Meet the Mexican flame knee #tarantula, endemic to the regions of Guerrero and Michoacán in Mexico 🇲🇽🕷️
Here they shed their old exoskeletons—this molting occurs numerous times in the spider’s lifespan until it finishes growing.
🎥@nowthisnews
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We are hiring! 📢
Do you want to support the overall coordination & delivery of the @IPBES work programme? 🤔
We are looking for a new Programme Management Officer (P3) to join our Secretariat in Bonn. 🇩🇪
📆Apply before the 21 December⬇️
ipbes.net/vacancy/PMO/P3
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Join the free webinar ‘Pollinators in the urban environment’ organised by @P_Pollinators 📢📢
📆 When? 8 December at 3 p.m. CET
📌What? Presentations & a panel discussion on the relevance of pollinators in the urban environment
Register➡️ promotepollinators.org/join-…
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An international perspective on urban #pollinators
Join the free webinar ‘Pollinators in the urban environment’ organised by @P_Pollinators 📢📢
📆 When? 8 December at 3 p.m. CET
📌What? Presentations & a panel discussion on the relevance of pollinators in the urban environment
Register➡️ promotepollinators.org/join-…
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To ensure the health of people, plants, animals & our planet, we must work together to find ways to reduce the need for antimicrobials.
A #OneHealth approach is crucial to preventing, detecting & controlling diseases & #AntimicrobialResistance.
#AMR
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Is your organisation working #ForNature? 🤔
@IPBES Task Force on Scenarios & Models invites you to organise workshops on scenarios & models, including on the #NatureFuturesFramework.
The Task Force can provide guidance & info!
➡️ ipbes.net/notification/call-…
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#DYK that millets are tolerant to harsh climate conditions?
Innovation in millet production & processing can expand markets & improve livelihoods, including those of women & youth.
#YearofMillets #IYM2023
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💥 NEW ARTICLE ALERT💥
@IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies featured in @TheLancetPlanet !
Article in leading planetary health journal reminds of importance of not underestimating nor overlooking impacts of #IAS! 📢
🔗 thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…
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Seagrass plays a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, yet every 30 minutes, a football field worth of seagrass is lost.
Explore their benefits & why timely, ambitious & coordinated #GenerationRestoration actions are key to curbing their loss. bit.ly/3ZcFUVE
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The Tropics support a majority of the world's biodiversity. But, these regions are in peril.
Explore some of the core issues affecting tropical ecosystems and outline our work focussed to boost knowledge and action to support their conservation ➡️
eu1.hubs.ly/H063CmT0
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Microplastics are found throughout our bodies: in our lungs, in our blood, and in the placentas of pregnant women.
Ending plastic pollution is about protecting our health.
Learn how a global #PlasticsTreaty could help: undp.org/plastics-101
#INC3
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3) The Elders call on all leaders at #COP28 to centre the voices, needs & solutions of marginalised groups:
➡️ Within the final #COP28 decision text
➡️ Within all negotiation and decision-making spaces
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Read our calls to action in full:
theelders.org/news/elders-ca…
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2) The Elders call on all leaders at #COP28 to recognise that the climate and nature crises require an urgent, collaborative, multilateral response:
➡️ Use #GlobalStocktake to set tangible targets
➡️ Implement #PactWithNature
➡️ Reject all forms of #greenwashing
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"We can’t price #biodiversity, but we know that the ecosystem is worth more alive than dead. The biological community is sacred and deserves more protection from poaching and land development."
✍️🏾📷@Ken_Silverstein for @Forbes⬇️
forbes.com/sites/kensilverst…
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Last week at @CABES_iki East Africa Regional Workshop⬇️🇪🇹
Ethiopian National Focal Point, Dr. Feleke Woldeyes, explained the many ways for African experts & knowledge-holders to be involved in @IPBES, such as open calls for review & expert nominations.
#IPBESStakeholders
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The planetary situation looks gloomy but it's still possible to create positive change together.
With 60% of the world’s population & over 50% of world's consumption, Asia-Pacific must take a leading role in planetary green transformation.
#APClimateWeek undp.org/blog/why-green-circ…
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Global discussions and commitments on the environment are increasingly reflecting the interconnectedness between climate change and nature and propose the need for integrated action.
Our study further proposes the benefits of coordinated action ⤵️
eu1.hubs.ly/H063CmP0
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