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Aníbal Pauchard
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Professor, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Director, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB) www.ieb-chile.cl
Former co-chair, IPBES invasive alien species assessment

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Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Aníbal Pauchard

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 2d
Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have a multitude of negative impacts on nature, humans, and society.

Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Wildfire blazing through a forest at night illustrating the severe impacts of extreme events. The overlay text reads: Extreme events cause severe impacts. On the bottom right corner it reads: IPBES Nexus Assessment. The IPBES logo appears in white on the top left corner. Raging floodwaters surge through a river surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky, illustrating extreme weather impacts. The overlay text reads: Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods cause physical and mental stress and mortality. On the bottom right corner it reads: IPBES Nexus Assessment. The IPBES logo appears in white on the top left corner. Sunlight shining through tree branches. The overlay text reads: Heat can decrease or increase the range of hosts and vector species and may increase zoonotic transmission risk by increasing contacts between hosts, vectors and pathogens. On the bottom right corner it reads: IPBES Nexus Assessment. The IPBES logo appears in white on the top left corner.