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Dryland soils store at least 1/3 of the world’s #soil organic carbon, investing in their restoration is a cost-effective way to fight #ClimateChange.
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NEWS: IUCN to lead flagship forest #conservation program in Mesoamerica.
As well as providing habitat to spectacular #wildlife, the region's forests provide water and other essential services to 5 million people.
bit.ly/3B4LS0Q
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We need a #post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that sets coherent and ambitious goals and targets to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030.
Interested in #COP15? Check out our positions and conservation tools here: iucn.org/cop15
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"A new metric published by IUCN last year, known as the Green Status of Species, is helping scientists plot a path to recovery for threatened animals and plants, not just halt their #extinction."
bit.ly/3Uilp6O #COP15
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The bejeweled and Critically Endangered Union Island Gecko is making a comeback in a #KeyBiodiversityArea on the Caribbean's Union Island in a conservation success!
➡️ bit.ly/3EODaET
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Keeping wetlands healthy and intact provides us with free natural solutions to global challenges such as #ClimateChange and increasing demands for food and water.
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Ecosystem restoration has many benefits, including:
🐘 Increasing biodiversity
💧 Improving air and water quality
💪 Empowering indigenous & local knowledge
Our toolkit helps guide restoration projects bit.ly/3HOuFtR #GenerationRestoration
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🌲The world’s forests absorb 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year meaning reversing the effects of #deforestation is essential in the fight against #ClimateChange.
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🦏 At the end of 2021, Africa had at least 22,137 rhinoceroses.
#Rhino poaching rate across Africa declined 📉 from 3.9% of the continental population in 2018 to 2.3% in 2021.
Collaborative efforts have helped but Africa's rhinos still face huge challenges.
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Mangroves store the equivalent of 22.86 gigatons of CO2. It’s critical to protect what remains, restore what we can, and halt further loss to prevent irreversible #CimateChange and biodiversity loss.
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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation can help improve lives, protect biodiversity and fight #ClimateChange.
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Habitat destruction and #ClimateChange are threatening the migratory monarch butterfly with #extinction, according to a recent update.
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Peatlands are a type of wetlands which are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth but when damaged are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Restoring them can help combat #ClimateChange.
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#DYK that #ClimateChange is causing changes in species threatening their survival?
Warmer temperatures are causing imbalanced sex ratios among green turtles, with females accounting for 99% of newly hatched turtles on some nesting beaches.
Learn more bit.ly/3EtACvN
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Next month Parties will meet to determine the #Post2020 global biodiversity framework, which must seek to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
This requires an investment of at least USD 200 billion per year.
Our updated Issues Brief explains more bit.ly/3tE06Sa
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In addition to ambitious mitigation and adaptation efforts, there is now an urgent need to address #climate-related loss and damage.
Read our full statement following the close of #COP27.
➡️ bit.ly/3ODE2kx
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Join the latest webinar and find out how conservation action and biodiversity policy can work hand in hand to better mitigate human-wildlife conflict.
Register now: bit.ly/3Ej2kvd
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BREAKING NEWS: IUCN expresses concern over slow progress at #COP27 while welcoming recognition of Nature-based Solutions
bit.ly/3hNgtZW
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Without urgent and coordinated responses across the region, the fate of wetlands, their dependent species & the overall well-being of almost 250 million people will be further compromised.
See more in the Indo-Burma Wetland Outlook 2022 launched at #COP14 bit.ly/3OdaQQQ
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Luxembourg becomes an IUCN Framework Partner to help combat #ClimateChange and nature loss.
bit.ly/3Vcpqup #COP27
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🌡️🐘 The climate and biodiversity emergencies amplify each other so must be solved together.
As we enter the last day of #COP27, we need to urgently phase out #FossilFuels and ramp up clean energy systems. #NaturebasedSolutions are a powerful ally to go with those efforts.
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Despite their massive potential for helping to tackle the climate crisis, Nature-based Solutions are often overlooked by countries in their Paris commitments.
Along with deep emissions cuts, countries must start putting #NaturebasedSolutions to action.
#COP27 #NDCs
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IUCN is at #CoP19, check out our Position Paper for policy positions on selected issues.
bit.ly/3X7ykuR
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Rising global temperature and subsequent sea levels are expected to reduce the habitat of the Komodo dragon by at least 30% in the next 45 years.
The #climate and biodiversity emergencies are two sides of the same crisis.
#COP27 bit.ly/3ggpXN6
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By coordinating efforts globally we can tap into the huge potential of #NaturebasedSolutions to fight #ClimateChange and biodiversity loss.
Launched today at #COP27 the new ENACT Initiative will do just that.
Learn more bit.ly/3twVCN8
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Congratulations to the #WorldHeritage Convention for 50 years of conservation success!
As the official advisor on nature, IUCN is proud to have been one of the original architects of the farsighted and influential Convention.
bit.ly/3AkOmYA #TheNext50
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BREAKING NEWS: Egyptian #COP27 Presidency, Germany and IUCN announce ENACT Initiative for #NaturebasedSolutions.
bit.ly/3GmBFQY
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"The #climate and biodiversity crises are the same crisis, caused by the negative consequences of our socio-economic model. Changing our society and our economy deeply is the challenge.”
IUCN Director General, Dr Bruno Oberle speaking at #COP27
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Did you know that over 11,000 animals, fungi and plants have #ClimatChange and severe weather listed as a threat on the ?
Ahead of #COP27's Biodiversity Day, check out our feature on wildlife in a changing #climate.
➡️ bit.ly/3gakS8T
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Barely 3% of climate financing goes to Nature-based Solutions despite their potential to provide 30% of our #ClimateChange mitigation needs.
To successfully implement #NaturebasedSolutions, parties at #COP27 must allocate more funds iucn.org/cop27
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Launched at #COP27, the Mangrove Breakthrough aims to:
➡️ Halt mangrove losses
➡️ Restore 1/2 of recent mangrove losses
➡️ Double the protection of mangroves globally
➡️ Ensure sustainable long-term finance for existing mangroves
Discover more iucn.org/cop27
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#Climatechange and severe weather are listed as threats to over 11,000 animals, fungi and plants across every region of the world, according to the .
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