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🐅 Tigers, the guardians of biodiversity, are silently vanishing from our planet. 🚨
It's high time we unite to protect their future. 🌍
Discover impactful ways to revitalize tiger populations. 👇👇
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Life below water needs our protection! Let's conserve marine ecosystems, combat pollution, and promote sustainable fishing practices. 🌊💙 Learn more about SDG 14: Life Below Water ➡️ bit.ly/3OvceAp #SDG14 #OceanProtection
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#Agroecology is key for sustainable production & consumption, and can also increase yields, productivity & profitability.🌱
Find out how planting plants and trees benefits lavender and animal life.🐾
✍️@_ChrissieMc for @NatGeo
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"Too often when we talk about #biodiversity, it evokes a notion of forest destruction or species extinction. Little do we realise, however, that in fact biodiversity is the foundation for #humanhealth." - @IPBES Founding Chairman @ZakriZAH
Read more ⤵️
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🦈 Sharks and rays are not just fascinating creatures; they are essential for the health of our oceans.
Here are 5️⃣ reasons why we need these incredible species.
Can you list more? Tell us!
Via @BESNet_UNDP
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“Climate change is here. It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning.”
– @antonioguterres as @WMO releases official data indicating that July 2023 is set to be the hottest month ever recorded. un.org/sg/en/content/sg/pres…
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🐊 Preserve #biodiversity
🗻 Protect ecosystems
🪵 Value nature’s contributions to people
📚 Support science
🌍 Contribute to sustainable futures
More information on @IPBES #GlobalAssessment!
🔍 ipbes.net/global-assessment
#ForNature
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Forests provide habitats for about:
🐸80 percent of amphibian species
🦜75 percent of bird species
🦍68 percent of mammal species
Via @FAOForestry
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Bamboo and rattan as nature-based solutions could replace plastics, reduce #plasticpollution and help reach net-zero emissions. 🎋
Learn more about the benefits and potential of bamboo and rattan here ➡️ bit.ly/3WzereX
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How can we identify and differentiate between the 7 different marine turtle species?🐢
Learn more from this infographic🎨by @PaigeStrudwick @ICRSreefstudent @ICRSCoralReefs
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#DYK 64% of wetlands have been degraded since the 1900’s and degradation continues at an alarming rate?
👇 Learn more about this critical ecosystem through this infographic by @RamsarConv
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#WorldHeritage and #biodiversity go hand in hand 🤝
Shark Bay is a refuge for many globally threatened species of plants & animals.
It also has one of the largest & most diverse seagrass beds in the world!
Learn more about our commitment #ForNature: on.unesco.org/3qCRjhH
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What is the purpose of a marine protected area?🤔
To conserve and protect:
🌊Habitats
🦐Species
🪸Ecological integrity
🐠#Biodiversity
More with this infographic by @FishOceansCAN ⬇️
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Each year, over 430 million tonnes of plastic is produced, with two-thirds of it ending up as waste.
See tips on how to #ActNow to #BeatPlasticPollution: bit.ly/PlasticSolutions2023
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About 50 000 wild species are used for food, energy, medicine, material & other purposes.
This includes many plants.
But often these plants are not sourced or used sustainably, which threatens #biodiversity.
🌱How @FAO is protecting them: fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
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#NaturesContributions to people are invaluable.
Protecting these precious gifts will be the defining challenge of decades to come.
The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment measures progress against #GlobalGoals such as the #ParisAgreement, #Aichi #biodiversity targets and @UN #SDGs.
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Forests are more than just trees. They are powerful allies in the fight against climate change.
🌳✨
Discover 5⃣ amazing superpowers of forests in this article.
ehs.unu.edu/news/news/forest…
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From mitigating the impact of climate change to underpinning economies, the natural world is crucial to life as we know it 🌾
We cannot afford to lose it 🌍
See how @theGEF is working to #BuildBackBiodiversity
Via @theGEF
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We depend directly on pollinators for food security & maintaining biodiversity 🦋🍎🐝🌻🐦🌽🦇🐮
But they are declining in many areas around the world...
Safeguarding pollinators safeguards our own well-being
@IPBES #PollinationAssessment
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The 🌎 is facing a planetary emergency of nature loss & #ClimateChange. It’s made worse by the impacts of inequality, conflict, insecurity & health crises.
But nature is humanity's most powerful asset. Investing in it will help us fight back. wrld.bg/NL6Y50PnFRY
via @UNDP
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