Much of the 'how' is offered in great detail in the @IPBES reports - especially the #GlobalAssessment #ValuesAssessment & #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment. Where data/knowledge gaps exist, these are explicitly identified. #SciencePolicy
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"We need targets to generate better institutional, legal, policy & educational environments. And it is crucial to include the different values of nature in decision-making at all levels, relying on different knowledge systems." 🌿🌏
- @anamariamojita, @ipbes Chair at #COP15
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"The 2050 Vision for Biodiversity can only be achieved through transformative change. That is why it is necessary to address both the direct and indirect drivers of #biodiversity loss." 🌿🌏
- @anamariamojita, @ipbes Chair at #COP15
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At of #COP15 in Montreal 🇨🇦 & every day, we should promote the sustainable use of nature.
All across the globe, every positive action, big or small counts #ForNature & #ForOurPlanet 📢🌎
📷@EU_ENV
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"Businesses and financial institutions in 56 countries are pushing for governments to agree to the disclosures at #COP15, the @unbiodiversity conference being held in Montreal 🇨🇦."
🗞️@guardian ⬇️
theguardian.com/environment/…
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“At #COP15 in Montreal 🇨🇦, the EU & the @pressacp will support the adoption of an ambitious, comprehensive and transformative post-2020 global biodiversity framework to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss.”
📷 @cbd_cop15 @unbiodiversity
🗞️@EU_Commission
ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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Did you miss @ipbes' #COP15 side event on the #SustainableUse and #ValuesAssessment?🤔
Check out this recap & find out about implications of IPBES' work for the draft Global Biodiversity Framework. 🌎
#ForNature
🗞️@IISD_ENB
enb.iisd.org/ipbes-sustainab…
@CBD_COP15
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A type of clam 🦪thought to be extinct, and known only to researchers by fossils it left behind thousands of years ago, has turned up alive and well off the coast of California in the USA! 🇺🇸
More by @astrogasparini from @sciencenews: sciencenews.org/article/clam…
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🚨One million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction.🚨
With the first week of #COP15 over, it’s key to remember why it is so important to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss 💡🌿
#ForNature
📷@UNDP
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“There is no coming back from extinction, so Montreal is an opportunity that the planet cannot afford to miss. But a paradigm shift is required to make progress.”
🗞️Check out this editorial by @guardian on #COP15 & the #biodiversity crisis⬇️
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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What will it take to understand #biodiversity loss & what are possible solutions?🌿
💡Tune in to #NaturesMoment on Friday to hear @ipbes Exec. Sec. Anne Larigauderie discuss biodiversity’s critical importance for #GlobalDevelopment.
Register at events.project-syndicate.org…
@ProSyn
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@iucn just published its new #RestorationReport 🌏
It provides critical insights and never-before-seen-data on how the world is taking action to restore our ecosystems.
#GenerationRestoration | #COP15
📷 @iucn
Access the report here⬇️
restorationbarometer.org/res…
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Transformative change is needed to conserve & restore nature and protect #biodiversity.🌱
🏫“If we want truly #TransformativeChange we need to change societal norms and institutions.”
—@MikeChristieUni, co-chair of @ipbes #ValuesAssessment, at #COP15
@cbd_cop15
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"The Atlantic bluefin tuna case shows that effective management of international fisheries that exploit highly valuable species is possible when there is strong political will."
🗞️@joycechimbi for @ipsnewsunbureau, based on @ipbes #ValuesAssessment ⬇️
ipsnews.net/2022/12/iconic-a…
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Scientists led by @drtimohara from Australia's 🇦🇺 @museumsvictoria Research Institute are mapping new deep-sea creatures encountered while exploring the depths of the Indian Ocean 🌊
View more at @guardian: theguardian.com/environment/…
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Drought is among the most severe disasters, with devastating effects on people, habitats and the #biodiversity upon which we all depend. 🏜🌾🪲
Protecting land #ForNature and a healthier world for all.🌎🌍🌏
📷@IFAD
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"There’s no question that nature is under threat. The question is how to mobilize global resources so that good intentions are matched by effective actions." 🐾🤝🌿
Why is the ongoing #COP15 important?
✍️@sierrabein, @IvanSemeniuk
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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“Decision making needs to be inclusive of people of different values. We are going down a narrow pathway to an unsustainable future because we are focused on a narrow set of values, mostly market-based values.”📢
—@MikeChristieUni, co-chair of @ipbes #ValuesAssessment, at #COP15
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"#COP15 is the single most important chance for global decision-makers to use the evidence and expertise that has been so widely shared to tackle both the direct and indirect drivers of #biodiversity loss—for people & #ForNature."🌺
—Dr. Anne Larigauderie, @ipbes Exec Sec
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