🚨FINAL REMINDER
@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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#DYK Penguins are naturally distributed only in the southern hemisphere, south of the equator to the Antarctic?🗺🐧
👇Find out about the global distribution of penguins w/ @lewispughfdn infographic
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What do you know about sea turtles?🤔🐢
They are reptiles, but unlike land turtles, they can’t pull their head and flippers inside to protect themselves.
Meet the leatherback, the green or the hawksbill sea turtles⬇️
🗞️@michellefrey for @ourocean
oceanconservancy.org/blog/20…
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It is a fact: the world’s #biodiversity is facing an unprecedented decline. 🌎
That is why there's a need for conservation policies that protect biodiversity & its contributions to people.🌿
#ForNature
🔎@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
📷 @unesco
⬇️More info
ipbes.net/global-assessment
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According to the IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment, about 34% of marine wild fish stocks are overfished. Combined with the effects of #ClimateChange this reduces the fish supply, for example for sushi.🍣
More by @kantarokomiya on @euronews: euronews.com/green/2022/07/1…
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#DYK leopards not only live in Africa's savannahs?🐆
In the Russian Far East, a rare & critically endangered subspecies adapted to life in the northernmost part of the species' range.
More on the Amur Leopard & threats it faces w/ Jessie Lin's infographic👇
via @unbiodiversity
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"Rays have one of the most distinctive silhouettes in the ocean. But with hundreds of species of ray, these critters can be difficult to tell apart."
So... what’s the difference between Stingrays and Skates?🤔⬇️
🗞️@etspencer for @ourocean
oceanconservancy.org/blog/20…
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📢Call for external reviewers📢
The 1st draft of the @ipbes #TransformativeChange Assessment is open for external review. ✍️
📆Deadline: 17 March
ipbes.net/notification/live-…
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Today is World Social Justice Day. @ipbes is committed to strengthening the science-policy interface to help empower decision-makers in tackling global crises.🌎
Leaving no one behind #ForNature🌴
➡️un.org/en/observances/social…
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We're well into 2023, but we can still revisit 2022's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners! 🤭📸
From a superhero squirrel to a petulant penguin, light-hearted images raise awareness of wildlife conservation, says @comedywildlifephotos
View them at comedywildlifephoto.com
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In Africa, #ClimateChange could = major loss of plants🌿, extinction of >50% of some bird & mammal species & 20-30% decrease in lake productivity by 2100.
—@IPBES #Africa #RegionalAssessment
The 36th #AUSummit: opportunity to further advance African sustainable development.
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Native to Australia 🇦🇺, the southern sand octopus hides from predators by burrowing itself in the ocean floor. It lacks color-changing abilities, so it uses its siphon to inject water into sand and creates quicksand-like conditions for easier concealment. 🐙
Via @theoctonation
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In 2022, history was made! 🌎
The “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF) was adopted.
By committing to quantifiable targets, humanity is taking a big step towards reconciling with the rest of nature.
#ForNature
📷@UNESCO
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Most welcome. You could probably reach out to FAO directly: Email copyright[at]fao.org
Thank you - happy you find them useful. This infographic does include a copyright assertion - FAO 2016 - please see lower right corner.
Impressions from the Indigenous & local knowledge dialogue workshop on scenarios for the future & the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment in Leticia, Colombia🇨🇴 & during a community visit to Arara.
Thank you to all participants & to @opiac_amazonia & @institutosinchi!
#FPIC
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Soils are not only home to more than 25% of the Earth’s #biodiversity 🌎 but also help with:
📌Carbon sequestration
📌#ClimateChange mitigation
📌 Food production
Check this infographic by @fao & discover the potential of #soils in tackling environmental crises⬇️
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.@IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie speaking at @GSTICseries Conference on accelerating technological solutions for the #SDGs
The Plenary Session on #Biodiversity discussed challenges facing #biodiversity & instruments needed to reverse the negative trends.
#GSTICrio
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💥REMINDER: Deadline approaching!
📢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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Vinod Mathur of the @ipbes Bureau will speak at the @teriin World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi🇮🇳 for the Ministerial Session on Nature-based Solutions for Addressing Climate Vulnerability & Ensuring Food Security. #WSDS2023
Find out more ⬇️
wsds.teriin.org/2023
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