"We are part of nature — when we protect #nature, we are nature protecting itself."
For #BiodiversityDay, has released a new short film connecting the dots between our #biodiversity, health and #climate crises. 🌍
🎬Watch "#ForNature" now:
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"A vaccine alone will not tip the balance toward health because #COVID19 is not a disease; it is a symptom of an exhausted planet."
A physician and an Anishinaabe Elder show why we must centre #nature and #TraditionalKnowledge as we #BuildBackBetter.
Soil is our ally in the fight against the #ClimateCrisis.🪱
The earth beneath our feet is a vital carbon storehouse, making it critical to climate adaptation and mitigation.
Let's recognize the importance of protecting soil #biodiversity.
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#SaveSoil
Earth's natural carbon sinks are critical for slowing down #ClimateChange.🌿🌳🌏
In fact, soil contains more carbon than you might have imagined! 🪱
A infographic shows how much carbon is stored in different ecosystems.
For many, the 2 minute clip of a baby brown bear trying to scale a snow-covered mountain was a life-affirming testament to the power of persistence.
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But when biologists started watching the video, they saw a very different story.
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🌴🌳🌲When we plant the right trees in the right places, we support a cooler, greener and healthier future.
🌆 As populations grow in cities, urban trees provide many environmental and social benefits, including mitigating #ClimateChange and increasing #biodiversity.
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🚨 #BREAKING: More than 100 leaders pledge to halt and reverse #forest loss and #LandDegradation by 2030 at #COP26
Leaders of countries representing more than 85% of Earth's forests will endorse the Glasgow Declaration.
Press release:
ukcop26.org/glasgow-leader
#ForNature
Leaves are amazing, leaves are beautiful 🍂🍁
They are also indispensable #ForNature and for #Biodiversity 💚
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One million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. —
highlights the cost of #biodiversity loss by animating some of the #species we've lost in the last 100 years. 🦋🐦🐢
To protect #nature, we must act now.
We recognize that healthy soil is vital for:
🍄 climate regulation
🌱 provision of food, fibre & fuel
🕷 #biodiversity
🌏 and much more!
When we work to restore degraded land and support healthy soil, we contribute to the #GlobalGoals.
Via #SaveSoil
🧐 Did you know?
On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 are essential to plants and 15 of them are supplied by soils!
Soil health & fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops 🌱
#Soils4Nutrition
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⛰#DYK that #soil hosts 1/4 of Earth's #biodiversity? 🌿
It is one of nature's most complex #ecosystems. 🌳 Sustainable agro-ecological practices protect #soilhealth, so that its organisms can interact and support the global geocycles that make all life possible.
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🧐 Did you know?
On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 are essential to plants and 15 of them are supplied by soils!
Soil health & fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops 🌱
#Soils4Nutrition
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Scientists call for a Paris-style agreement to save life on Earth. @CristianaPascaP
says a new agreement should include a proposal to make half the planet more nature-friendly by 2050. ow.ly/Rcdg30kJ4JA
There are more living organisms in 1 teaspoon of healthy #soil than there are people on Earth!
Safeguarding natural resources & #biodiversity is critical to people’s health & that of our planet too.
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"The volume of carcasses that we have found has literally given me chills.”
Ornithologists in the United States are working to unravel a mystery: Thousands of #MigratoryBirds are 'falling out of the sky'. The scientists want to know why.
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"There is no great mystery about the cause of #COVID19 – or any modern pandemic." —
For #WorldHealthDay on 7 April, revisit the #PandemicsReport, which illustrates the interconnectedness of #biodiversity and human health.
📗 Report: ipbes.net/pandemics
As the world comes together at part 1 of #COP15, watch 's short film #ForNature, connecting the dots between our #biodiversity, health and #climate crises.
"We are part of nature — when we protect #nature, we are nature protecting itself."
From
Greta Thunberg
One million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. — 🌿🌳
highlights the cost of #biodiversity loss by animating some of the #species we've lost in the last 100 years. 🦋🐦🐢
To protect #nature, we must act now.
Why do we need to protect our #soils & soil nutrition?
Simply put: nutrient-deficient soils produce nutrient-deficient plants.... which ultimately lead to people suffering from nutrient deficiencies.
#Soils4Nutrition
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Healthy #soil is a real powerhouse:
🐞 Habitat for soil #biodiversity
🌤️ Carbon store and #climate regulator
💧 Water tank and purifier
🌻 #Food producer
🏺 Keeper of heritage
Protecting #soilhealth ensures its many functions that enable life on Earth!
