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We are pleased to welcome #Namibia 🇳🇦 as our 140th member! The @IPBES family continues to grow – strengthening the interface between biodiversity science and policy #ForNature. Learn more 👇 ipbes.net/notification/Namib…
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The direct drivers of change in nature − land/seascape change, resource extraction, pollution, #InvasiveAlienSpecies, in particular − strongly correlate with multiple indirect drivers. Learn more about these correlations via @ipbes #GlobalAssessment: ipbes.net/global-assessment
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#DYK that #InvasiveAlienSpecies are 1 of the 5 main direct drivers of #biodiversity loss? 🌍 The upcoming @IPBES report will outline options for decision-makers to design appropriate responses 📆Planned launch: 4 Sept 🗣️Info in all UN languages ipbes.net/ipbes-10/primers
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New study by researcher Thomas H.Q. Powell, warns of #ClimateChange's devastating impact on insect communities, causing widespread chaos. ⬇️ Rising temperatures can disrupt crucial ecological interactions & lead to ecosystem collapse. 🦟 🗞️@physorg_com phys.org/news/2023-06-climat…
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🌊Have you ever seen a fish swim majestically like a ribbon? #DYK ribbon eels have fascinating life cycles which involve 3 completely different phases of coloration & also complete changes in gender? 🎥 IG 'jasmine_underwater' and 'mathias_underwater'
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What is the current status & trends of biological invasions around the world? 🤔 How can we mitigate their impact on biodiversity?🤔 — @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report due to launch on 4th September 2023 after #IPBES10 More info⬇️ ipbes.net/ipbes-10/primers
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According to a report by @icimod: "#Biodiversity & ecosystem services in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region will be threatened & suffer severe impacts even if the global temperature rise is maintained at 1.5° C" 🗞️ @himanshujourno @down2earthindia downtoearth.org.in/news/clim…
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#DYK that about 25 % of all marine life, including more than 4,000 species of fish, are dependent on coral reefs at some point in their life cycle? 🐠🐙🐳🌿 Coral reefs are essential to the biological balance of the ocean. So, what can we do to protect them? ⬇️ 📷@noaaocean
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✨ Insects are fascinating ✨ Take a look at the impressive pictures of the Royal Entomological Society @insectweek competition The winner? A📷of a mating pair of golden-tabbed robber flies by @pbmacro 🗞️@BBCWorld bbc.com/news/in-pictures-658…
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💥Happening this week in Geneva: 🇨🇭 32nd meeting of the Animals Committee of @CITES Among other things, CITES is talking about taking into account the findings of the @IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment. w/ Dr. Anne Larigauderie & @bparlee
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🌾Even when habitats and species are protected, decline often continues, caused mostly by intensive agriculture, urbanisation, unsustainable forestry activities & changes to freshwater habitats - @EUEnvironment 👇See infographic on the conservation status of species in Europe🇪🇺
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#DYK that a healthy soil can benefit #biodiversity in many ways? 🌳 📌Habitat for organisms 📌Carbon storage 📌Medium for plant growth 📌Water & Climate regulator 🖼️ @unccd & @stella_caraman_
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#Biodiversity loss & #ClimateChange: 🌐Are driven by human economic activities 🤝Reinforce each other 🌏Increasingly threaten nature, human lives, livelihoods & well-being worldwide Neither will be resolved unless both are tackled together. 🎥@UNDP
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The @ipbes #ValuesAssessment provides guidance on the diverse values of nature and how to integrate them into decision-making. Explore 4 main section themes in the summary for policymakers💡 🔖 ipbes.net/the-values-assessm…
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🌍🐈‍⬛#DYK the African golden cat, which is rarely seen even by rangers, is listed as vulnerable by the @IUCNRedList, mainly due to illegal snares meant to catch bushmeat across its forest habitat? Read more on how it could be saved w/ @cdellamore 👇 nationalgeographic.com/premi…
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On #WorldRefugeeDay⬇️ Let's acknowledge the resilience & courage of those forced to flee their countries to escape conflict, persecution, the effects of #ClimateChange & environmental degradation, among other reasons. 📷🗞️@Refugees unhcr.org/world-refugee-day
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📢 Attention poster presenters! Share your @IPBES-related work or successful uptake stories to be displayed at #IPBES10. 🌍 Submit your poster for approval to stakeholders@ipbes.net by 31 July 2023. For guidelines and requirements write to 🔼 🌿
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📣 Calling all #IPBESstakeholders! Join us at Stakeholder Day just before #IPBES10 on 🗓️ 27 August 2023, Bonn, Germany. Reg. deadline: 10 August 2023 ⤵️ ipbes.net/ipbes-10/registrat… 🔗 Agenda available in July: ipbes.net/ipbes-10/stakehold…
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📢JOB OPPORTUNITY at @IPBES !💡 We are looking for a Programme Management Officer - Head of Development (P3), to be based in the IPBES Secretariat Office in Bonn. 🇩🇪 ⏳Apply by 14 July 2023. Learn more: careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail…
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Many of the world's species, from the smallest insects to the largest mammals, struggle to cope with a rapidly warming planet.🌡🌍 But a few are able to adapt to heat over multiple generations, buying a little more time. 🗞Find out more w/ @NatGeo👇 nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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