"#Biodiversity is incredibly valuable, & we need to take that value into accounting systems & into decision-making." —Sir Bob Watson TODAY at the #WBGMeetings, he will be discussing how to shape the #Biodiversity2020 framework Join #InvestInNature live: wrld.bg/OJfO50wKb5G

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Is the lack of lack acknowledgement of Indigenous Peoples an unfortunate mistake or a deliberate strategy?
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It isn’t mere “value” - Biodiversity is nothing less than the basis for our existence
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NGOs do important work, but Indigenous people/communities are arguably stronger allies for assessing which biodiversity hotspots be included within the accounting framework. #IPCAs are just getting started.