THREAD on #Extinction > The last wild flower to go extinct in Britain was Downy Hemp-nettle, a beautiful large-flowered cornfield flower that grew on a farm outside #Bangor in North Wales
#StateOfNature #Extinction TheFacts #GBO5 Phoebe Weston Patrick Greenfield Victoria Gill šš Trevor the botanist
My take on 6 recent nature conservation stories, from #LivingPlanetReport to #ExtinctionTheFacts , #GBO5 , #BirdLifeScience on extinctions prevented, 'Bending the curve' & protected area benefits cambridgeconservation.org/extinction-andā¦ BirdLife International UN Biodiversity WWF Thomas Brooks @RikeBolam
#COVID19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of the relationship between peopleš«& natureš³
#GBO5 demonstrates the close linksš &dependencies between meeting objectives for natureš± climate changeš and other components of sustainable developmentāļø #Biodiversity2020
Tomorrow UN Biodiversity will launch the #GBO5 report - including achievable actions to protect biodiversity & nature's contributions to people.
Join ipbes Exec. Secretary, Anne Larigauderie on the day, discussing how GBO5 builds on the ipbes Nigeria Bird Atlas Project #GlobalAssessment
Excited about the #GBO5 launch - you can read the full report here cbd.int/gbo5 which draws heavily on the ipbes #GlobalAssessment - Congratulations UN Biodiversity colleagues David Cooper
#GBO5 shows that we didn't fully achieve ANY global #biodiversity targets. It outlines transitions to reverse trends, including FISHERIES AND OCEANS. This must be embedded in the #Post2020 Biodiversity Framework UN Biodiversity #Biodiversity2020
Today marks the launch of #GBO5 the 5th Global #biodiversity outlook by UN Biodiversity !
Itās not all bad news! While the world has fallen short on #biodiversity targets, the Global Biodiversity Outlook shows areas of progress. Efforts to protect #nature have brought benefits for people & planet.
Read the reportā”ļø cbd.int/gbo5
#GBO5 #Biodiversity2020
BREAKING: UN Biodiversity progress report #GBO5 shows not a single one of the 20 Aichi #biodiversity targets have been met, with many threats worsening instead of improving. Global #conservation efforts must include population solutions. RT if you agree! cbd.int/gbo5
A finance plan for the planet? Reduce harm. Produce green. #InvestinNature . Learn more in a new landmark report from The Nature Conservancy Paulson Institute & Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability. nature.ly/2ZIcXnT #NatureNow #NatureMatters #GBO5
8 transformative changes are urgently needed to ensure human well-being and save the planet, UN Biodiversity warns.
Read the new #GBO5 report here: wrld.bg/nA0l50BrGmU
#Biodiversity2020 #Post2020