Alex Ross

Working mainly on natural capital and ecosystem services in the Business and Biodiversity team @unepwcmc.

Previously an Environmental Designer @atelierten.

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

Humanity is using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current lifestyles, states a new @UNEP and @FAO report written with the support of experts at UNEP-WCMC. 🌏

Ecosystem restoration is key to a better future. 🌱🌅

Read more here⤵️
https://t.co/u9DhfmT85s

[Alex Ross @alexw_ross]

I like this a lot - a solution-oriented look at how we can use an untapped resource, the wealth of visual data generated by microscopists, to engage with the public on ‘invisible’ species, and emphasising the importance of making it fun!

[Paszkowski Lab @CerealSymbiosis]

Check out our latest publication 'Visualising an invisible symbiosis' in @plantspplplanet! @plantsci @CropSciCentre @niabgroup

https://t.co/iiueHaii4x

[Clement Metivier @clemetivier]

#Biodiversity is vital for the planet 🌏& the people 👪. But it is also key for the survival of our economies !

⚠️New #GlobalFutures report from @WWF shows that unless we reverse #NatureLoss, trillions of $ will be wiped off the world’s economies.

👉https://t.co/YX1acf9MtZ

[Matt Jones @mij_matt]

Calling environmental and #NaturalCapital economists - we’ve got an amazing job opening in our team @unepwcmc

Want to work on diverse projects with real impact? Take a look ⬇️

[Matt Jones @mij_matt]

📢We're expanding our team (again!) two new and really exciting roles in #BusinessAndBiodiversity Programme @unepwcmc.

1⃣ Senior Programme Officer: lead a major portfolio of work https://t.co/Nc5A16WGwd

2⃣ Programme Officer: environmental economics https://t.co/qLamGTIdRs

[Inger Andersen @andersen_inger]

Just-released: @wef Global Risks Report 2020: Top risks are dominated by climate concerns including:
❌ Extreme weather
❌ Climate action failure
❌ Natural disasters
❌ Biodiversity loss
❌ Human-made env. disaster
Short-termism is no longer an option.
https://t.co/763Quvo33y

[Business for Nature @BfNCoalition]

We're delighted to welcome @unepwcmc, as a @BfNCoalition partner. Their work with scientists and policy makers to put biodiversity at the heart of environment decision-making is hugely positive addition to our coalition. #NatureNow #2020superyear

[Inger Andersen @andersen_inger]

Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action. The zero draft of the #post2020 global biodiversity framework has been released.

Time to negotiate for nature, because when we do that, we negotiate for people, climate and the planet. #Biodiversity2020

https://t.co/OSGhhF5fBk

[Matt Jones @mij_matt]

Hi Twitter - I've got a challenge for you: can anyone come up with a single example of a #business which does not impact or depend (directly or indirectly) on #biodiversity? 🌳🐝🐟🦔🦜

3⃣...

2⃣...

1⃣...

Go!

[Tony Juniper @TonyJuniper]

Do we really need to spray glyphosate all over the city like this @camcitco ? If we are that flush with money perhaps we could spend it on something else, wild flowers or bird boxes maybe #Cambridge

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

📒 Research shows natural solutions like restoring #forests, maintaining #peatlands & planting #mangroves can provide 1/3 of cost-effective climate change mitigation 🌞🌪️🌊

Why is it so difficult to bring these solutions to the discussion?

Read more
https://t.co/VfjpysVt1z

[Sharon Jervis @sharonjervis]

France Becomes First Country In Europe To Ban All Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths https://t.co/A8J2M0k380

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

Wales has been more totally stripped of nature than almost any other place on Earth. Here’s a first step by Welsh conservationists towards recovery: the reintroduction to Wales of both Golden and White-tailed eagles after an absence of centuries. https://t.co/QifRQWwNKN

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

ENCORE breaks down barriers to knowledge, bringing lenders and investors closer to valuing the dependence, impacts and risks associated with nature @mij_matt @KatieLLeach

[The Klein Universe @Klein_Universe]

Ondrej Pakan's stunning macro photos of bugs covered in tiny water droplets uncover an entire microcosm https://t.co/J0Fgq0Y1Ii

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

ENCORE is now available in Spanish! This tool lets investors see how businesses gain from, and rely upon, nature - click in the top right-hand corner for the Spanish version #ValuingNature #NaturalCapital @UNEP_FI @globalcanopy @NatCapFinance @MavaFdn https://t.co/IZjPOUv0WE

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

#Wetlands are a large #carbon storage as the biomass of plants living & dying there 🌲🌺🌿 is absorbed, & then incorporated into the soil

However, if the area dries, the carbon will escape

#KeepWetlands as they are the most effective carbon sinks on earth 🌎

#WorldWetlandsDay

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

The problem isn’t a lack of environmental laws, but enforcement of them.
It comes down to political will to enforce the laws that protect the only planet we have to call home: https://t.co/QJUkoD2nJI
#environmentalrights

[Will Evison @Will_Evison]

For the third year in a row, 3 #environmental risks outrank ALL #economic, #technological and #geopolitical risks in @wef global #risks2019. With such #foresight, all that remains is for us to do something about them. #Davos2019 #WEF19 Please #RT