Much more than the veneer of #money and #finance, the #economy is really about peoples’ basal relationships with #nature. We have converted too much #value from #naturalcapital into #financial #capital. We must now RETURN it! It’s as simple as that! www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...

Very much looking forward to talking #ocean and #sustainability at #WCMB2026 in a few short months. Where are we going and how to turn the corner? So much more is need on #nature #economy and #society to deliver on safe and just futures- and the right #values will lead us straight there - #justdoit

It’s official! After years of hard work by IPBES experts, the #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report is approved by the Plenary at #IPBES12! Congratulations to all on this achievement for people and #nature! Thank you to all who contributed to this successful outcome.

Fantastic to see #IPBES12 has approved the #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report. My congratulations to all the @ipbes.net experts, partners and countries for coming together to deliver this important result - a big win #ForPeopleForPlanet. Stay tuned for the report launch tomorrow. More details ⤵️

Did you miss the #IPBES12 opening ceremony? Catch the Opening Plenary session video and see how we're setting the stage for vital discussions on #biodiversity and #nature. 🌏🌿 Stay tuned for updates from #IPBES12. youtu.be/MyTsVc2EORU

This morning at #IPBES12 🌍🧪 Delegates and observers meet in the main hall of Manchester Central for the opening ceremony of #IPBES12. Once a train station connecting Manchester to the rest of the world, today it opens the session that will culminate in the #BizBiodiversity report launch.

A new treaty to protect ocean life enters into force today. Let’s celebrate this success of multilateralism and ensure its implementation without delay. #bbnj #kmgbf news.un.org/en/story/202...

An alternative concept of sustainable development, based on the two-way flow of contributions between nature, the economy, and social systems, provides a theoretical foundation for an inclusive and diverse notion of #sustainability. 🧪 By @davidobura.bsky.social et al. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

📢New publication in Nature Communications Sustainability. Led by @davidobura.bsky.social, the study calls for a fundamental rethinking of development—placing nature as the foundation of economies and society. 🌍🌱🌊 🔗Full article: doi.org/10.1038/s444...

A new study finds significant biodiversity loss in spiders & insects including butterflies and beetles. The likely culprit is long-term changes to the El Niño cycle, fuelled by climate change. Read more in The Conversation: https://ow.ly/KmLw50XqtvY

#firstmoon 2026

Starting 2026 with reviving some writing from the last few years, as I dive into the relationships between #nature #economy and #society. Please follow on #substack open.substack.com/pub/dobura/p...

Farewell to a true giant in the science-policy space, Dr Kristina Gjerde … one whose legacy is just now birthing in the #HighSeas treaty news.mongabay.com/2025/12/kris...

A summary of my keynote at the #MEADay Dialogue at #UNEA7 in Nairobi On the need for #nexus synergies, #TransformativeChange, and joining findings across #knowledge systems and #science panels @ipbes.net, @ipcc.bsky.social, the new #chemicals panel and #GEO7 eyewitness.africa/dr-obura-adv...

At #UNEA7, IPBES Executive Secretary, Dr. Luthando Dziba, and Chair @davidobura.bsky.social joined UNEP’s Executive Director, IngerAndersen.bsky.social, and Mary Creagh MP#UNEA7as they signed the #IPBES12 Host Country Agreement. Thanks to the UK for hosting, and we look forward to a successful event!

⏳ 60 days until #IPBES12! IPBES#IPBES12first 'fast-track' assessment report on business & biodiversity is planned to launch in February 2026. The #BizBiodiversity report will provide authoritative evidence on how businesses depend on and impact nature. 📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026

Yesterday’s keynote speech at the World Conference of Science Journalists was delivered by IPBES Chair @davidobura.bsky.social, who highlighted the importance of data-driven reporting, and advocated for cross-disciplinary approaches, in both journalism and in science. 📷 Martin Short

La ceremonia de apertura de la primera reunión de autores del #GA2 contó con declaraciones de la Ministra Delegada Éléonore Caroit, el ES IPBES Luthando Dziba, el Presidente de IPBES @davidobura.bsky.social y el Secretario del Programa MAB de la UNESCO#GA2Antonio de Sousa Abreu. 📷 Philémon Henry

The #GA2 1st authors meeting opening ceremony featured statements from Minister Delegate Éléonore Caroit, IPBES ES Luthando Dziba, IPBES Chair @davidobura.bsky.social and UNESCO#GA2MAB Prog. Secretary Antonio de Sousa Abreu. 📷 Philémon Henry

🌍 Join #PlanetAction — where science meets impact. Nov 15–17 | Cambridge, MA 3 days of breakthrough ideas in biodiversity, energy, and planetary intelligence. 🔬Turn insights into action → luma.comideas-in-action #tedxboston | #MIT Kresge Hall | #NewEnglandAquarium

Redefine how the world measures progress! 🌍🧑‍🌾🌽🌎🌴🐬🌏🚵‍♀️🍄🌐👍 Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org <15 mins to make a difference anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... > Deadline: Oct 15, 2025 > Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ

Joining today's #coralreef #MutiraoCOP30 - a day of mobilization before #COP30 for their vulnerability to #climatechange and therefore of the millions dependent on them in #Brazil and globally. From #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi! @cop30brazil.bsky.social

🎥 #TCESG25 in 3 Minutes In August, we gathered in Johannesburg to reimagine how transformation happens. Imagination. Inquiry. Expression. Community. Nothing captures the energy like this film 👇 ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8I... More from the gathering: 🌍 transformationscommunity.org/tc-esg-2025-...

