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IPBES @ipbes.net · 1d

🚨 @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment reveals the urgent need for integrated action to address 5 interconnected global crises: biodiversity loss, climate change, food, health & water. 🌍

🔗 Read more from ecotact: eco-act.com/blog/ipbes-n...

Biodiversity loss: IPBES Nexus Assessment Report calls for integrated action to address five global crises | EcoAct

EcoAct’s team of biodiversity and nature experts review the key takeaways from the latest IPBES Nexus Assessment Report.

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 1d

📣On 6 October we marked the start of #UrbanOctober with the UN #WorldHabitatDay!

🌍Celebrated since 1986, it aims to reflect on the state of our habitats, to highlight the basic right of shelter for anyone and to remind us about our collective power & responsibility to change our urban future.

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 6d

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 6d

To commemorate her life and work, we look back on “A Speech for History”, which she gave at UNESCO last year.

Listen to it here: www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, conservationist & philanthropist, has passed away yesterday at the age of 91.

She will be remembered with her passion & action for science and #NatureConservation.

#JaneGoodall #Anthropology #Primatology #Conservation

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BioAgora project @bioagora.eu · 7d

🚀 Happening now: BioAgora SPI Dialogue Workshop in Ghent!

Over the next 2 days we’ll explore how science, policy, & practice can join forces to make the #NatureRestorationRegulation a reality - focusing on #freshwater ecosystems and #WaterResilience💧.

📻Stay tuned for updates!
#Science4Biodiversity

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 6d

🤝We are honoured to have two partners from the CO-OP4CBD project, Kinga Öllerer and Abraham (Han) de Koeijer, as members of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation for the #UNCBD.

👀Find out more about the 5th meeting of the Group in Montreal below:

#Science4Biodiversity

UN Biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social · 6d

The 5th meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation is underway at @unbiodiversity.bsky.social in Montreal.

🎯Aim: strengthening cooperation, innovation & capacity-building across the world to support the implementation of the #KMGBF: 🔗 www.cbd.int/meetings/TSC...

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 9d

📢 We are pleased to announce that the updated CO-OP4CBD Training Corner is now live and accessible on our website!

🔗 Browse through our extensive library of capacity-building materials for #UNCBD stakeholders here: coop4cbd.eu/training-cor...

#Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 13d

2️⃣Only two days left to register for CO-OP4CBD's next training and networking session on TSC and the CHM mechanism in the context of the #UNCBD!

✍️Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

👀Find out more about the event: coop4cbd.eu/news/save-da...

#Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

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BioAgora project @bioagora.eu · 19d

🙌 Next month, the international community will gather for IUCN's World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, and BioAgora is going too!

✅ We will be co-hosting a session on the linkages between science and policy on 11 October with @coop4cbd.eu and RESPIN.

👀 More details: bioagora.eu/news/joint-s...

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 13d

🎉The European Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre has been launched!

⚙️Over the past three days, CO-OP4CBD supported the event introducing this vital #UNCBD mechanism at the biodiversity science-policy interface.

👀A full recap of proceedings is coming soon - stay tuned!

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 14d

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 15d

🙌 Over the next three days, CO-OP4CBD partners will support the kick-off event for the European Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre!

👀Find out more about the new entity's significance and the Regional Dialogue complementing its launch: coop4cbd.eu/news/co-op4c...

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 19d

📢CO-OP4CBD is going to the IUCN World Congress in Abu Dhabi next month!

🤝Together with @bioagora.eu and RESPIN, we will be co-hosting a session on bridging science and policy in support of biodiversity and climate goals.

Find out more: coop4cbd.eu/news/co-op4c...

#Biodiversity #ForOurPlanet

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UN Biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social · 21d

✨The new Rio Conventions website is now live.

Explore how @unbiodiversity.bsky.social, @unccd.bsky.social
and UNFCCC work together to tackle shared challenges and create lasting solutions for people and #ForNature.

🟢Visit the website:🔗 rioconventions.org

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Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) @biodiversa.eu · 20d

🔴 Day 2 of the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference is live! Today, we're looking forward to discussing impact and future directions in biodiversity research, policy, and practice. Follow along: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference – Reflecting and Looking Ahead Leiden (Netherlands) & Online via Zoom 17–18 September 2025 Launched in 2021, Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, has...

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 19d

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 20d

Day 2 of the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference has begun with key discussions about the future of #biodiversity research & policy!

Stay tuned for exciting developments & for the joint panel on key collaboration of CO-OP4CBD, @biodiversa.eu , @bioagora.eu & RESPIN projects!

#Science4Biodiversity

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 21d

👋Hello from the Midterm Conference of @biodiversa.eu where for the next 2️⃣ days impactful discussions take place!

Tomorrow, CO-OP4CBD is hosting a dedicated session on collaborations in the #biodiversity SPI together with Biodiversa+ and sister projects @bioagora.eu & RESPIN!

📻Stay tuned!

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 27d

Amid the biodiversity crisis, stories of resilience and recovery offer hope. From monarch butterflies migrating to the reintroduction of species such as the Arabian oryx, nature's recovery inspires. 🦋 #ConservationOptimism 🌏🧪

Discover more with @theguardian.com

Hope, joy, absurdity and marvel: there is so much more to our world story than loss

Amid environmental tragedy, a hidden world of curiosity and wonder still exists. And in this, says Natalie Kyriacou, we can find glimmers of hope

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 22d

👉 If you haven't registered yet, now is your chance to gain online access to the Midterm Conference of @biodiversa.eu!

❗Don't miss our joint panel discussion with @bioagora.eu, RESPIN and Biodiversa+ on maximising our collaboration on the road to #TransformativeChange in biodiversity governance!

Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) @biodiversa.eu · 23d

🗓️ 17-18 Sept.: The Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference is around the corner!
We'll be reflecting on Biodiversa+’s progress & co-designing the road ahead for biodiversity research & policy.
Don't miss out and join us: www.biodiversa.eu/biodiversa-m...

Attend the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference

Biodiversa+ reaches its midpoint! Join us as we gather partners and stakeholders to reflect on progress and chart a course for the future...

www.biodiversa.eu

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 28d

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · 29d

📢 Between 23-25 September, CO-OP4CBD will support @ec.europa.eu for the official launch of the new European Subregional Technical and Scientific Cooperation Support Centre!

👀 Find out more about the milestone event here: coop4cbd.eu/news/co-op4c...

#Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

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UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc.bsky.social · Sep 6

📣Reminder!

Join us on 9 September from 13.30 - 16.00 (Central European Summer Time) for the IPBES Online Global Dialogue Workshop to promote the use of IPBES products in policymaking!

For registration details, please contact your @ipbes.net and @unbiodiversity.bsky.social national focal points.

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · Sep 8

🔎Look out for CO-OP4CBD at the Midterm Conference of @biodiversa.eu (17-18 September; Leiden/Hybrid)!

🤝We will be joined by Biodiversa+, RESPIN and @bioagora.eu for a joint session on our complementary efforts at the #biodiversity science-policy interface.

👀Find out more about the conference:

Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) @biodiversa.eu · Sep 3

⌛ Just 2 weeks to go until the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference!
Join us on 17–18 Sept. for:
🔹 Achievements showcase
🔹 Dialogue across policy, science & practice
🔹 Co-creating the future of biodiversity research & action

👉 Agenda & registration: www.biodiversa.eu/biodiversa-m...

Attend the Biodiversa+ Midterm Conference

Biodiversa+ reaches its midpoint! Join us as we gather partners and stakeholders to reflect on progress and chart a course for the future...

www.biodiversa.eu

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