🚨DEADLINE ALERT
🌿Do you love #biodiversity & want to communicate science #ForNature?
💻Do you have professional experience managing #SocialMedia?
🐦This opportunity is for you!
We're hiring. Apply by MAY 13 ⬇️
careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
#CommsJobs #UNJobs
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#DYK that plants are responsible for...
🌴80% of the food we eat
🌱98% of the oxygen we breathe
(source: @FAO)
On #PlantHealthDay, let’s remember that plants form the critical base of food chains in nearly all ecosystems.
Protecting plants = protecting #Nature🌏
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Access to water is crucial for migratory birds.💧🐦
But pollution, #ClimateChange & human activity are threatening aquatic ecosystems and the survival of many migratory bird species.
Let's celebrate migratory birds & highlight the importance of #WaterForBirds on #WMBD2023.
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Sustainable agricultural practices benefit #biodiversity & climate.🌱
Today experts from the @IPBES co-sponsored #BiodiversityClimateScience workshop report spoke to @FAO staff in a webinar on interactions between biodiversity, #ClimateChange & the agricultural sectors.
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According to @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, invasive alien species are 1 of the 5 main direct drivers of #biodiversity loss🌱
Avoiding the introduction of species like the Emerald Ash Borer helps safeguard local flora & ecosystems
#PlantHealthDay
📷 @FAO
📗ipbes.net/global-assessment
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Eliminating subsidies for activities harmful to nature can help limit #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange
Such as:
🌳Deforestation
💦Over-fertilization
🎣Over-fishing
🦋🌡️📖#BiodiversityClimateScience from @ipbes & @ipcc_ch co-sponsored w/shop Report ipbes.net/events/ipbes-ipcc-…
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💥 #HappeningNow💥
Annual @IPBES fellows training workshop - hosted by @UNDP in Nairobi 🇰🇪
The fellowship programme provides an opportunity for outstanding early-career scientists to participate in IPBES assessments. 📚
Learn more about the programme: ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-p…
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#DYK Health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, ecosystems & the wider environment are closely linked and interdependent?⚕️
The #OneHealth approach helps us balance human, animal and ecosystem health and build a #HealthierTomorrow.
🎥@theGEF
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According to a recent study led by @RikkeReisner & colleagues from @AarhusUni_int 🇩🇰, ant mounds may be significantly more important for #biodiversity than previously thought.
Full story at @EarthDotCom👇🏽
earth.com/news/ant-mounds-pl…
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🚨Deadline approaching!
Do you have cutting-edge social media skills & creativity?
Are you ready to help take @IPBES social media to the next level?
Join our team as a #SocialMedia Manager & make an impact!🔔
⏰Apply by 13 MAY 2023 ⬇️
careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
#UNCareers
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Protecting mountains = protecting #biodiversity 🌏🏔️
According to the @IPBES #GlobalAssessment, mountains also have great cultural significance for many #indigenous & #local cultures⛰️
📙ipbes.net/global-assessment
📷@FAO & @FAOForestry
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Melting glaciers ➡️ rising sea levels ➡️ coastal erosion & elevated storm surges. As temperatures & #ClimateChange intensify, hurricanes & typhoons become more frequent & destructive.❄️🌡️
🎥See the view of Vadret da Tschierva & Piz Roseg in 1935 (left) vs 2022 (right) w/ @WMO 👇
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🏔️Mountains face huge challenges.
#ClimateChange is melting glaciers & driving species toward extinction. But in Uganda, Rwanda, Serbia & Kyrgyzstan rare animals are bouncing back.
Watch RESTORE, a documentary on restoration success stories by @UNEP👇🏽
youtube.com/watch?v=GqdXzNTN…
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Without #IndigenousPeoples, we cannot effectively halt & reverse #biodiversity loss.
@IPBES has issued a call for Indigenous & local knowledge around the 🌏to contribute to its 3 ongoing assessments.
📆New deadline: 31 May
➡️ipbes.net/ilk-global-survey-…
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What do you know about pangolins?🤔
They are primarily nocturnal animals & are easily recognised by their full armour of scales.
And there are 8 species but 2 of them are listed as Critically Endangered by @IUCNRedList.
More with @World_Wildlife👇🏽
worldwildlife.org/species/pa…
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Have you ever seen a cormorant basking in the sun with its wings spread?
They most likely do so to help dry their feathers after diving and fishing. 🌊🪶
🎥@leedsbirder
Leeds Birder
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"Researchers have embarked on an ambitious global initiative to record marine life hidden in the world’s ocean➡️Ocean Census aims to identify 100,000 unknown species in the next 10 years." 🌊
✍️🏽@KatieHunt20 for @CNN 👇🏽
edition.cnn.com/2023/04/27/w…
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How do Rubik's Cubes & Special Agents relate to the #NatureCrisis & #ClimateCrisis?🤔
@IPBES expert @KaiChanUBC outlines empowering 'missions' for every person to drive #TransformativeChange in his @SurreyTEDx talk.
#SmallPlanetHeroes @cosphereproject
youtube.com/bH9Jk7sdJdA
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#DYK that the Black Sea is home to more than 5,000 species? 🤔
From algae to seals, discover the #biodiversity of the Black Sea with this infographic by @EmblasProject & @CousteauTCS 🦭🪸⬇️
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Just as every character plays a role in their wider story, every species plays a role in our ecosystems.🌿🕸️
Let's work together to protect #biodiversity & ensure a diverse & healthy planet for generations to come. 🌏
#MayThe4thBeWithYou #NatureIsNotFarFarAway
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