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Some good news from the coast 🌊
Luxembourg & IUCN have launched Phase 3 of the Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility, backing mangroves, seagrass, coral reefs & marine protected areas — with funding now reaching local communities and small-scale fishers directly.
Read more: info.iucn.org/4ys2GLp
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NEWS: Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, according to a new @IUCNRedList update.
Learn more info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8
#IUCNRedList
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The world's largest terrestrial mammal migration is under threat.
IUCN has recommended emergency inscription of South Sudan's Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape to the @UNESCO World Heritage List — and to the List of World Heritage in Danger, given rising conflict, poaching, and infrastructure pressures.
Decision next week in Busan.
info.iucn.org/44uSfsz
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🚨 Latest #IUCNRedList update:
🐌 Deep-sea mining threatens 62% of hydrothermal vent molluscs
🐸 Desert rain frog: NT → Vulnerable (mining, infrastructure, suspected pet trade demand after going viral)
🦡 Numbat: Endangered → Near Threatened
info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8
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honestav - Can't Let Go (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER) youtu.be/ABjzGHInBhs?is=2hry… via @YouTube
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From successful #conservation results to respect for the local community, the #IUCNGreenList sets the standard for protected and conserved areas.
Explore the sites on the IUCN Green List iucngreenlist.org
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It's back! 🦋
The #BigButterflyCount is a nationwide citizen science survey organised by @SaveButterflies aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment.
It reopens today, ready for the main event between the 17 July - 9 August 🔽
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ALT Close-up of a Peacock butterfly perched on vibrant purple flowers at sunset, promoting the Big Butterfly Count event.
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The emperor penguin population is projected to halve by the 2080’s.
Sea-ice changes in Antarctica caused by #climate change are the primary driver, according to the IUCN Red List.
info.iucn.org/4tBZU2R
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Anya Taylor-Joy reacts to starring as an Elf in the new ‘LORD OF THE RINGS’ film:
“If my tombstone can read ‘lethal elf,’ then I did a good job on this planet.”
(Source: @Variety)
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Some good news from the latest @IUCNRedList update with the status of the numbat – the faunal emblem of Western Australia – improving from Endangered to Near Threatened.
Its survival depends on continued efforts.
info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8 #IUCNRedList
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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive source of information on the global extinction risk of animals, fungi and plants.
It includes over 172,600 species, of which more than 48,600 are threatened with extinction.
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
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By choosing to publish, read & review papers in our journals, you are helping us invest in meaningful entomology that supports the understanding, development & future of #InsectScience 🔽
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Spider-Man punching The Hulk in ‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’. xitter.gq/_DaredevilShots/status…
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'Avengers: Doomsday' runtime is currently ~2 hours and 45 minutes
• Second-longest Avengers movie ever
• May change slightly before release
(via @THR)
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Entomology is for everyone - and we’re here to help make that a reality.
The RES EDI grant supports projects that break down barriers and create opportunities for more people to engage with insect science.
🔗 Read more and apply now 🔽
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Deadline: 17 July
ALT Two black and white patterned cuckoo bees perched on dry twigs against a blurred red and green background. Photo (c) Luke Chambers, Insect Week Photography Competition winner 2023