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#togetherfornature | JNCC 🌿UK publishes first post-EU assessment for habitats and species. For over thirty years, JNCC has coordinated the production of UK Article 12 and Article 17 reports which tracked progress towards meet...

UK publishes first post-EU assessment for habitats and species coordinated by @jncc.bsky.social

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This morning, Israeli forces stormed a United Nations site: the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied #EastJerusalem.

“International law has come under increasing attack for too long and is risking irrelevancy in the absence of response by Member States,” says UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.

Nature is the foundation of our security. Critical ecosystems are at risk of collapse threatening food supply, increasing disease & causing runaway climate change, likely leading to conflict, migration and geopolitical instability. Action is urgent. #KMGBF.
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Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...

A new treaty to protect ocean life enters into force today. Let’s celebrate this success of multilateralism and ensure its implementation without delay. #bbnj #kmgbf

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Attending the 80th anniversary of the first meeting of the UN General Assembly in Central Hall with my friend and former UNA-UK staff colleague, Joe Korner! @una-uk.bsky.social

Congratulations Prof. @juliajones.bsky.social MBE for services to the environment. Julia's contibutions span the academic, policy and practical, supporting action locally, nationally and globally. @jncc.bsky.social we are very proud.

Nick Halfhide of Nature Scot opens @britishecologicalsociety.org annual meet, highlighting the @ipbes.net #transformativechange assessment and calling on ecologists to explore the relevance of their work for people.

United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen, and UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature , Mary Creagh MP, sign the Host Country Agreement for the upcoming #IPBES12. They are joined by IPBES Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura.

United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen, and UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature , Mary Creagh MP, sign the Host Country Agreement for the upcoming #IPBES12. They are joined by IPBES Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura.

United Nations Environment Assembly, December 2025. Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba, and Chair David Obura, are joined by UK's Parliamentary Under Secretary for Nature, Mary Creagh MP.

At #UNEA7, IPBES Executive Secretary, Dr. Luthando Dziba, and Chair @davidobura.bsky.social joined UNEP’s Executive Director, IngerAndersen.bsky.social, and Mary Creagh MP as they signed the #IPBES12 Host Country Agreement.

Thanks to the UK for hosting, and we look forward to a successful event!

The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made

“we are “bending the curve”: before Paris the world was headed for 4 degrees of warming; it’s now headed for 2.5 degrees, which should only be acceptable as a sign that we have bent it and must bend more and faster.” Keep 1.5 alive.
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YouTube video by World Inequality Lab World Inequality Report 2026

Today, we are publishing our World Inequality Report, which reviews the most recent #inequalitydata and exposes the magnitude of #inequality across time, space and all its dimensions.

👇Share this thread, share the report!
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Oxford report examines ten reasons to stay in the ECHR as UK public A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, identifies, examines, and addresses the counter-arguments for ten key reasons for the UK to

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The #COP17 logo has been unveiled, alongside the slogan “Taking Action for Nature” 🦋

Inspired by a butterfly endemic to Armenia, its colours reflect the 23 targets of the #KMGBF and the shared responsibility to act for biodiversity.
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The 🇬🇧 will host the 12th Session of @ipbes.net next February.

Today at #UNEA7, pleased to sign a Host Country Agreement for #IPBES12 alongside Mary Creagh, UK Minister for Nature, Dr. Luthando Dziba, IPBES Executive Secretary and IPBES Chair, Dr David Obura.

Looking forward to a strong #IPBES12!

From the abundance of birds, bats and butterflies to air and water pollution and nature finance, the UK Biodiversity Indicators provide a wealth of data on the status and trends of nature. Overall, they paint a sobering picture, but also provide glimmers of hope. www.linkedin.com/posts/dave-s...

Group picture of IPBES Second Global Assessment authors, fellows and experts during the first author meeting held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from November 24 to 28 2025,

Group picture of IPBES Second Global Assessment authors, fellows and experts during the first author meeting held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from November 24 to 28 2025,

That’s a wrap on the First Authors' Meeting of 🏡 IPBES #2ndGlobalAssessment!

Huge thanks to our fellows, authors & experts for their dedication this week, setting the vision and foundations for the next 3 years. 🌍

Grateful to UNESCO for hosting us!

