#DYK Low water levels, pollution & disease can effect fish mortality?🐠
Many flowering plants wilt in the high temperatures, meaning insects like bees & butterflies that feed on nectar & pollen will have less to eat.
✍️@GeorginaRannard @KadyWardell
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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🌎 has used up all its resources for the entire year! Many are used to produce the food we never eat.
We can & we must #MoveTheDate!
#EarthOverShootDay #FoodWaste
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#DidYouKnow that wetlands 🌊🌱 provide sustainable resources, employment and tourism income?
Our latest video explores wetlands’ various #EcosystemServices and why restoring them is crucial for our planet's health. 🌎💚
Watch to learn more ▶️ youtube.com/UoNTrc_Yyfg
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💭#DidYouKnow...
Soil organisms contribute to the remediation of soil pollution by breaking down contaminants.
They play a key role in #ClimateChange adaptation and mitigation by storing carbon in the soil.
fao.org/soils-portal/en
📷by @terra_aliens
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Here are 4 things everyone should know about #biodiversity for food & agriculture 👇
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Reviving degraded forests can help reverse biodiversity loss, boost climate change mitigation and adaptation and enhance human well-being 🌲 🌱 🌏
Learn more about reviving ecosystems in our #GenerationRestoration report ➡️ bit.ly/3uNQJzO
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#DYK Plastic debris increases with depth?
More than 3 billion people depend on marine & coastal #biodiversity for their livelihoods. But the number of species is dropping as coral reefs die & plastic chokes the seas. 🪸 @antonioguterres
✍️@karenmcveigh1
theguardian.com/environment/…
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#DYK that a teaspoon of soil is home to a vibrant ecosystem, thriving with more life than there are people in the 🌍❗
#SoilHealth
Want to learn more? Dig into the 618-page State of knowledge of #SoilBiodiversity 👉🏿
doi.org/10.4060/cb1928en
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Negative impacts on the planet & people are becoming more profound as exposure to plastic pollutants intensifies.🌏
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment
⏳Let's #BeatPlasticPollution to protect #biodiversity, people and the planet - this global problem must be tackled.
📷@EUEnvironment
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Human, animal, plant & environmental health are all inextricably linked.
This means that to address global health issues we must collaborate across all sectors.
A #OneHealth approach is key.
But what is One Health exactly?
👉 fao.org/one-health/en
#FAOConference
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#IndigenousPeoples are...
🌱 Guardians of the environment
🦜 Protectors of biodiversity
💚 Keepers of unique cultures, traditions, languages and knowledge...& so much more!
Here are 🔟things to know about them: bit.ly/2Vbc1a0
#WeAreIndigenous
Via @UNDP @IUCN_GovRights
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🌊 Ocean health is an indicator of #ClimateChange.
The ocean regulates global climate by mediating temperature, driving weather, influencing rainfall, droughts & floods.
But see below some of the negative consequences that climate change is having on the ocean.🌡🌊
📷@UN
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Traditional cooling methods contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating the #ClimateCrisis.
Learn how climate-friendly cooling technologies can offer transformative solutions to combat the adverse effects of global warming.
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🌐Passionate about #biodiversity & ecosystem services?
Your @IPBES-related work or assessment involvement can inspire others at #StakeholderDay! 🖼️
📅Submit your posters by 15 Aug for a chance to be displayed at #IPBES10, 27 Aug - 2 Sep.
✍️Join in: ipbes.net/ipbes-10/stakehold…
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Groundwater accounts for around 99% of all freshwater on Earth - providing 🚰 drinking water and 🌱 irrigation.
💡We must better understand, value and manage groundwater to ensure its sustainability, reports
@UN_Water & @UNESCO
ow.ly/b1lZ50PoB4L 💦#WaterAction
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Although they account for an estimated 5% of the global population, #IndigenousPeoples steward at least 25% of the world’s land, which contains much of the planet’s biodiversity.
Protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.🌳
#ForPeopleForPlanet
📸@UNDPClimate
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Satellite images beamed down from outer space have given scientists unprecedented insights into our natural world and the ability to help protect it.
Via @BBCEarth
bbcearth.com/news/a-planet-o…
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