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🌱 By investing in landscape restoration, agribusinesses can ensure resilient, future-proof supply chains.
Our new guide developed with supports #agribusinesses aiming to tackle land degradation in their supply chains.
👉 bit.ly/3Me93M3
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Plastic pollution threatens food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.
🌊 Our Issues Brief explains how we can tackle #PlasticPollution.
➡️ bit.ly/3nHUxTc
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In recognition of his commitment to the conservation of #nature, IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle has been appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre national de Ia Legion d'Honneur – France’s highest order of merit.
Learn more bit.ly/44ZnLxT
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Invasive alien species are one of the main direct drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. Check out #EICAT, the IUCN standard to support global action on #InvasiveAlienSpecies.
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IUCN President & UN Climate Change High-Level Champion Razan Al Mubarak on the importance of the #IUCNLeadersForum
Join Razan and other speakers in Geneva this October.
bit.ly/3oYKIRb
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Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!
Migratory birds rely on water and its associated habitats for breeding, resting and wintering. Yet increasing demand for water, along with climate change & other factors, are threatening these precious ecosystems.
➡️ bit.ly/42NLcYZ
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🌏 $26bn in nature restoration finance
🌏 14m hectares under restoration
🌏 18 countries
🌏 12m jobs
🌏 8 ecosystems
Discover how countries are taking action to restore our ecosystems:
🔗 restorationbarometer.org/restorationrep
#GenerationRestoration
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Wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests.
Learn why we need to save these vital ecosystems. ow.ly/AYFm50xCTyP #Wetlands
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While agriculture is one of the main drivers of habitat loss, it is also among the 3 industries most dependent on nature.
Our new guide developed with supports #agribusinesses aiming to tackle land degradation in their supply chains.
👉 bit.ly/3Me93M3
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The destruction of forests threatens many species; forest landscape restoration can reverse these losses.
#GenerationRestoration
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Millions of tons of plastics enter the oceans every year, damaging marine life and ecosystems, but there’s also an economic cost.
Learn more with these briefs on the economic impacts of #PlasticPollution on Caribbean Islands bit.ly/3BaxeVs
#PlasticTreaty
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Urban #biodiversity is fundamental to making cities more liveable.
Make sure that your city can calculate its ecological performance with the new IUCN Urban Nature Indexes.
The platform is a collaboration with and
bit.ly/42AavOc
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The disruption of dryland ecosystems due to #ClimateChange will affect more than 44% of the world’s food system.
Our Issues Brief describes some key practices for climate change adaptation in drylands.
➡️ bit.ly/41gtQCQ
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Which degraded ecosystems are most in need of restoration as we implement the Global Biodiversity Framework?
By identifying which ecosystems are close to collapse, IUCN's Red List of Ecosystems is a key tool to guide action.
bit.ly/3VGzxsC
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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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🏞️ 🐊 Restoring wetlands is vital for our future but why?
Here are six reasons!
bit.ly/3B7yARu #ActForWetlands
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🌡️🐘 The climate and biodiversity emergencies amplify each other, so must be solved together.
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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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/3HHr9Uf #GenerationRestoration
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Loss of #soil organic carbon is one of the principal signs of land degradation. Find out how we can tackle it: bit.ly/2rSL6mj
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We rely on #nature and the power of healthy ecosystems to protect people and safeguard a stable and biodiverse future.
Discover more about the importance of #NatureBasedSolutions ow.ly/W2Bi50yO1y8
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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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Join global leaders and changemakers at the #IUCNLeadersForum 2023 to discuss the implementation of our global goals #ForNature.
Speaker announcements coming soon, stay tuned.
➡️ bit.ly/3oYKIRb
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Collecting species data is critical for #conservation work. However, gaps, biases and accessibility issues around data remain challenges.
Join and a panel of experts to discuss solutions for collecting data to inform decision-making.
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3AIodTp
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Greece is the first European country to recognise Key Biodiversity Areas in its laws and will use them to guide efforts to reach their #30x30 targets.
Learn more bit.ly/40rjf7Z
#KBA
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By overlaying data for biodiversity and for #NaturebasedSolutions to climate change, IUCN's Contributions fo Nature platform allows IUCN constituents to document their intended contributions towards global targets #ForNature.
Learn more about the platform bit.ly/3AIsPJe
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The is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity, and a powerful tool to help implement the Global Biodiversity Framework.
bit.ly/440eXam #KMGBF
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Restoring dryland ecosystems improves their health💚 and functioning, including the ability of soils to absorb and store #carbon.
Investing in their restoration is a cost-effective approach to #ClimateChange mitigation.
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Did you know that over 11,000 animals, fungi and plants have #ClimateChange and severe weather listed as a threat on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™?
Check out our feature on wildlife in a changing #climate.
bit.ly/3gakS8T
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We need to protect and conserve at least 30% of the planet, but how do we decide where to protect?
Key Biodiversity Areas are a critical tool for focusing on the most important places #ForNature.
bit.ly/3Hddy6H #KBAs
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Once a ship sinks, where does its fuel go? Exactly. Marine pollution from sunken vessels is predicted to reach its highest level this decade, with 8,500+ shipwrecks at risk of leaking around 6 bn gallons of oil.
Learn more in our latest Issues Brief
bit.ly/3Vd0DYj
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100% of the world’s remaining 26 sturgeon species are now at risk of #extinction.
Their decline is steeper than previously thought; learn more in the recent update.
➡️ bit.ly/3okopSI
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Investments of $26bn across 18 countries have restored 14 million hectares of degraded landscapes.
IUCN's Restoration Barometer tracks restoration and its benefits across all terrestrial ecosystems.
#GenerationRestoration
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Soil biodiversity represents one of the largest carbon stocks on Earth and plays a major role in fighting #ClimateChange.
Our Issues Brief explains how bit.ly/3lSZ2pT
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Nature-based Solutions used with deep emissions cuts can be key to solving the #climate and biodiversity crises, but misusing them can harm biodiversity and communities. The IUCN Global Standard for #NaturebasedSolutions™ helps to ensure strong, equitable and effective projects.
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Wetland habitats support a rich diversity of life, but 35% of the world’s #wetlands have disappeared in the last 50 years. Wetland restoration not only increases #biodiversity but their ability to produce ecosystem services for the benefit of people.
#ForWetlands
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🐟 At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, causing severe injuries and death to marine species that ingest or get entangled in plastic debris.
Our Issues Brief explains how we can tackle #PlasticPollution.
➡️ bit.ly/3nHUxTc
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Which degraded ecosystems are most in need of restoration as we implement the Global Biodiversity Framework?
By identifying which ecosystems are close to collapse, IUCN's Red List of Ecosystems is a key tool to guide action.
bit.ly/3mQN4AW
#KMGBF
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How can we ensure Nature-based Solutions are effective against global challenges such as #ClimateChange and biodiversity loss?
The IUCN Global Standard for #NaturebasedSolutions™ is here to guide you.
➡️ ow.ly/voVZ50CCxV3
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