly without its head moving?
The Eurasian Kestrel has a natural ability to stabilize its head, allowing it to stay focused on its prey as it moves. 🪶
Look at this slow-motion close-up of a kestrel hovering.
🎥@leedsbirder
Leeds Birder
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By 2050, 90% of the world’s land is projected to be significantly altered.🌍
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Land degradation is a major contributor to #biodiversity loss, putting pressure on the landscape, its #ecosystems and our ability to produce #food.🌾🫑
📷@unccd
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At @cites #COP19 nearly 200 countries 🌍 voted to protect 50+ species of sharks 🦈 from over-exploitation under global trade rules.
As top predators, sharks are crucial to the food chain and the health of our oceans. 🌊
More from @hbriggs at @bbcworld: bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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The Niyamgiri Movement is an example of a values conflict between economic development & indigenous peoples and local communities that led to the protection of a sacred mountain.⛰️
More in @ipbes #ValuesAssessment
Read the article by @IPSNewsUNBureau
ipsnews.net/2022/11/lessons-…
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How well do you know whale sharks?🐋🦈
Whale sharks are largely depleted, according to @iucnredlist. From #ClimateChange warming the water to plastic pollution, their ocean habitat is in danger.🌊
💡Learn more with the infographic by @myanmarocean
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Are you on #Mastodon? 🦣
If you would like to keep up with IPBES content there, too, please follow us: ⬇️
mas.to/@ipbes
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📅UPDATE: Deadline extended
@ipbes members, observers & interested stakeholders can still submit requests, inputs & suggestions regarding the rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030.
More information here: ⬇️
ipbes.net/notification/call_…
#IPBESstakeholders #ForNature
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New research from @getzinstephan indicates that Namibia's 🇳🇦 mysterious fairy circles are not caused by termites and are actually caused by 'ecological engineering' as plants modify their environment to survive.👨🔧🌿
More by @jenlucpiquant at @arstechnica: arstechnica.com/science/2022…
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