UN Biodiversity
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Official account of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Our Acting Executive Secretary @hdavidcooper
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Pulses and legumes contribute to the sustainability of food systems and are one of the main drivers to enable healthy diets.
We celebrate the importance of pulses #ForNature and people.
Learn more via Food and Agriculture Organization
π¨BREAKINGπ¨ Species population numbers have dropped by 69% on average since 1970. π bit.ly/3rWGJms
π‘ Time for a change. π² Stay tuned to discover our events at #COP15 .
π·Toby Matthews/ The Ocean Agency
#OceanDecade #Biodiversity
How can something so beautiful be so deadly..? Amanita virosa - Destroying angel #mycology #mushroomtwitter #allthingsfungi #biodiversity
Today is #AppleDay ! ππ Apple orchards are a major source of income for farmers, maintained with intensive spraying of #pesticides .
A study explores how these practices may lead to changes in the #biodiversity of spiders π·οΈ.
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It took billions of years to create the biosphere we now enjoy, with its incredibly rich #biodiversity as we know it.
That's why it is our duty to act now #ForNature to preserve it.
Learn more about UNESCO ποΈ #Education #Sciences #Culture πΊπ³π·'s #BiosphereReserves : on.unesco.org/MAB
#DYK that #soil hosts 1/4 of Earth's #biodiversity ?
It is one of nature's most complex #ecosystems . Sustainable agro-ecological practices protect #soil health, so that its organisms can interact and support the global geocycles that make all life possible
via Food and Agriculture Organization #INited4Land
The Boreal Forests circling the Northern Hemisphere are the world's largest terrestrial carbon storehouse. Their protection is fundamental to limit #globalheating to 1.5Β° C, for #biodiversity & #SDGs π±π
via @unece & @fao #ForNature π±π±π±πΏπ³
#Biodiversity π²
#Biodiversity loss, climate change and our #FoodSystems are profoundly interlinked β whether we realize it or not.
WWF shows that what we eat and how we produce it has a huge impact on our planet. πππ
#WWFUntangled #ForNature
π₯ Our cultures
πΎ Our economies
π Our relationship with #nature ...
Food is about so much more than what we eat.
Explore the need to build a just and resilient world #ForNature and people as we #BuildBackBetter from COVID-19.
via UN Environment Programme
How do different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the way people interact with and value nature?πͺ΅ π£ππΏ
@ipbes #ValuesAssessment proposes a new typology of values β¬οΈ
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#ForNature π±π±π±
This webinar will provide a momentum for the adoption of the #post2020GBF and help participants foster a better understanding of the current and future resources for implementation through presentations and discussions.
Please join us!
#COP15 #Biodiversity