Adapting to the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis is vital.☀️
Ecosystem-based adaptation focuses on conserving, sustainably managing & restoring natural ecosystems helping ppl adapt, but adaptation is lagging.
More w/ @UNEP #AdaptationGap Report: unep.org/resources/adaptatio…
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💻 Website Update 💻🛠️
The @IPBES website has been undergoing maintenance, and we're still encountering a few technical challenges.
Apologies for any inconvenience, especially related to links, files and some pages.
Normal service should be restored by mid-week. ⚙️
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Do you have what it takes to help elevate #biodiversity & ecosystem data management with @IPBES!
👩💼Applicants with relevant expertise from all knowledge systems are welcome!
📅 Apply by 12 Nov: ipbes.net/application/knowle…
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🕊️ On International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict, let's remember that ⬇️
To achieve durable peace, natural resources and ecosystems must be protected🌿
🗞️More with @UNEP
un.org/en/observances/enviro…
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💥 BREAKING NEWS💥
The @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Full Report is NOW AVAILABLE in English!
Explore 4 years of work from our experts across 6 chapters.🌏📢
Access the Assessment➡️ ipbes.net/ias
W/ @AnibalPauchard @UKLadybirds @pstoett
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We are having some technical issues with the IPBES website - the link is correct so please try again later. Apologies for the inconvenience
📣Passionate about #biodiversity?📣
🔍@IPBES invites nominations for experts to help scope #GlobalAssessment2!
👥Experts in natural, social sciences, policy & more. Interdisciplinary & diverse nominations encouraged!
⏰Apply by 12 Nov: ipbes.net/application/second…
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What can countries do to tackle #biodiversity loss? 🤔
At #SBSTTA25, @IUCN presented their Global Species Action Plan, a holistic guide to the actions needed to conserve animals, fungi and plants around the world. 🌏
More information with @IUCN ⤵️
iucn.org/press-release/20231…
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Lightning fast and as small as your thumb ⚡
Take a moment to admire #hummingbirds — native to the Americas & comprising the biological family Trochilidae, with the vast majority of the 360 species found in the #Tropics.
🎥@BBCEarth
BBC Earth
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The #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report says humans are @ the heart of the problem (our actions cause biological invasions) BUT we also have to drive the solutions
>37,000 alien species have been introduced by our activities around the 🌍
>3500 are harmful🚨
🔎ipbes.net/IASmediarelease
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🌿Happy International Day for Biosphere Reserves!
#DYK that biosphere reserves provide local solutions to global challenges by linking: nature conservation, scientific research, sustainable development & local communitites?🤔
More with @UNESCO ⬇️
unesco.org/en/days/biosphere…
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"Our aim is to better understand how the brightening of the night sky affects entire ecosystems & the benefits they provide."🌃
—Dr. Myriam Hirt
Learn more w/ the new study led by M.Hirt, D.Evans, C.Miller & R.Ryser for @RSocPublishing⤵️
🗞 @physorg_com
phys.org/news/2023-10-artifi…
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🌍Passionate about #biodiversity & ecosystem services? Be part of our global mission!
@IPBES seeks experts for our Capacity-Building Task Force.
🎯Check if you're eligible: ipbes.net/application/capaci…
📅Apply before: 12 Nov
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🌊🌱Mangroves are essential to #biodiversity but are disappearing at an alarming rate!
Coastal flooding from storm surges can be reduced by coastal #mangroves.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
But do you know what they are and why #MangrovesMatter?
Find out w/ @FAO ⬇️
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🌐Help strengthen @IPBES work on scenarios & models.💡
🎯Experts in qualitative & quantitative approaches to scenarios, models & other studies are invited to apply to join our Task Force on Scenarios and Models
⏳Apply by 12 Nov: ipbes.net/application/scenar…
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🎉Congratulations to @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Co-chair, Eduardo Brondizio, who has been honoured w/ the 2023 #VolvoEnvironmentPrize.
Understanding human motivations & societal interactions is key to addressing #biodiversity loss and #ClimateChange.🌍🌿
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If you experience any delays in accessing this on the IPBES website (there is high demand) you can also get it direclty on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.74306…
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💥 OUT NOW💥
You've seen the Summary for Policymakers, now take a deep dive into the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Full Report in English, with all chapters, facts & figures!
Now available at➡️ ipbes.net/ias
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🐢Pond Sliders, often traded as pets, can be an #InvasiveAlienSpecies.
W/ advantages over native species, potential for disease transmission, & hunger for local fauna/flora, it can pose serious threats to #biodiversity.🌏
—@IUCN_ISSG
Learn more w/ @IPBES ipbes.net/IASmediarelease#
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