Water, wetlands & life are inseparable.🌏
But wetlands are one of the most threatened ecosystem types globally. Indeed >85% of wetland area has been lost.💧
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
Let's protect wetlands on #WorldWetlandsDay and every day.🌾
🎥@RamsarConv @wetlandsnbs
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Dr. @hdavidcooper has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of @unbiodiversity by @andersen_inger, Executive Director of @unep.🌿
Congratulations, David! @ipbes is looking forward to continued collaboration #ForNature.
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To celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, @unccd, @ramsarconv & others will host a webinar about wetlands ecosystems preservation & #restoration.
Experts & practitioners will share success stories and case studies.
📅2 February, 2 p.m. CET
➡️Registration: g20land.org/event/wetlands-a…
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The endangered Japanese eel 🇯🇵, which is at high risk of becoming extinct in the wild in the near future, is “thriving in a seemingly unlikely spot, the Dotonborigawa river that runs through the city’s busy Minami entertainment district.”
🗞️@AJWasahi
asahi.com/ajw/articles/14813…
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The @ipbes #SustainableUse Assessment identifies 7⃣ elements to enhance the sustainable use of wild species. 🌱🎣🪵🦌
See a quick overview below👇
For more information, check out the report: ipbes.net/sustainable-use-as…
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💭#DYK that the direct & indirect drivers of change in nature have accelerated during the past 50 years?
💡🐸📈🌳🔥🌱
Learn more from @ipbes #GlobalAssessment, available in 9 languages ipbes.net/global-assessment
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#DYK Groundwater is the most extracted natural resource?
Demand for water is higher than ever. Groundwater, accounting for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth, currently meets 25% of our needs.
#ClimateChange is putting stress on water resources.💧
📷@unescoWATER
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#DYK that climate and biodiversity are inextricably connected with each other & with human futures?
💡🌧️🦋🌽🐝🌡️🌳
#BiodiversityClimateScience from @ipbes & @ipcc_ch co-sponsored w/shop report ipbes.net/biodiversityclimat…
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Thanks for your interest. You can register as an IPBES stakeholder: ipbes.net/stakeholders (NB. while you are welcome to join the annual Stakeholder Day ahead of the Plenary Session, stakeholder registration does not automatically grant accreditation for the Plenary session)
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🇪🇺Europe has seen a major decline in #biodiversity.
Less than half of bird species have a good population status in the EU.🐦Birds are sensitive to the environment & can reflect ecosystem changes.
👇More on the conservation status of birds w/ infographic by @euenvironment
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Look at this dipper feeding its young! 🪺
The dipper nests from lowlands to 2,500m above sea level. Its manner of walking in and under water in search of food is remarkable.🐟
🎥@leedsbirder
Leeds Birder
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Have you ever noticed the mimicry & hidden beauty in nature?🦋🍂
🌏The tropical Asian Dead Leaf Butterfly is an impressive example of camouflage. To protect itself from predators, it closes its wings to go unnoticed.
🎥@JanFreedman
Jan Freedman
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According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (@USFWS) 🇺🇸 the Fender’s blue butterfly, once so rare it was thought to be extinct, is no longer considered endangered. 🦋The reclassification is due to local conservation efforts.
🗞️@zoe_sottile for @cnn ⬇️
edition.cnn.com/2023/01/21/u…
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Ahead of #WorldWetlandsDay, let’s take a look at some of the benefits of restoring wetlands:
🌿They revive #biodiversity
🌊They can replenish & filter water supply
🌎They store carbon
📢And much more!
#TimeforWetlandRestoration
Infographic by @ramsarconv ⬇️
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Keynote speech by @ipbes Exec. Sec. Dr. Anne Larigauderie at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2023 on “Setting a New #Health Agenda – at the Nexus of #ClimateChange, #Environment and #Biodiversity”.
#PMAC2023
Session information: ⬇️
pmac2023.com/activity/27/ses…
@pmaconference
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