People all over the world directly use more than 31,000 species of wild plants.
— IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment
This World Wildlife Day and every day, let’s conserve medicinal plants to protect our health, heritage, and livelihoods.
#WWD2026
Medicinal plants support global healthcare + livelihoods, yet many used in the UK market have no conservation data. Of assessed species, 13.7% are threatened and overharvesting remains a major risk #PlantScience #ConservationStatus #Herbalism #SustainableUse
5) Read the report: www.pc.gov.au/inquiries-an...
#SustainableUse #Circularity #CircularEconomy #AusEcon #Materials #Reuse #Innovation
Title page for an IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment report on Deep-Sea Sharks. The image features a silhouette of a shark swimming in deep turquoise waters, creating an atmospheric underwater effect. The main title "Deep-Sea Sharks" appears in large white text at the top, followed by the subtitle "Conservation is crucial for vulnerable shark populations" in mixed fonts. The IPBES logo appears in the bottom right corner, with the text "Science and Policy for People and Nature" beneath it. The overall design uses a deep teal background that evokes the deep ocean environment.
#DidYouKnow ? Shark reproductive rates and recovery potential are known to decline when depth increases & population depletion risks exist, even when exploitation (targeted or incidental) rates are low.
— IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment
Let's protect deep-sea sharks. 🦈
The rising demand for psychedelic therapies is threatening key species like peyote and the ayahuasca vine, risking significant biodiversity loss due to overharvesting and habitat destruction. 🌿🐸 Link: https://tinyurl.com/262ao57y #BiodiversityLoss #SustainableUse #PsychedelicConservation
🏣 Pillar 6 strengthens collaboration with industry to add value and unlock new economic opportunities in marine biodiscovery.
#EUREMAP #MarineApplications #SustainableUse
Informational image about rhinos at risk. Features a side profile of a white rhinoceros with its distinctive horn against a beige and olive green background. The rhino appears alongside botanical illustrations of various plants. The main title reads "Growing demand for wild products threatens rhino survival." Top header shows "Rhinos at Risk" and bottom text states "PROTECT WILDLIFE FOR NATURE." The IPBES logo appears in the top right corner.
Illegal hunting for traditional medicine ingredients and rising demand for wild meat are fuelling the illegal wildlife trade, which poses a major threat to the survival of rhinos.
— @ipbes.net #SustainableUse Assessment
On #WorldRhinoDay, let's highlight the importance of protecting rhinoceros. 🦏
🦈 This Shark Awareness Day, consider this: Among the 1,250 shark and ray species identified today, 1,199 have been recently assessed and 449 (37.5%) have been assessed as threatened.
.— @ipbes.net #SustainableUse Assessment 🌍🧪
✅ Up-skilling of hundreds of #community-based resource monitors/rangers in #wildlifemonitoring, #survey techniques and management practices.
✅ 97 #knowledgeproducts showcasing innovative approaches for #sustainableuse and community-based wildlife management!
🌿 Biodiversity conservation is like a living tree – rooted in knowledge, strengthened by a trunk of governance and branching into sustainable action.
At the recent BES-Net Regional Trialogue, the Tree of Life exercise helped map solutions for #InvasiveAlienSpecies & #SustainableUse. 👇
🚨 The world is in an ecological crisis, but Indigenous and local communities have been practising real solutions for generations. 🛖
From forest conservation to #SustainableUse, their knowledge is key to saving our planet. 🌎✨
Watch to learn why 👇
UN CBD on #biodiversity and #sustainableuse started in Colombia. Follow the negotiations here 👉 enb.iisd.org/un-biodivers...
People all over the 🌏 directly use about 31,100 species of wild plants.🧪
But unsustainable use threatens #biodiversity
— @ipbes.bsky.social #SustainableUse Report.
Check our playlist with the Report summarized and subtitled in all 6 UN languages bit.ly/3wVkuD2
Image of small-scale fishing boats on ocean with text over: Recent global estimates indicate that aprox. 34% of marine wild fish stocks are overfished, 66% are fished within biological sustainable levels, but within this global picture there are significant local and contextual variations. IPBES #SustainableUse of Wild Species Assessment Report
Today is #WorldFisheriesDay
60 million tons/year of wild aquatic species are used for human food.
Future #SustainableUse of fisheries may require... supporting small-scale fisheries; adapting to #ClimateChange; creating more effective transboundary institutions & more.
