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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When we choose sustainably sourced #Cocoa , we help
💰Poor farmers get a fair price
🌳Protect forests
🐝Conserve #biodiversity
🌬️Reduce GHG emission
Here’s how Food and Agriculture Organization and Green Climate Fund promote deforestation-free cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire fao.org/gcf/news-and-e…
#ClimateAction Food and Agriculture Organizationclimate
📗 #NowReading : '20 Cases - Lessons Learned & Contribution of #AccessAndBenefitSharing to the #SDGs .'
Discover a selection of @ABS partnerships from around the world and learn more about #theABSweALLneed !
Via @undpabs @projectgeomedia @ethicalbiotrade
➡️ absch.cbd.int/database/VLR/A…
Did you know the soil is a living resource, home to more than 25% of our 🌎's #biodiversity ?
Soil biodiversity is key to global food security, we need to protect our soils!
Via FAO in Africa
Are you organizing an event to mark International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2024? UN Biodiversity would like to highlight your #BiodiversityDay celebrations! 🥳
Click the link below to submit information about your event.👇 #PartOfThePlan
cbd.int/biodiversity-d…
🌳let's embrace the wisdom of the past to innovate for forest protection!
Agroforestry is a timeless #innovation , merging age-old practices with sustainable solutions! 💡
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Dive into the latest SAGA publication on #Agroforestry in Senegal⬇️
t.ly/Z5V67 FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity
Indigenous leaders in Canada are driving a groundbreaking conservation initiative, protecting 30Mil hectares of land.
With support from gov't & philanthropic partners, this project promotes biodiversity, culture & community 🌱🌎
eu1.hubs.ly/H08fYrb0
Via protectedplanet
In Indonesia, a @UNREDD-led programme is helping to channel private investments to community-led forest management and livelihoods as a way to fight deforestation driven by the global demand for palm oil and other commodities: unep.org/news-and-stori…
#ClimateAction
Two papers out today in Science Magazine with important messages:
(1) that urgent action needed to implement the #BiodiversityPlan
(2) action works!
#DYK Biomass is a metric that allows us to compare species of different sizes & can be an indicator of wild mammal presence, trends & impacts worldwide?🦌
Yet global wild mammal biomass has declined by 82%, indicating serious #biodiversity loss.🥀
.—ipbes #GlobalAssessment
'The race to net zero cannot trample over the poor'
– António Guterres launches a new Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to address issues of transparency, sustainability & human rights, and ensure a just transition for all. #ClimateAction
un.org/en/climatechan…
Farmers are on the frontlines when disasters strike, risking the loss of their crops & livestock. Check out how Food and Agriculture Organization is helping farmers build resilience in the face of emergencies & to better respond to threats.
👉fao.org/interactive/ag…
#AgricultureCan #ClimateActionNow
Forests cover 1/3 of land globally and are essential for planetary health and human well-being.
New interactive report from Food and Agriculture Organization explores trends impacting forests & how they have changed in the last 30 years. fao.org/forest-resourc…
More than 1/4 of all mangrove ecosystems have been lost in the last 40 years
However, there is still hope!🌱💚
If we protect them, mangroves will continue to offer benefits for humans, especially in disaster risk reduction & climate adaptation!
💙ehs.unu.edu/news/news/five… UN University - EHS
News: United Nations panel members now appointed to take up the issues of equity, sustainability and human rights across the value chains of the minerals critical for global energy transition and #ClimateAction - such as copper, lithium, nickel, and cobalt: unep.org/news-and-stori…
#SaveTheDate
Le Gouvernement du Québec, la Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Biodiversity et Université Laval organisent le Colloque international « Agriculture, biodiversité et sécurité alimentaire : des engagements aux actions ».
📅30 avril - 2 mai
📍Québec
Plus d'infos 👉 bit.ly/ABSAQuébec