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🌿📊 Dive deep into the crucial interlinkages between Climate Change and Biodiversity! 📊🌿 ✨Excited to share a Future Earth led expert report commissioned by EU Science, Research and Innovation exploring key research gaps in these critical areas with topics highlighted from both natural and social sciences. Whether you're a researcher, policymaker, or passionate about sustainability, this is a must-read. Please hit share so that we can team up with broader research and innovation communities to fill the gaps outlined in the report and advice funders on what the critical needs are. I previously mentioned this groundbreaking effort, and now I'm thrilled to deliver on my promise: you can explore the introduction and access the full report through the link below. Let's drive impactful change together! Access here: https://bit.ly/4cGqDCK Fabrice DeClerck Langley DeWitt Leila Niamir Judit Ungvári, PhD Timothy A. Balag'kutu Monika Bauer Andréa Ventimiglia PhD Veera Mitzner, Ph.D. Jakob Lundberg Daniel Ospina Medina Mathilde MOUSSON Sophie Hebden Cornelia Krug Michael Nxumalo Lisa Jacobson Ilan Chabay Wendy Broadgate Ben Orlove Paula Prist Paul Shrivastava and many others including from our networks such as Earth System Governance Project IGAC Project Risk KAN! IPCC and IPBES were of course deep sources of inspiration! #Research #Innovation #Sustainabilit #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #ImpactfulResearch

🚨 New Research Alert! 🚨 Just last week, our report "Nature-based Solutions: Narratives, frames, and future horizons" was published with Unearthodox and the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative. This work builds on my MSc thesis, to explore the narratives and frames of "nature-based solutions", the discourse coalitions that are forming around those narratives, and how the ways we understand and frame NbS enable or constrain pathways for broader transformative change. 🌿 In particular, this report focuses on NbS narratives in global biodiversity spaces, in contrast to my MSc work which focused on global climate spaces. And while there are interesting distinctions between biodiversity and climate NbS narratives, the broad strokes of these discourses are the same: there is a clear divide between proponents and critics of NbS, and that divide lines up with systemic, capitalist, and colonial power asymmetries. "While not endorsing or opposing NbS, the report highlights how this concept has the potential and power to encourage interconnected thinking across climate, biodiversity, and justice contexts. However, the potential of NbS to bridge diverse worldviews requires careful management of power dynamics." It was such a pleasure to work on this report with Alexandre Chausson, Abraham Bugre, Femke Spiegelenberg, and Annie (Emma) Welden - what a brilliant and kind group of scholars ✨ Thank you Unearthodox for supporting critical and nuanced social science research on NbS - much more of this is needed as NbS continues to be prominent features of climate and biodiversity policies and funding portfolios! You can check out the full report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g5J9ZrVR #NatureBasedSolutions #Research #Biodiversity #ClimateJustice

Perfect timing for a summer read on #naturebasedsolutions. Congratulations Marina Melanidis Alexandre Chausson Annie (Emma) Welden et al. This piece is so insightful, timely, and beautifully written. "Every step-change, no matter how radical, is imperfect and messy, but imagine looking back in ten years and saying: “We should have looked harder at the uncomfortable questions and opened up the field of NbS to even greater potential for systemic change.” (...) This exploration represents the places where co-creation, systems change, diversity, equity, innovation and scaling deep could make a powerful difference. The areas highlighted in this report relate to our history, divisions, narratives, limitations, potential and strengths, as well as justice, and push us to sit in the uncomfortable spaces of power, colonisation and human–nature framings." The report explores questions around: • How could NbS live up to their potential as viable stepping stones towards real systemic change? • Where would innovation, applied thoughtfully in NbS, make a truly radical stepchange for nature (including humans)? And who might already be working on those leading-edge approaches? And how would we know? • When and where are NbS being divisive or reinforcing barriers and past world views, or the world views of only a few? • If we really examined power, in which places could we do more? Who would you make more space to listen to and let go of power to? • Are we scrambling to treat just the symptoms of our societal relationship with nature while letting the underlying root causes thrive and replicate?

It’s a wrap here in Lisbon at the World Ocean Summit. During the conference, scientists, policy makers and business leaders contemplated the good news that:- -190 countries have signed up to protect the High Seas, that -we don’t need more scientific research to tell us about the benefits of marine protection and - the perils of continuing on our current path of degradation, and all agreed that -we have the capacity, tools and means to protect 30% of our oceans by 2030. But, on the sobering side, Ocean Azul Foundation Chief Scientist, @EmanuelGonçalves left delegates with no doubt that - the cheapest solution for a sustainable future of climate and biodiversity stability, is to protect 30% of our oceans, - but having missed the 2010 and 2020 targets, history shows that we will fail. Governments must stop subsidizing the industrial practices which degridate our oceans for the benefit of a minority. Now is the time to act. There is no Planet B. #marineprotectionworks #30by30 #oceanconservation #marinelitter #microplastic #marineprotectedareas #marineprotectionworks #highseastreaty @santamariamanuela @wastefreeoceans @OceanoAzulFoundation @worldoceansummit