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#Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all 🕸
breaks it down ...
🍄 What #biodiversity is
🐝 Why we need diverse plants and animals
🌳 What we can do #ForNature
🌴🌳🌲When we plant the right trees in the right places, we support a cooler, greener and healthier future.
🌆 As populations grow in cities, urban trees provide many environmental and social benefits, including mitigating #ClimateChange and increasing #biodiversity.
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Essential Ways Trees Help 🌏
🌳Trees provide food
🌳Trees protect the land
🌳Trees help us breathe
🌳Trees provide shelter and shade
🌳Trees encourage biodiversity
🌳Trees provide sustainable wood
🌳Trees conserve water
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🌍 It’s now or never. 🦖
We still have time to avert the worst consequences of climate change and #biodiversity loss — but only if we "stop making excuses and start making changes."
Ahead of #COP26, join and .
#DontChooseExtinction
dontchooseextinction.com
We recognize that healthy soil is vital for:
🍄 climate regulation
🌱 provision of food, fibre & fuel
🕷 #biodiversity
🌏 and much more!
When we work to restore degraded land and support healthy soil, we contribute to the #GlobalGoals.
Via #SaveSoil
What does a city functioning like a forest look like? 🌲Find out ⬇️
Via The Nature Conservancy
22 May is #BiodiversityDay — a chance to galvanize action #ForNature and protect the #biodiversity we all depend on.
By animating some of the #species we've lost in the last 100 years, highlights the cost of #BiodiversityLoss.
80% of the world’s remaining #biodiversity is found in the lands & territories of Indigenous Peoples.
To reverse biodiversity loss, we must learn from nature’s most important guardians and support their efforts to protect, defend and restore their lands & waters.
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From Ethiopia’s highlands to Siberia to the Australian rainforest, there are thousands of sacred forests that have survived thanks to traditional religious and spiritual beliefs.
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“If we are to ensure the resilience and adaptability of our ecosystems to the ever-changing #climate, we need to integrate tree health in all #agroforestry-based strategies to ensure the continuity of services provided by trees.” 🌳
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Let's pay special attention to the #biodiversity beneath our feet: #SoilBiodiversity. 🌱🐛🌼🐜🥕🌿
Join to celebrate soil and learn more about why this complex, living matter is vital for life on Earth. 🌏
➡️ bit.ly/2V7AZpF
Happy #IntlBiodiversityDay! We celebrate nature's beauty & wonder, and all the people working hard to safeguard it. Much progress has been made, but there’s still much to do. Let’s redouble efforts to preserve Earth, our only home #Biodiversity25Years cbd.int/idb/2018
💡 #ThingsYouShouldKnow about #biodiversity:
After oceans, soils are the second-largest carbon sink, so targeted policies and incentives to scale up #SustainableUse will be necessary to maintain this potential.
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🌿🌊 Mangroves are true ecological powerhouses! They support rich #biodiversity, boost fisheries, prevent coastal erosion, and act as climate change protectors.🌍
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🌴🌳🌲When we plant the right trees in the right places, we support a cooler, greener and healthier future.
🌆 As populations grow in cities, urban trees provide many environmental and social benefits, including mitigating #ClimateChange and increasing #biodiversity.
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🌅Nature is not just a desktop wall paper.
🏥Nature is our life support. But we have taken it for granted & things are only getting worse.
🌐Protecting #biodiversity is OUR responsibility. We need a #NewDealForNature.
#UNBiodiversityConference #EgyptCOP14 #PeopleAndPlanet
‼️ #BREAKING: We're pleased to announce the theme of #BiodiversityDay 2021!
🐞🦀🦊🐠🌳🦠️🦚️🐳🐌👣
The theme is "We're part of the solution #ForNature", underscoring that we can all be powerful agents of positive change for people & planet.
More info: cbd.int/biodiversity-d
📣 #WorldHealthDay on 7 April reminds us that #biodiversity underpins many of the factors that affect human health, including:
🍎 Nutrition
🍂 Mental health
☀️ #ClimateChange
🦠 Disease spread
🦋 Ecosystem health
🌎 And many more!
Learn more #ForNature: cbd.int/health/
😮 This is major: without mangroves, 15 MILLION more people would be affected by floods each year.
Restoring and protecting nature is one of the best ways we can help safeguard this one home we all share.