🧪 https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment

A woman stand speaking at a podium. Behind her are a number of flags lined up. It's hard to see the design of the flags but they are each blue and have a smaller version of the UK's red, white and blue flag on them

🪸UK Overseas Territories launch strategy to benefit wildlife

We have been working with the UK Overseas Territories for a quarter of a century - building understanding, partnership, evidence, capacity and friendship.

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COP30 at the City at the Mouth of the Green Ocean Yadvinder reflects on this time at COP 30

I was in #Belem for Week 1 of the climate change #COP30, primarily to engage about rainforests and their future. Here are a few reflections on COP, the city of Belem, rainforests and the nature of hope naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk/news/cop30-a...

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Very proud of our CEO Gemma Harper who has been awarderd the Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Mentor of the Year! Congratulations!
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An infographic showing the progression from underlying causes to environmental impacts across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. The diagram flows left to right through three main sections: "UNDERLYING CAUSES" lists three core issues: Disconnection from and domination over nature and people Concentration of power and wealth Prioritization of short-term, individual and material gains "INDIRECT DRIVERS" includes four categories: Demographic and sociocultural Economic and technological Institutions and governance Conflicts and epidemics "DIRECT DRIVERS" shows relative impact percentages across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments, represented by horizontal bars with color-coded segments for: Land/sea use change (purple) Direct exploitation (light purple) Climate change (yellow) Pollution (gray) Invasive alien species (orange) Others (light gray) The right side features a circular illustration divided into terrestrial, freshwater, and marine zones with representative wildlife silhouettes.

🌏 Biodiversity loss has deep-rooted causes—from power imbalances to short-term priorities. These shape indirect & direct drivers like land/sea use change, exploitation & climate change.

Graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment ⤵️

Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery Director, awarded Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology News Article - Award

🎉 Congratulations to our Centre Director, Prof @ymalhi.bsky.social, on being awarded the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology! 🌿 A well-deserved recognition of his pioneering research on tropical forests and global leadership in ecology.
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Pre-COP dialogue cements Oxford and Brazil partnership in forest conservation and climate finance innovation

On Tuesday a special pre-COP30 event was held in Oxford, co-hosted by Aline Soterroni from Biology and @erikaberenguer.bsky.social from @ecioxford.bsky.social

Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK, Antonio Patriota, opened the event, Forests and the Future: Brazil’s Path to Climate Solutions
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Protecting Brazil and Indonesia’s tropical forests requires political will, law enforcement and public pressure How Brazil and Indonesia have cut down on deforestation.

Public write up of our recent @consletters.bsky.social paper.

"Our results were clear: across both countries, our experts judged that #political will and #law enforcement were by far the most important factors for protecting #forests...

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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

UNSG Antonio Guterres: “I will never give up on my commitment to climate action, on my commitment to biodiversity, … on my commitment to help and support all the democratic movements … around the world .. fighting hard to preserve … our mother nature.”

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.

Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

At the beginning of September, we took part in another of JNCC's committee meeting over two days in Peterborough. Various discussions on the UK's biodiversity strategies were covered and we contributed our perspectives on these issues. You can read more about the meeting in this post, and...

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Nature recovery and climate action must go forward hand in hand to protect people and planet. Excited that @jncc.bsky.social and @thecccuk.bsky.social are working closely together.

Three people stand smiling in front of a grand fireplace. On the left is JNCC's Rachel Wade. David Cooper, the JNCC Chair is on the right. They both flank Ruth Davis, the Special Representative for Nature

🌍 JNCC’s Chair @hdavidcooper.bsky.social & Rachel Wade joined a powerful lecture by Ruth Davis OBE, UK Special Rep for Nature, at Trinity College, Oxford.

With #COP30 on the horizon, Ruth spotlighted the UK’s global nature priorities & the path to nature recovery #KMGBF 🌿

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Pleased to have contributed to Apolitical’s new COP Presidency Toolkit with some insights from experience at the CBD.
The toolkit will be officially launched by Apolitical at this year’s COP30 at the UK Pavilion, 10am on 21st
November.

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“We meet at a decisive moment. Multilateralism is strained, yet a new spirit of cooperation is emerging." This #IUCNCongress is our chance to turn understanding into unity & unity into action – Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN President at opening ceremony.

A student of nature, Jane Goodall taught us about humanity. A great leader and an inspiration for many. May her example continue to inspire us to care for our planet and each other. And to never give up.