Are you in #Paris? Until Sunday this fantastic outdoor photo exhibition of ocean defenders is up along the banks of the #Seine for your weekend stroll ... yours truly is in it, but I won't share the photo till after 😉 @Quais de Seine nr Pont au Change (Chatelet). By Steve Fiehl, Bloom Association.

The most amazing Magical Adventure Story Forest at the Kenyan Coast!! Please support and share!! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Exciting times at #TCESG25! @davidobura.bsky.social is highlighting the incredible work of @ipbes.net and its crucial connection to the need for a #SustainableDevelopment framework. Together, we're addressing the urgent triple planetary challenges we face. ✨🌍 #transformation

#African Union joins calls to end use of #Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Motherfucking wind farms…

Such an important ruling by the Int. Court of Justice. Simply put, states are responsible for the #pollution they allow, to the #climate as much to the #environment news.un.org/en/story/202... This is real #human and #planetary #justice, allowing for #TransformativeChange in how things are done

Read this short primer on global #tipping elements in the #climate #ocean #coralreef #amazon and #social systems, as we start the Global Tipping Points conference in Exeter, UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @jonathan-watts.bsky.social

The UK will host #IPBES12 in Manchester from 3-8 February 2026. 🌏🧪 This will be an opportunity for @ipbes.net members to discuss approval of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment, & an ambitious parallel programme will showcase UK initiatives in business innovation, science and nature.  @ukri.org

Read this short primer on global #tipping elements in the #climate #ocean #coralreef #amazon and #social systems, as we start the Global Tipping Points conference in Exeter, UK. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @jonathan-watts.bsky.social

In light of the exciting news that #IPBES12 will be hosted in Manchester in 2026, the UK’s Special Representative for Nature explains its importance. 🌍🧪 “It’s a chance to demonstrate how we can turn knowledge into action – and action into investment.” - Ruth Davis @ukri.org #BizBiodiversity

« The global footprint that is causing a decline of corals and so much else is from the much smaller number of high-income consumers and economies. Until that is understood and they transform what they’re doing, we won’t be able to resolve the challenges at the bottom end of the income pyramid. »

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs. More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌍 #ANUMDI Closing Plenary is underway! Report-backs from 5 Breakthrough Groups followed by discussion with the Eminent Persons Panel: ➡️Dr. David Obura @davidobura.bsky.social, 1st African Chair of IPBES ➡️Anja Oli-Pape @anjaop.bsky.social, Head of Programs, Global Challenges Foundation

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌿- IPBES #ValuesAssessment All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. 🌍🧪 Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

And it's out ! 🐟 With @davidobura.bsky.social, Almut Arneth, @pwlead.bsky.social, Pete Smith and Akira Mori. As always, it's the journey 😎. @ipbes.net #biodiversity #climate Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Warming is accelerating - can we stop wasting time? "High chance - report released today by @wmo-global.bsky.social says theres now a 70% chance average warming will rise by more than 1.5C between 2025 and 2029, with a strong possibility of a single year hitting 1.9C” @observeruk.bsky.social

Celebrating #BiodiversityDay today in Geneva at the Palais des Nations, with @ipbes.net chair @davidobura.bsky.social and #IPBES focal point and #Nexus and #transformativeChange experts from 🇨🇭 www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/inter...

I suppose there should be no surprises here … #machismo and #testosterone are also bad for the #climate! :-) Car use and meat consumption drive emissions gender gap, research suggests www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tema foi abordado pelo ecologista marinho queniano @davidobura.bsky.social, chairman da @ipbes.net, e por pesquisadores brasileiros durante a Conferência #FAPESP “Contribuições para a #COP30: Nexo Oceano, Biodiversidade e Clima”. agencia.fapesp.br/54611/

I think this is a misuse of the word #fabulous in relation to #wealth. #perverse may be more apt?

Hmm ... depressing to be reminded of this article - now 7 years ago ... 2018. The little progress that has happened since then in reducing #CO2 emissions and #climatechange has been rapidly undone by recent regression in global policies #aluttacontinua www.theguardian.com/environment/...

James Cameron could not have set the shot up better!

Great podcast on potential for a new #multilateral world order, who will be ready to fill the rapidly growing void? odi.org/en/insights/... @odi.global Evidence indicates we must balance #nature #economy and #society, with foundational #rights to ensure all benefit. Who will lead?

Is this a sign for my first message transitioning from the dark side ... I couldn’t resist this for a post … “the idea is simple. You pay us #money and all your #sins disappear! It’s just like #carbon #offsets” #ClimateCrisis

A real-life example of returning a portion of every square km of land to #nature - US farmers are embracing wildflowers on 10% of their land, getting multiple co-benefits @SafeJustPlanet #NexusBenefits #sustainability #ecosystem approaches