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Forests are home to much of the 🌏's #biodiversity, but face a number of human-induced threats, including:
🌾Agricultural expansion
🏙Expansion of urban areas
🚗Expansion of infrastructure
#ForNature
Via @IPBES
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A new study by Yuan et al. published in @ScienceMagazine warns⬇️
"Both species of clouded leopards have low levels of genetic diversity & high rates of inbreeding, which could compromise their long-term survival in the wild."
🗞️@CarolynCowan11
news.mongabay.com/2023/11/cl…
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The @WMO State of Global Water Resources report published last month calls for improved monitoring, data-sharing, cross-border collaboration & assessments of water resources. 🌊🫧
Access the full report in the different UN languages⬇️
public.wmo.int/en/our-mandat…
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We depend on bees & other #pollinators for our quality of life.
🐝🦋🦇🐦
But they are threatened...
🌲 How can landscape and forest management practices help pollinators thrive? 🌳
Learn more with @fao, fao.org/documents/card/en/c/…
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Did you know?
Forest insects damage around 35 million hectares of forest annually.
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.@IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies (IAS) report contributed to discussions this week at G7 workshop on invasive alien species and agreement on enhancing international cooperation towards managing IAS and their impacts @UKLadybirds @MOEJ_Climate
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/scie….
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Corals, mangroves, and seagrass ecosystems are essential breeding grounds for the huge diversity of marine animals which keep the ocean well-functioning and productive and further help tackle climate change. 🌊 🌎
Learn more about the blue ecosystems➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H069tR40
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Sand and dust storms are becoming more common, devastating people’s lives and the environment.
Restoring land, protecting topsoils and increasing vegetation cover can help limit their impact. Find out more: ow.ly/mqZe50Qacsl
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Our world is made of an invisible web.
Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too.
Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.
@FAO's work to protect #Biodiversity👉 bit.ly/3Fkqo1s
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#DYK that wetlands are biodiversity hotspots?
🤔💭💚🐊🦀
Let's appreciate and conserve these vital habitats!
Check out 5 facts on why wetlands deserve to be celebrated: ehs.unu.edu/news/news/unsung…
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2023 @UNEP's Emissions Gap Report is OUT NOW! 💥
It tracks the gap between where global emissions are heading w/ current country commitments & where they ought to be to limit warming to 1.5°C.
A crucial report for #COP28 📚
⬇️ @UNEP
unep.org/resources/emissions…
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A new study published in @NatureComms on the decline of #amphibians reveals that:
🐸They remain more threatened with extinction than any other vertebrate group
🐸Many of the worst declines are being caused by climate change
🗞️@ScienceNews
sciencenews.org/article/amph…
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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.
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
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Freshwater habitats are among the most valuable ecosystems on the planet for their #biodiversity and importance to livelihoods.
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🌿@IPBES currently have a call out for experts and fellows to get involved with their work. Interested in applying? The BES might be able to help 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org…
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🌏 A recent report by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services said only 17% of countries have national legislation specific to the control and management of IAS.
Read more: 👇🏻
go.nature.com/3GaIP9q
#NatureIndia
@IPBES
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Wild plants are found in many products we use daily but often they are not sourced or used sustainably.
This threatens plant conservation efforts & the #FoodSecurity of those who harvest them.
4 ways you can support the sustainable use of wild plants👇
#ItAllStartsWithTheSeed
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Positive news for #biodiversity! 🌿
"Colombia's Government 🇨🇴 launched new Fund for Life & Biodiversity to help protect ecosystems, it will manage close to $1 billion by 2026."
🗞️@Reuters #ConservationOptimism
📷Colombia creates biodiversity fund aiming to manage nearly $1 bln
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