ISTF-Yale Conference 2024 “Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity for Resilient Tropical Forests: A Holistic Approach.” Hybrid format. 2-3 Feb 2024. New Haven, USA, and Online. The ISTF conference has been hosted at Yale for 30 years and addresses a range of socio-ecological issues across the tropics. The ISTF 2024 Conference is a unique forum that unites academics, practitioners, policymakers, community leaders, artists, journalists, and activists from across the globe. Our shared purpose is to explore the intricate relationship between biodiversity and climate in tropical forests. We will delve into the manifold of ways in which biodiversity interacts with and contributes to human communities, transcending the conventional carbon-centric climate discourse. Our commitment is not just to highlight the importance of biodiversity, but to envision actionable steps for the future. Information at https://lnkd.in/dM-gz-Jm Deadline for poster submissions 1 Jan 2024. Submit at https://lnkd.in/gXg-NydX Deadline for Innovation Prize application is 1 Jan 2024. Apply at https://lnkd.in/gDFkAAiy

Inspiring discussions underway at the World Maritime University in Sweden during the VELUX FONDEN funded & OCEAN5 workshop, lead by Mary S. Wisz on the future of shipping at the biodiversity-climate nexus. Exploring opportunities to align industrial targets with the urgent climate and biodiversity goals. Along with the evolving science, social, and governance frameworks and the rapid ocean technology developments on observations and data management we can drive meaningful changes in this important maritime sector. #Shipping #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #OceanTech Mission Atlantic

What on Earth is happening to our planet? 🌍   How can we take immediate and future action to help restore nature, biodiversity, and promote sustainability? In this series of articles from Planetary Responsibility Insights, leaders from major environmental organizations will give their answers to nine vital questions on how we can reshape business practices for a more harmonious relationship with nature.   In the debut article of our new series, #WhatOnEarth, we have had the privilege of interviewing Marco Lambertini, Convener at Nature Positive Initiative. Through his answers, Lambertini provides us with invaluable insights into the required collective efforts.   Read or listen to the full article in Planetary Responsibility Insights and learn more. Link in the comments below👇   #WhatOnEarth #NaturePositive #biodiversity #PlanetaryResponsibilityInsights #PRF

Do you know the boundaries of the planet we call "home"? In the mid-2000s, a team of scientists united behind a single goal: define Earth's boundaries for a "safe operating space for humanity". They identified nine key Earth system processes that keep the atmosphere, oceans, and ecosystems in balance. One of these processes is the integrity of the Earth's biosphere, which underpins our ability to thrive. Since the late 19th century, the Earth's biosphere has experienced a rapid loss of integrity and genetic diversity due to the expansion of agriculture into ecosystems, direct exploitation of organisms, the introduction of non-native species in the environment, anthropogenic climate change, and pollution. But these issues are just the symptoms of the underlying problem: people's disconnect with nature and the insufficient recognition of its importance. And now, after decades of human-driven environmental degradation and careless disregard for the environment, Earth's biosphere can no longer meet our demands. Scientists now fear that the ongoing degradation of ecosystems and the rapid loss of biodiversity could disrupt the functions and services we all depend on. We must reverse the damage done to ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss because our own survival depends on it. Why we rely on biosphere integrity, and if and how we can return to a safe operating space, is something we'll discuss in this post. But there is much more to this topic; check out our previous posts on climate change, climate tipping points, feedback loops, and the human climate niche. Elise van Breda + Joy van Breda ----- Follow us for more insights on Earth system science, climate justice, and systems thinking. You can also follow us on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eRa5Zd8M ----- #Planetaryboundaries #biodiversity #Biodiversityloss #Tylerprize #climatechange #circulareconomy #sustainability #rewilding #deforestation #climateresearch #climateeducation #science #ipcc #planetaryhealth #climatechange PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Biodiversity is not something we must just collect. It is something we must protect. We often talk about halting biodiversity loss without explaining why this is necessary. At Somewhat Greener, we believe that education is the foundation for progress because it helps people understand “why” change is needed. It connects people and creates the drive within communities to start moving. We hope you enjoy our new post about the “biosphere integrity” boundary, which emphasizes the crucial role of biodiversity!

Today is #BiodiversityDay. Last year, the Earth Commission quantified #SafeAndJust Earth System Boundaries for Biodiversity for both natural ecosystems and working landscapes. Natural ecosystems refers to areas of largely intact nature with only limited human interference. Working landscapes refers to all human-dominated ecosystems, including urban areas, forest plantation and or agricultural land. Both are critical. The safe and just boundary quantified for natural ecosystems requires 50–60% of the global land surface be covered with nature that is largely intact in order to ensure critical Earth system ecosystem services (including carbon and water cycles regulation and halting species extinction). **We are already outside of the safe and just boundary for natural ecosystems. 50-60% of natural ecosystems are needed for a safe and just planet. Today only 45-50% of Earth has natural ecosystems.** The safe and just boundary quantified for working landscapes indicates that all working landscapes require at least 20-25% semi-natural habitat per square kilometer for critical local ecosystem services to be secured. This will help ensure access for all people to local ecosystem services. **We have already breached the safe and just boundary for working landscapes. Globally, only about one-third of working landscapes have 20-25% semi-natural habitat per square kilometre that support human well being** We must take urgent action to ensure we move within the safe and just boundaries for both natural ecosystems and working landscapes. This means conserving and restoring biodiversity and its benefits while ensuring just access for all people. Read more about the work of the Earth Commission and the Global Commons Alliance here: