🌎Biomes, Habitat, Ecosystem🌳
What's the difference? Scale.
Elephants might make their home, or habitat, on the grassy plains of Botswana, part of a larger savannah grassland ecosystem in Africa, part of the larger grassland biome on Earth.🐘
Learn more w/ @InsideNatGeo ⬇️
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A new global inventory of sound production can help us understand aquatic ecosystems better🌊 ⬇️
"This digital database on what animals are known to make sounds is the first of its kind & can revolutionise marine & aquatic science."
🗞️@physorg_com
phys.org/news/2023-12-global…
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📗Nature's Lexicon: Unlocking the enigmatic language of #biodiversity🌱
🔹Peatlands
🔹Marshes
🔹Swamps
🔹Sloughs
🔹Fens
🔹Bogs
🔹Wet meadows...
... are some of the names often used to describe #wetlands.
But what is a wetland according to @IPBES? ⬇️
#ForNature
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💡 #ThingsYouShouldKnow about #biodiversity 💡
🚨People with the greatest direct dependence on nature, such as #IndigenousPeoples and local communities, are found to be at even greater risk. 🛖
– @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment Report
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#ClimateChange is one of the main factors altering the water cycle. It...
💦Affects evaporation & precipitation
🌦Causes weather changes
🌊Raises sea levels, warms them & acidifies the water
🧊Reduces sea ice
👇Infographic from @USGS
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To my @IPBES super team #TransformativeChangeAssessment chapter 4 - thank you so much!!!! One more year to go .....@SERGIOLAMBERTUC #EdCarr
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#DYK: Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of change in nature?
🔎Check out this infographic from the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report, illustrating key concepts within the biological invasion process.
💡ipbes.net/IASmediarelease
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🌊Look at this colourful & beautiful sea slug.✨
#DYK these opalescent nudibranchs are aggressive fighters? In a biting battle, if one catches the tail of another & gets the 1st bite, it usually wins the battle & eats the loser.
🎥Aron Sanchez-Baranda
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1⃣ year since #COP15 in Montreal📢
@hdavidcooper🗣️“It’s really important that we look at all of the drivers of biodiversity loss and their underlying causes which other targets address"
🗞️Take a look at this year recap by @pgreenfielduk @guardian
theguardian.com/environment/…
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🌟 Season's greetings from the @IPBES secretariat 🌟
Many thanks to every member of our @IPBES community - for your dedication to science for humanity and nature. 🙌
Wishing you all a delightful &peaceful holiday season! 🌺
Here's to an even better 2024, united #ForNature 🌍🦋
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1⃣ year ago, the #KMGBF was adopted at #COP15 based on @IPBES science.
Now, @UNBiodiversity unveils the branding for the #BiodiversityPlan👏🏽
🌱Protect & Restore
🤝Invest & Collaborate
🦋Prosper with Nature
🌺Share Benefits Fairly
Find out more ➡️cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…
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Indigenous languages around the world continue to disappear at alarming rates.
The International Decade of Indigenous Languages is a rallying call for urgent action to protect them and preserve the cultural & intellectual heritage they represent. en.unesco.org/idil2022-2032
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#DYK Mangrove forests are coastal forests & critical habitats that act as fish nurseries & protect coasts from erosion?🌱💧
—@InsideNatGeo
Mangroves are essential to #biodiversity but are disappearing at an alarming rate.
⬇️Learn more on why #MangrovesMatter w/ @InsideNatGeo
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Congratulations Sandra Lavorel An amazing scientist mentor and friend so well deserved
🌿Congrats again to Sandra Lavorel on being awarded the 1st @CNRS Gold Medal for an ecologist!
A former member of our MEP & coordinating lead author on @IPBES #NexusAssessment, her pioneering work in for #biodiversity & #ForNature is celebrated today in Paris 🥇🌍
📷 @CNRS
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🌧️💧 Green water, crucial for rain-fed farming, nurtures a balanced mix of minerals, organic matter, roots, and organisms, enhancing #SoilHealth and ecosystem vitality.
#SoilAction #WaterAction #GlobalSoilPartnership
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Do you want to know more about @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies (IAS) Report but don't have time to read the full Report or even the Summary for Policymakers?🤔
Discover 7 short factsheets w/ aspects!📚
This one focuses on management & governance of IAS⬇️
ipbes.net/ias
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Forests are essential for a sustainable future.
They absorb carbon, help regulate the climate, and support biodiversity.
Let's protect and restore forests for the well-being of people and the planet: go.undp.org/SDGs
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#DYK Mixed forests & rich #biodiversity are crucial to the renewal & recharge functions of the water cycle?🌳
They affect rates of transpiration and evaporation & influence how water is routed and stored in watersheds.
👇More on the water cycle w/ the infographic by @USGS
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Only 9 plant species account for 66% of all crop production.
Yet these plants are threatened by plant pests that cause the loss of 40% of all food crops globally.
Protecting #PlantHealth is key to safeguarding food security.
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