The first-ever #BizBiodiversity Assessment will give decision-makers clear evidence of how businesses depend on nature, how they impact it, and what this means for risk, resilience, and long-term value.
— IngerAndersen.bsky.social, UN Environment Programme ED
ℹ️ ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
#IPBES12
A picture of the plenary room at Manchester Convention Centre with the title of the IPBES assesment on business and biodivy on huge screens. The slide has a cartoon of whale shark. Buildings from the industrial revolution period can be seen in the back. The room is full.
It is very hard to explain. The closing plenary of #IPBES12 produced in my feelings that I can only describe as a strong sense of future possibilities. Gracias.
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity report is a crucial contribution to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, particularly its Target 15.
— Astrid Schomaker , UN Biodiversity Executive Secretary
The assessment is up for approval at #IPBES12: ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
Interesting Self paced course bridging science, policy and practice #IPBES12
Pequeño recordatorio de que solo somos una parte chiquita de la historia de la vida en la Tierra.
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Good night everyone. We live in a place full of wonders, present and past
Brazil’s got a bold plan to save nature! 🌿 They aim to conserve 80% of the Amazon and ditch deforestation by 2030. With input from Indigenous folks and scientists, it’s a big step for https://www.carbonbrief.org/brazils-biodiversity-pledge-six-key-takeaways-for-nature-and-climate-change/
ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval.
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
Could work for biology teaching too!
Every picture tells a story. And together, these seven photos tell a story about 2025. cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky 🧪
Teo- the root for "god" in Latin and Nahuatl (Mexica empire language) is the same. I like that coincidence.
A golden opportunity for a motivated LMIC undergraduate. Please forward if you know someone relevant
Graphic that reads: Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber delegates from countries currently experiencing climate disasters. Philippines: 50 to 1; Jamaica: 40 to 1. Total fossil fuel lobbyists: 1600+. #KickBigPollutersOut #KickOutTheSuits #COP30. Learn more: KickBigPollutersOut.org
NEW: More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists on the ground in Brazil for U.N. climate talks.
The Philippines is facing devastating typhoons. Jamaica is still reeling from Hurricane Melissa. But it’s #BigPolluters that have direct access to #COP30.
On how to promote more silos, egocentrism and less cooperation with a new index:
Brave new crazy world. Remember hybridisation can result in speciation
"Her pioneering contributions launched two influential areas of biological sciences: bacterial cell biology and systems biology." @leslievosshall.bsky.social writes about Lucy Shapiro in @pnas.org
#LaskerAward #Lasker2025 🧪
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A must read, dados estos tiempos
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Xmas break objective: to update this account and properly exist here.
I would add Sultanas Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat, from Bangladesh. It was published in English in 1905. It includes controlling the sun to create a laser beam, solution to diseases and flying spheres in a society ruled by women. I repeat: published in 1905, by a non Western.
Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
Nice timing
Any suggestions @kjcharleswriter.com ?
Just moved to London. What modern (last 10 yrs ish) fiction or non fiction novel where things occur in London should I read first? +Points if things happen in the West or close to Kew
This is for all the UK science folks 🧪
If you're just starting your lab and need kit but can't afford brand new consider checking these guys out....
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Just moved to London. What modern (last 10 yrs ish) fiction or non fiction novel where things occur in London should I read first? +Points if things happen in the West or close to Kew
Meet one of our newest community members: the incredible @ellenstofan.bsky.social! She's a former NASA Chief Scientist who helped develop a long range plan to get humans to Mars; now Undersecretary for the Smithsonian, where she leads the charge for "Life on a Sustainable Planet." Here's her vision:
Clearly annoyed at the weather. I mean, that face expression
Lol
