IPBESIn 2019, @IPBES #GlobalAssessment est. 1 million species of plants & animals are threatened with extinction.🥀
The figure is probably even higher, but what's important is the urgent need for #biodiversity preservation!
The upcoming Old Growth Forests and Ancient Trees conference will mark the 10th anniversary of “Laudato Si” and launch the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assissi and the 800th anniversary of the writing of the Canticle of the Creatures.
One of the co-Chairs of the IPBES #GlobalAssessment, Sandra Díaz, will speak at the event in October.
❌ Myth: Human activities don’t harm biodiversity!
✅ Fact: Human actions have already driven at least 680 vertebrate species to extinction since 1500, including the Pinta Giant Tortoise in the Galapagos in 2012.
Let’s turn the tide #ForNature!
Did you know? Artificial lighting from coastal development confuses sea turtle hatchlings, disrupting their journey to the sea and threatening their survival. 🐢
.— @ipbes #GlobalAssessment
This #WorldSeaTurtleDay, discover more threats in the infographic & let's protect turtles! 🌊
The 2025 Tyler Prize has been awarded to Sandra Díaz & Eduardo Brondízio for their stellar bodies-of-work. Not only are they the 1st recipients from S. America, but they were also 2/3 co-Chairs of @ipbes #GlobalAssessment. 🌍
Congratulations!
Read more: www.tylerprize.org
#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?
Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future.
EU EnvironmentRT by @EU_ENV: The ocean generates oxygen, puts food on our table, sustains our economy, absorbs excess carbon emissions & is our greatest ally in #ClimateChange mitigation. But only 3 per cent of the ocean is described as free from human pressure.
- @IPBES | #GlobalAssessment
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❌Myth: Species go extinct all the time, there is no reason for concern.
✅Fact: While extinction is a natural process, the current rate of species extinction is alarming.
Global #biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate.
#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?
Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future.
On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let's remember that ⬇️
Local knowledge & practices can enhance #nature conservation, restoration & sustainable use.🦙
Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES secretariat
IPBES is to perform regular and timely assessments of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services and their interlinkages at the global level. Also addressing an invitation by the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to prepare a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services building, inter alia, on its own and other relevant regional, subregional and thematic assessments, as well as on national reports.