Each year, over 430 million tonnes of plastic is produced, with two-thirds of it ending up as waste. This year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay focused on what everyone can and should do to #BeatPlasticPollution. #YearInReivew

The @IPBES task force on scenarios and models is mobilizing communities to help facilitate the work of IPBES. Organizations are invited to host workshops to catalyse further work on scenarios & models. Notify the secretariat about your initiatives today! ipbes.net/notification/call-…

🌳 Exploring Nature's Lexicon: eager to decipher the language of #biodiversity? 🌿 #DYK Different types of grasslands can be found under a broad range of climatic conditions? But what is an a grassland according to @IPBES? ⬇️ #ForNature

DYI about #KMGBF aka Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework? It was adopted 1 year ago at @UNBiodiversity #COP15, setting 23 global targets to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss. Biodiversity and #ecosystemservices underpin life on earth 🌱🌏 #multilateralism @IPBES

According to a recent study led by Lepczyk et al. and published in @NatureComms ⬇️ "Cats are eating 2,000 species, including hundreds that are at risk, thus impacting negatively on wildlife." 🐈‍⬛ 🗞️@phoeb0 for @guardian theguardian.com/environment/…

🎄 This festive season, add a green touch to your gifts! 🎁 We bring you 5️⃣ ideas for a thoughtful, personal and climate-friendly gifts ⤵ europa.eu/!9d6b83 #MyWorldOurPlanet #EUClimatePact

🎯23 targets for 2030 ‌🥅4 goals for 2050 🌐1 planet to protect ‌The new #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to recovery to halt & reverse #biodiversity loss🌱 📰 📸 Find out more with @UNBiodiversity ⤵️ cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…

🌿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

Water is food, and food is water! Over 9⃣5⃣% of the food we eat is produced on land, starting with soils and water. Let’s manage this precious resource wisely to ensure food security and nutrition for all. #SDGs #WaterAction

#DYK the disappearance of one species has ripple effects throughout an ecosystem? It could trigger extinction of dependent species, setting off a chain reaction of extinctions. 🦦🕸️🚫🌏 Learn more in UNU-EHS #InterconnectedRisks report: interconnectedrisks.org/

Is the @IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report too long for easy access?🤔 ‌Not to worry! Our series of factsheets can help to simplify, providing highlights on selected themes. Read our the 4th factsheet to learn more about biological invasions on islands⬇️ ipbes.net/ias

Last week, our #IPBESStakeholder engagement team was at a regional capacity-building workshop in #CentralAsia organised by the German Institute for Biodiversity Network🌿 ‌A diversity of stakeholders have gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 to explore @IPBES processes📷

1⃣ year ago on Dec 19 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework was adopted at #COP15. ‌ This #BiodiversityPlan sets the world on a path to recovery to halt & reverse biodiversity loss. Read about the strides made over the past year. 🔗 cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…

Introducing...🥁 ✨The Biodiversity Plan✨ The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework or #BiodiversityPlan sets out to 🌱Protect & Restore 🤝Invest & Collaborate 🦋Prosper with Nature 🌺Share Benefits Fairly by 2050 🔗: cbd.int/article/one-year-kmg…

The Convention’s scientific body, SBSTTA reviewed progress on developing the #KMGBF monitoring framework & agreed a plan to update technical guidance to support implementation. It also reviewed scientific assessments from IPBES & adopted guidance on Invasive Alien Species. (8/11)

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted on 19 December, 2022. It is an ambitious plan for all – to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030. What has been done in 2023 to move from Agreement to Action? (A Thread) 🔗: cbd.int/biodiversityplan