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Are you working online #ForNature?🌿💻
@IPBES is happy to share our new virtual backgrounds!
Choose the ones you like most and showcase the beauty of #biodiversity: from species to genetics and ecosystems.🦋🫘🌊
Download them for free👇🏽
📷dropbox.com/sh/1fue2p60h0746…
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Mangroves act as a form of defence against:
💦floods
⛈️storms
🌀cyclones
🏖️erosion
🌊tsunamis
Here are 5⃣ facts for you this #WorldMangroveDay @UNUEHS ehs.unu.edu/news/news/five-f…
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Mangroves, home to rare and colorful species, are critical for #ClimateAction. Their alarming disappearance calls for urgent action.
On #MangroveDay & every day, join #GenerationRestoration to protect these fragile ecosystems: bit.ly/3fNtmjj
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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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Mangrove soils are massive carbon sinks and store upto 1,000 tons of carbon per hectare in their biomass and underlying soil. They support communities & help mitigate climate change.
We need to scale up conservation efforts to safeguard mangroves➡️ bit.ly/3pYxJ2M
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#Biodiversity is essentially interwoven with many of the factors that affect human health, including:
🍎 Nutrition
🍂 Mental health
☀️ #ClimateChange
🦠 Disease spread
🦋 Ecosystem health
🌎 And many more!
Learn more: cbd.int/health/
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1 million out of an estimated 8 million species of plants and animals globally are threatened with extinction.
What are the most endangered species in Europe? Find out in this infographic by @europarl_en 🐌🌿🌽
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Today is the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem!
Mangroves are climate heroes and reduce the waves of tsunamis and weather events by 35%.
Explore the beauty & benefits of mangroves: tinyurl.com/bdy2kz8e
#GenerationRestoration
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Happy #WorldMangroveDay! 🌱
DYK - #Mangroves are nature's carbon sinks?
It is estimated that mangroves can store up to 5 times more #carbon per hectare than tropical rainforests, making them vital players in mitigating climate change. 🌎
#WeNeedWetlands #ForNature
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Mountains cover ~27% of the earth's land surface.
Their unique topography, compressed climatic zones, and isolation have created the conditions for a wide spectrum of life forms.
But how are #mountains related to the #SDGs?⛰️💭
Learn more w/@ZoiEnvironment🎨#MountainsMatter
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🌴The tropics are home to the highest levels of #biodiversity in the🌎but have also experienced the greatest loss of intact #ecosystems.
100 mil. ha deforested (1980-2000)
#ClimateChange, land-use change & direct exploitation create combined risks.
@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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#DidYouKnow that #mangroves help in #freshwater filtration?
The complex mangrove root systems filter nitrates, phosphates and other pollutants from the water, improving the water quality.
On #WorldMangrovesDay, let's protect these #wetland ecosystems.
👉unesco.org/en/days/mangrove-…
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A million plastic bottles are used every minute.
And plastics that are used only for minutes can last for hundreds of years, scattered everywhere.
We need to rethink & change the way we produce, consume, & dispose of plastics to #BeatPlasticPollution. undp.org/blog/call-lifestyle…
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What are some of the pathways to produce & consume food sustainably?💭
🚜Agricultural practices
🧬Use of genetic resources
🐸#Biodiversity-friendly management
🌲Areas of natural habitat
🍅Food market transparency
🍲Healthy diets
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
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#Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all 🕸
@ipbes breaks it down ...
🍄 What #biodiversity is
🐝 Why we need diverse plants and animals
🌳 What we can do #ForNature
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#DYK Falling oxygen levels in water can be fatal for fish?
💧Disrupting the flow of water
🫘Nutrient overload
🌡Higher temperatures...
... are some reasons why rivers & the ocean lose oxygen.
✍️ Find out more with @PeterTMcKenzie
nationalgeographic.com/scien…
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Mangroves cover less than 1% of all tropical forests worldwide.
Yet, they are home to a wide variety of animals 🐯🐦🦋🦎🐟🦑.
Protecting them means protecting our #biodiversity. on.unesco.org/Mangroves #MangroveDay
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"The future is not determined, the future is in our hands."
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet is a 2021 docu film about nature on which all life depends; narrated by David Attenborough & prof. @jrockstrom feat. @IPBES
breakingboundaries.count-us-…
#ThrowbackThursday
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