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“Gone the way of the Dodo🦤” is more than a saying for around 1 million species, as the #GlobalAssessment warns. 🏡

But what is the perception of extinct species after they are gone? In the case of the Dodo, researchers are working to go beyond the myth 🌍

🧪Learn more: https://ow.ly/shR550XogTI
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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📣SAVE THE DATE📣

Next week, 🏡 IPBES #2ndGlobalAssessment authors will meet for the first time in Paris, France at the UNESCO Headquarters.

The #GA2 will assess relevant knowledge that has become available since the publication of #GlobalAssessment.🌍

🧪 https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment
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November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪

Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍

📷Chris Gomersall
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November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Many aspects of 🏙️ city life are sustained by nature, preserving city ecosystems is important not only for global biodiversity but for local human quality of life.

On World Cities Day, remember:

Nature in the city = life in the city. 🏡

🌍🧪 #GlobalAssessment https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment

October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Urban expansion can lead to habitat loss. Yet, as IPBES #GlobalAssessment shows, smart city planning + nature-based solutions can create resilient, bird-friendly cities.🌍

This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, let’s protect migratory birds in our #SharedSpaces 🏡

🧪https://www.worldmigratorybirdday.org/
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October 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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🌬🌼Happy #WorldCleanAirDay !🌼☁

🌳#Nature regulates air quality through retention & prevented emissions of air pollutants by ecosystems, as highlighted by @ipbes.net  #GlobalAssessment🌱🌏🧪

Let's act for #TheAirWeShare today and every day.
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September 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Today is the first #WorldLakeDay! 🏞️ Lakes are vital #ForNature, climate resilience & freshwater supply, but are degrading rapidly.🌍🧪

Urbanization is a major cause of lake losses in many countries.

.— IPBES #GlobalAssessment

Explore restoration solutions with @unep.org & @fao.org bit.ly/469N2Ii
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August 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Lakes are crucial for biodiversity 🌍

#DYK Lake Ohrid, a European biodiversity hotspot, hosts unique species but faces threats from human activity?

.—@ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment🧪

On #WorldLakeDay, let’s highlight the value of lakes, their sustainable management & the ecosystems they support.
Landscape photograph of Lake Ohrid, showing a vast expanse of deep blue rippling water in the foreground. The lake stretches to distant mountains that form the horizon line. Snow-capped peaks are visible on the higher mountain ranges. Under a bright blue sky, scattered white clouds create a serene atmosphere. The shoreline visible in the distance shows green forested areas and some buildings nestled along the coast. The water's surface has a gentle wave pattern, creating a textured appearance across the lake.
August 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Over a third of marine mammals, like dugongs, are threatened according to the @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment.🌏🧪

Dugongs, known for their vital role in maintaining seagrass ecosystems, are at risk due to habitat loss, fishing & climate impacts.

Conservation is essential for healthy marine ecosystems.
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August 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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❌ 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.

— @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment 🌏🧪

 

Let’s turn the tide #ForNature!
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July 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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‘Biodiversity is not declining’ is a claim you may have heard. But science says otherwise. 📉

The @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment reveals 1 million plant & animal species are at risk of extinction. Misinformation clouds the crisis.

Rely on trusted research to understand our shared challenges. 🌍🧪
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July 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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🌴The tropics help to sustain life as we know it, but are under immense pressure. From land-use change to resource extraction, these ecosystems face a variety of challenges.

@ipbes.net  #GlobalAssessment

On #TropicsDay, let’s remember that conserving biodiversity-rich areas is essential.🌎🧪
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June 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🐦This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay highlighted shared spaces, creating bird-friendly cities for thriving avian diversity.

Progressive ecological urban planning shows how biodiversity conservation can be part of sustainable urban transitions.🧪🌍

.—IPBES #GlobalAssessment

📷 @migratoryspecies.bsky.social
Promotional poster for World Migratory Bird Day 2025 with the theme "Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities and Communities." The illustration shows various bird species coexisting in an urban environment. In the foreground are sunflowers and native plants, with a tall gray crane and a yellow songbird. Multiple birds are shown in flight, including a peregrine falcon, stork, and other urban-adapted species. The background features a cityscape with modern buildings and white clouds against a blue sky. Organization logos appear at the bottom, including CMS, AEWA, EAAFP, and Environment for the Americas, along with a QR code. The artwork style is detailed and naturalistic, emphasizing the interaction between urban and natural elements.
May 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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A big congratulations to one of the co-Chairs of the @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment, Sandra Díaz, for being named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2025! 🌍🧪

Read more:
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April 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Las mujeres y las niñas soportan la mayor carga de la degradación ambiental. 🌿🌎🧪

- Evaluación Mundial de la @ipbes.net

En este #IWD2025, recordemos que una gobernanza ambiental inclusiva no solo es justa, sino esencial para la protección efectiva de la biodiversidad.
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March 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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The 2025 @tylerprize.bsky.social 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.net #GlobalAssessment. 🌍🧪

Congratulations!

