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Engaging rightsholders, communities and stakeholders is paramount to ensuring the relevance, appropriateness, and ethical integrity of scientific processes.
Check out our poster at the CHM Knowledge Fair at #COP17Armenia, presenting an example of collaborative, culturally appropriate dialogue between gene drive researchers and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.
@IIFB_indigenous
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@UNBiodiversity #KMGBF
Once feared extinct, black-footed ferrets have become a powerful example of conservation recovery.
Explore how innovative #BiodiversityAction could help support the long-term recovery of black-footed ferrets.
➡️genedrivenetwork.org/blog/sc…
@UNBiodiversity #COP17Armenia
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As #COP17Armenia comes to a close in Yerevan, one message stands out.
The challenge is no longer one of ambition. It is one of delivery.
Whether we close that gap now comes down to choice and speed: the will to act, and how fast we do it.
#Biodiversity #NatureForAll #COP17
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“When the fever goes down, it does not mean the child is fully okay,” says Sarah Nankya, a mother from Mukono District in Uganda.
Her experience reflects what researchers like Dr. Paul Bangirana of Makerere University (@Makerere) have documented for more than two decades: while surviving #malaria is critical, the long-term impacts of severe malaria can be significant.
Our latest media feature explores why understanding malaria's wider impact is essential to strengthening prevention efforts and advancing progress towards elimination.
Read more: targetmalaria.org/media/pres…
Together we can #EndMalaria!
ALT Kitosi landing site in Koome Sub county in Mukono district. Credit: Uganda Virus Research Institute
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Virtually every assessed shallow-water coral reef ecosystem is threatened, with 96% Critically Endangered.
Heat stress from climate change is the single most consistent threat, but reefs in most parts of the world are not yet lost.
#CoralReefs #COP17Armenia
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🌍 Final day of #COP17Armenia
📅 Day 12 | 30 October
📢 Check today's programme for the 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference and follow the live coverage:
cbd.int/conferences/2026/sch…
#BiodiversityAction #TakingActionForNature
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"My role is really about enabling others to do great science" - Carla Siniscalchi, Senior Translational Research Training Facility Manager at Target Malaria, @imperialcollege, shares insight into her job as part of the new series Voices from the Lab!
Find out what motivated her to enter this line of work, and what she studied at University: targetmalaria.org/latest/blo…
Together we can #EndMalaria!
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What’s on the agenda today at #COP17Armenia?
📅 Day 11
📢Programme:
cbd.int/conferences/2026/sch…
#BiodiversityAction
Island restoration can benefit both land and marine ecosystems.
Restoring nutrient flows between land and sea, conservation approaches including the control of #invasivespecies can support biodiversity, fisheries, coral reefs and ecosystem health.
➡️genedrivenetwork.org/blog/wo…
#COP17Armenia #BiodiversityAction #TakingActionForNature
📷: Timo Sullivan / @IslandConserv
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From the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, nearly all assessed shallow-water coral reef ecosystems face an extremely high risk of collapse within 50 years.
Collapse means hard corals almost disappear and algae, rubble and sponges take over.
#CoralReefs #COP17Armenia
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What’s on the agenda today at #COP17Armenia?
📅 Day 10
📢 Programme:
cbd.int/conferences/2026/sch…
#BiodiversityAction #TakingActionForNature
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IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species.
Its four goals: better data, stronger capacity, effective prevention and response, and more sustainable finance.
Learn more: info.iucn.org/4iyMTUW
#COP17Armenia #InvasiveAlienSpecies
A microscopic fungus is pushing frog species towards extinction, threatening the ecosystems that depend on them. 🐸
Scientists are #TakingActionForNature and exploring genetic approaches to protect frogs and support their survival.
➡️ genedrivenetwork.org/blog/ne…
#COP17Armenia #BiodiversityAction #KMGBF
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🦟 Join the webinar Vector-Borne Diseases in Humanitarian Emergencies: Strengthening Preparedness, Coordination & Response in Pakistan
📅 27 Oct 2026
🕚 11:00–12:30 GMT+5
🔗 Register here: aplma-org.zoom.us/webinar/re…
Hosted by DoMC Pakistan & @UNICEF_Pakistan , with support from APMEN.
#VectorBorneDiseases #APMEN #Malaria
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What’s on the agenda today at #COP17Armenia?
📅 Day 8
📢 Programme:
cbd.int/conferences/2026/sch…
#BiodiversityAction #ForNature
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In 2022, the world committed to protecting 30% of the planet's lands and seas and restoring 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030.
At #COP17Armenia, countries are for the first time taking stock of progress towards a shared vision of living in harmony with nature.
Get the latest: unep.org/news-and-stories/ne…
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At the opening of #COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia, Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), called for action to show that multilateralism works, commitments are honoured, & the triple planetary crisis can be tackled.
#Biodiversity #AGBC
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3 species, one bigger message 🐝
Armenia is home to many rare and threatened species. Today, we are singling out 3 that remind us why science, conservation action and global cooperation matter.
As governments gather in Yerevan for @UNBiodiversity #COP17Armenia, their focus is on turning global commitments into results for species and ecosystems, as well as people.
This is where the @IUCNRedList plays an important role. It helps identify which species are most at risk, where action is most urgently needed, and how conservation efforts can support implementation of the #GBF.
Today, we choose 3 species globally assessed as threatened that live in Armenia:
🐝 Armenian bumblebee, as a reminder that pollinators are essential to healthy ecosystems;
🐆 Caucasian leopard, symbolising the importance of connected habitats, prey recovery and long-term protection; and
🦆 White-headed duck, a waterbird that highlights the need to conserve wetlands and freshwater ecosystems.
Let us jointly take action #ForNature 🙌
#SpeciesConservation #Target4 #UniteForNature @COP17_Arm2026 #BiodiversityAction | @IUCNssc @FPWC_news
Invasive species are one of the main drivers of #biodiversityloss.
Today is #InvasiveSpecies Half Day at #COP17Armenia. Check out our new policy brief exploring why new tools are needed to address this challenge and conservation cases where #genedrive technologies could make a difference.
➡️ genedrivenetwork.org/wp-cont…
@UNBiodiversity #BiodiversityAction #KMGBF
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At #COP17Armenia, Parties will consider how subnational governments, cities and other local authorities help deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework #KMGBF.
➡️Learn more: cbd.int/conferences/2026
#COP17Armenia #BiodiversityAction
