A study conducted as part of the Identidad Madidi expedition, has recorded 35 fish species possibly new to science in Bolivia 🇧🇴
🔎Study by @thewcs, @ird_fr & @umsainformacion
🗞️@TheWCS ⬇️
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releas…
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What is soil fertility and how is it important?💭
Healthy soils sustain life. 🌿🌦️
But land degradation leads to, among other things, the loss of #soil fertility constituting a risk to food security.
— @ipbes #LandDegradation Assessment
📷 @fao #GlobalSoilPartnership
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#Pollination is essential for the availability of crops & wild plants providing #food!🦋🍎
Study by Smith et al. shows "loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing the supply of healthy foods."
✍️@dpcarrington
theguardian.com/environment/…
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Looking for a new year's resolution? 🤔
Let’s change minds and not the climate!
Find out more from @unesco about how protecting our planet starts with education: ⬇️
unesco.org/en/education/sust…
#ForNature #ForOurPlanet
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“Cities have long been considered species deserts, but with animals such as snowy owls, otters & bobcats now appearing in urban areas, scientists are recognizing that cities can play a significant role in fostering #biodiversity.”
🗞️@YaleE360⬇️
e360.yale.edu/features/urban…
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Nature across most of the globe has been significantly altered by multiple human drivers, with the great majority of indicators of ecosystems and #biodiversity showing rapid decline.🥀
🪸And coral reefs are particularly vulnerable to #ClimateChange.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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British Columbia’s rare inland temperate rainforest could suffer ecological collapse in as few as 8 years if industrial logging continues, scientists & conservation groups are warning as new clear-cutting plans surface
🗞️@sarahcox_bc for @thenarwhalca
thenarwhal.ca/biodiversity-c…
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Don't miss the story of @sustainabillyt, who embarked on a "World Conservation Journey" to document the #biodiversity crisis after reading the #GlobalAssessment.
Find out about other @ipbes impacts in the Impact Tracking Database!
🗞️@IPSNewsUNBureau ⬇️
ipsnews.net/2022/12/tracking…
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Black herons employ a clever hunting method called canopy feeding, using their wings like an umbrella to create shade which attracts fish. 🐟
Video from @leedsbirder shot in The Gambia 🇬🇲
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Although they account for an estimated 5% of the global population, #IndigenousPeoples steward at least 25% of the world’s land, which contains much of the planet’s biodiversity.
Protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.🌳
#ForPeopleForPlanet
📸@UNDPClimate
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“Invasive species, pollution and grazing by livestock have damaged temperate rainforest in the UK, but substantive protection and careful tree-planting could see the rare ecosystems naturally generate,” writes @pgreenfielduk in @guardian.
Read more: theguardian.com/environment/…
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How are soil animals fundamental to soil biological processes? 🪱🐌🐛
The feeding of each soil animal contributes to the vital functions of the #soil.🌱
👇Learn more with this infographic by Svenja Meyer.
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Ever wonder about the impact of @ipbes Assessments & other work?💭💡
Explore 400+ impacts in the #IPBES Impact Tracking Database (TRACK) across scales & countries
Know of a missing impact? Contribute via the TRACK submission portal #crowdsourcing
➡️ipbes.net/impact-tracking-vi…
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#DYK 6 out of 33 seal species live in Antarctica?❄️
Do you have a favorite?🦭
Antarctic seals are fascinating and irreplaceable but they're also facing challenges such as shrinking habitats, declining food sources, hunting and overfishing by humans.
👇@AntarcticaSouth
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What benefits do people derive from #mangroves?
@wwf & @iucn list the following contributions to people
🌳wood
📸tourism
🎣fisheries
💚livelihoods
💧water filtration
🌊coastal protection
🌡️climate regulation
& mangrove ecosystem services
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📢Call for external reviewers📢
The 1st draft of the @ipbes #NexusAssessment on interlinkages among #biodiversity, water, food and health is now open for external review. ✍️
📆Deadline: 19 February⬇️
ipbes.net/notification/live-…
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Changes in land and sea use are among the direct drivers of change in nature with the largest global impact.
But which ecosystems are they impacting and how?
Learn more with @ipbes #GlobalAssessment💭ipbes.net/global-assessment
#ForNature
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Illegal use & illegal trade in wild species occur across all practices, and often lead to unsustainable use.
Illegal trade in wild species has est. values of up to US$199 billion annually💰
@IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species ipbes.net/sustainable-use-wi…
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Manta rays are among the most spectacular of oceanic species.🌊
Unfortunately, manta rays are threatened & oceanic manta rays are classified as endangered by @iucnredlist. 🪸
How much do you know about these rays?
👇Learn more with the infographic by @myanmarocean
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