Read more: www.tylerprize.org
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February 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed?

- @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment

Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future. 🪸🌍🧪🦈
January 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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#DYK? Nature-based solutions with safeguards can provide 37% of the needed #ClimateChange mitigation by 2030 to limit global warming to 2°C & benefit biodiversity.🌍🌱🧪
.— @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
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IPBES shows investing in #biodiversity is key to achieving the SDGs.
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#OurCommonFuture
September 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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❌Myth: Species go extinct all the time, there is no reason for concern.
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✅Fact: While extinction is a natural process, the current rate of species extinction is alarming.
Global #biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate.
-@ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
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An infographic titled "Myth vs Fact" about species extinction. "Myth" section: "Species go extinct all the time, there is no reason for concern." "Fact" section: "While extinction is a natural process, the current rate of species loss is alarmingly high. This accelerated extinction rate, largely driven by human activities, is a cause for serious concern. Biodiversity worldwide is declining at an unprecedented rate, with one million species at risk of extinction." Image shows a Golden Toad on rocks, with caption "© Chris Perrins". Citation: "IPBES Global Assessment" Bottom of image: IUCN Red List classification categories from "Least Concern" to "Extinct", with the Golden Toad marked as "Extinct".
August 30, 2024 at 6:58 AM
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On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, let's remember that ⬇️🌏🧪
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Local knowledge & practices can enhance #nature conservation, restoration & sustainable use.🦙
@ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment

www.ipbes.net/global-asses...
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August 9, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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🌏🧪COMING UP: 7th Meeting of the @ipbes.bsky.social capacity-building forum to build capacities in support of the 2nd #GlobalAssessment

🗓️ 14 & 15 October

IPBES stakeholders, members & observers are invited to participate in the meeting.

Register: www.ipbes.net/events/seven...
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August 5, 2024 at 7:41 AM
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Great news!
Former @ipbes.bsky.social Fellow & #GlobalAssessment author Dr. Pedro Jaureguiberry is a Frontiers Planet Prize recipient for his work to keep our planet within its safe ecological operating space. 🌎🧪
Congrats Pedro!
Read more: bit.ly/3XGO9vs
Celebrating Transformational Science: Honoring the 2024 International Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize — Frontiers Planet Prize
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June 27, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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🌊The ocean covers 70% of our planet
🌊Significantly more than 50% of the Earth's oxygen production comes from the ocean
🌊The ocean absorbs around 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions
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Yet 40% of the ocean area is heavily altered. 🌎🧪
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Dive into @ipbes.bsky.social infographic for more.
Infographic depicting climate crisis devastating the ocean. Title: "The climate crisis is devastating the ocean". Subtitle: "Ocean health is an indicator of climate change. The ocean regulates global climate by mediating temperature, driving weather, influencing rainfall, droughts and floods." and "40% of ocean area is severely altered." Shows climate change-related drivers with a direct negative impact on the ocean like ocean acidification, rising sea levels, reduced biodiversity and productivity, impairing fisheries and increasing CO2 release. Illustrates human activity-related drivers with a direct negative impact on the ocean: sea-use changes like coastal development, aquaculture; land-use changes like urban sprawl, river pollution; ocean mining, microplastics in food webs, metals, pollutants damaging marine life. Contains drawings of fish, whale, turtle, coral. Cites source as IPBES #GlobalAssessment and has the IPBES logo.
June 10, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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Restoration can offset current degradation levels, with varied intensities and outcomes. 🌎🧪
@ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
Learn more about why restoration matters this #WorldEnvironmentDay and be part of #GenerationRestoration.
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June 5, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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🌍On #EarthDay2024, the call is clear: #BeatPlasticPollution to safeguard our planet & all life on it.🌍🧪 ‌

Ingested plastic threatens marine species, including 86% of sea turtles, 44% of seabirds & 43% of marine mammals.
.— @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment
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#PlanetVsPlastics #EarthDay.🌏
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April 22, 2024 at 10:38 AM