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Dec 12, 2022 9 tweets 7 min read Read on X
Biodiversity is one of our planet’s most precious resources.

In fact, without biodiversity life as we know it wouldn’t exist.

Here are 9⃣ more things you may not know about #biodiversity 👇🧵

#COP15
1⃣ Mountains host most of the world’s species of amphibians, birds & mammals.

Plants, animals, insects, microbes & their environment...

Biodiversity is vital to global food production & essential for human well-being.

#COP15
2⃣ Most crops depend, at least in part, on pollination.

Our world is made of an invisible web, & loss of species weakens this web as well as whole ecosystems.

Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.

#COP15
3⃣ There are more living organisms in 1 teaspoon of healthy soil than there are people on Earth!

Safeguarding natural resources & #biodiversity is critical to people’s health & that of our planet too.

#COP15
4⃣Of the existing livestock breeds, at least 26% are at risk of extinction.

Sustainable agriculture can reverse trends that lead to #biodiversity loss.

#DYK the use of biodiversity-friendly practices in agriculture is reported to be increasing👉 bit.ly/3iEH0cw

#COP15
5⃣ We depend on 9 species of crops for over half of all crop production.

Biodiversity has been used & conserved by farming communities for millennia, & is key to the livelihoods of small-scale farmers.

We need #biodiversity to address food insecurity.

#COP15
6⃣ Coral reefs provide vital habitat for a quarter of the world’s known marine species.

From bees & earthworms to coral reefs & rainforests, #biodiversity helps to keep our agrifood systems healthy, productive & resilient.

Learn more👉bit.ly/3iEH0cw

#COP15
7⃣ One third of all land is used for cropping or animal husbandry.

Unsustainable farming practices, systems & urbanization impact natural resources.

Sustainable agriculture is key to preserving these resources, protecting #biodiversity & producing food, feed & bioenergy.
#COP15
8⃣ 80% of the planet’s #biodiversity is found on traditional indigenous territories.

Preserving biodiversity is essential for food security & nutrition.

#COP15

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The equivalent of 1 soccer pitch of soil erodes every 5 seconds?

Yet it takes 1 000 years to produce just a few centimetres of topsoil.

Soil is the life support of our food and agriculture, and we rely on soils for 95% of the food we consume.

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Too many people are suffering the domino effects of challenges that know no borders. In the face of global crises, global solutions are needed.

Here are 🔟 ways you can take action for a world where no one is left behind on #WorldFoodDay & beyond 🧵👇
1⃣ Be better informed

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Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet.

You read that right.

The problem is access & availability of nutritious food, which is increasingly impeded by multiple challenges.

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These include #COVID19 pandemic, conflict, the #ClimateCrisis, inequality, rising prices & international tensions, & they are threatening our #FoodSecurity.

People around the world are suffering the domino effects of challenges that know no borders.

Our goal is to build a world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food. A world where no one is left behind.

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