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Nature is in crisis, nationally & internationally. @ScientistsX took to the streets to share some hard, scientific facts about the state of biodiversity decline & loss, and the failure of governments, including @DefraGovUK & the UK government, to address this. #TheBigOne
1/19
1/19
A global, intergovernmental assessment of biodiversity and ecosystems concludes that up to 1 million animal & plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades. @IPBES (2019) ipbes.net/news/Media-Rel…
#TheBigOne
2/19
#TheBigOne
2/19
Recent rates of extinction of plants and animals are running hundreds to thousands of times faster than in pre-human times and are growing. The Royal Society @royalsociety (2021) royalsociety.org/topics-policy/…
#TheBigOne
3/19
#TheBigOne
3/19
*BREAKING*
Members of @ScientistsX are protesting outside @DefraGovUK demanding that @GOVUK stops its #AttackOnNature and takes immediate action to halt biodiversity loss in the UK.
A thread on why we're taking action today 🧵
#NoNatureNoFuture
Members of @ScientistsX are protesting outside @DefraGovUK demanding that @GOVUK stops its #AttackOnNature and takes immediate action to halt biodiversity loss in the UK.
A thread on why we're taking action today 🧵
#NoNatureNoFuture
Among those taking part are leading experts in ecology and conservation science.
Some of the scientists pasted posters calling attention to the dramatic declines in UK species onto the windows of @DefraGovUK headquarters.
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Some of the scientists pasted posters calling attention to the dramatic declines in UK species onto the windows of @DefraGovUK headquarters.
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Wildlife is in crisis in the UK, we are now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world!
According to Prof. @AndyPurvisNHM from @NHM_London the UK has "led the world in degrading the natural environment"
This cannot continue!
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nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…
According to Prof. @AndyPurvisNHM from @NHM_London the UK has "led the world in degrading the natural environment"
This cannot continue!
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nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…
