🪡 1/6 #COP27 live at the #BlueZone | The Rio Conventions: Restoring Balance with Nature for a Sustainable Future
#TogetherForImplementation
#JustAndAmbitious
#TogetherForImplementation
#JustAndAmbitious
2/6: Loss of #biodiversity is one of the most devastating impacts of #climatechange as it compounds the damages to our ecosystems, agriculture, and livelihoods.
3/6: As the planet’s atmospheric temperature continues to rise, extreme weather events become more frequent, and ecosystems, to face further destruction, we drive loss of species, sometimes with irreversible consequences.
4/6: In 1992 Earth Summit established The Rio Conventions, a framework to combat #biodiversity loss, #desertification, and #climatechange. However in the decades since, these phenomena continue to worsen.
5/6: Yet it is estimated that if we restored our biodiverse ecosystems and applied #regenerative systems, the economic benefits could exceed USD 125 trillion dollars annually.
6/6: The Rio Conventions: Restoring Balance with Nature for a Sustainable Future brought ministers, @UN officials, & #biodiversity specialists together to renew commitments and urge the international community to accelerate biodiversity protection.
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