#Mangroves are an amazing example of that. ⬇️ #LivingPlanet #LPR2022
Happy #BiodiversityDay!
To celebrate, explores ...
🍄 What #biodiversity is
🐝 Why we need diverse plants and animals
🌳 What we can do #ForNature
Get involved ➡️ cbd.int/biodiversity-d
The loss of soil organic carbon results in:
🌱 less fertile soil and crops
🚫 food shortages
💸 increased food prices
🐾 less #biodiversity
🌍 decreased GHG emissions
💧 decreased water retention and filtration
Let's #SaveSoil & save our 🌍 #SoilHealth
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We recognize that healthy soil is vital for:
🍄 climate regulation
🌱 provision of food, fibre & fuel
🕷 #biodiversity
🌏 and much more!
When we work to restore degraded land and support healthy soil, we contribute to the #GlobalGoals.
Via #SaveSoil
Protecting #pollinators is essential for #FoodSecurity — now and in the future.
🌸🍒🍑🐝🍯🥑🥦🦋🍇
For #WorldBeeDay, explore how pollinator diversity can help minimize the impact of #ClimateChange on food security.
#BiodiversityDay #ForNature
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#DYK that 80% of the planet’s #biodiversity is found on traditional indigenous territories?
Preserving #biodiversity is essential for food security & nutrition. #BuildBackBiodiversity
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From everyone here at , we are happy to announce that our Acting Executive Secretary has been named our Executive Secretary!
Congratulations Elizabeth!
Marine heatwaves have increased in frequency by 50% in the past 10 years.
By investing in Nature-based Solutions and ambitiously reducing #FossilFuel-based emissions we can limit the impacts of the #ClimateCrisis
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You might know what soil #biodiversity is and what roles it plays in ecosystems, but do you know how we can enhance it? 🪱🐌🐜🪲🌏
How many actions are you planning to take for #SoilBiodiversity and #ForNature? 🤔
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Sir David Attenborough sends a clear message to the UN #SecurityCouncil: we can and must create a world where we thrive in harmony with nature.
"#ClimateChange can compel us to put a value on #nature that goes far beyond money."
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From
United Nations
🔍 Explore how #SoilBiodiversity shapes the chemical, biological, and physical properties of #Soil 👉👉👉 fao.org/documents/card
#SoilHealth
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Let's take action to protect our planet's incredible diversity of life.
From restoring an area to minimising waste, every action counts. 🌱🌿
22 actions for biodiversity 👉ow.ly/2i6z50Ot4Zz
#BuildBackBiodiversity
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Every year, 5️⃣1⃣ million tonnes of plastic leak into nature.
Plastic pollution is threatening our planet's biodiversity.
To #BeatPlasticPollution, we need to tackle the root causes and transform the way we produce, consume and dispose of plastics.
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"Rich or poor, powerful or powerless, we will all suffer the effects of #ClimateChange & ecosystem destruction."
For #COP26, revisit Harrison Ford's speech on why #ClimateChange & #biodiversity loss affect all of us — and why we must act #ForNature now.
🚨 #BREAKING: Draft 1 of the #post2020 global #biodiversity framework is out now
To be considered at #COP15, this first detailed draft outlines achievable goals & targets needed to heal our broken relationship with nature.
➡️ cbd.int/post2020
#ForNature
Did you know pulses can increase #biodiversity? 🤔
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#BuildBackBiodiversity
#BiodiversityDay
#AgreementToAction
#KMGBF
#HarmonyWithNature
#ActionDecade
#Post2020
#30x30
Forests harbor a diversity of species. You have a part to play to stop their destruction.
Protecting forests goes beyond saving trees. It's about safeguarding our climate, #biodiversity, & local communities.
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🌍 Around the world, #MigratoryBirds connect us all. 🐦
GPS tracing reveals the incredible journey birds undertake along the African-Eurasian flyway.
For #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, let's commit to protecting them and their routes.
Via #WMBD2021
From
Mike Hudema
22 May is #BiodiversityDay — a chance to act and protect the #biodiversity that connects us all.
🍄 🍋 🌲 🐳
🐞 🍂 🦊 🐥 🐢 🦠 🐟 🍇
🦀 🍊 🌻 🦋 🐙
#SoilBiodiversity affects our environment and our well-being.
What is soil fertility❓
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#ForNature #Post2020
The market for #biodiversity finance is growing. More and more investors and financial institutions are committed to financing the transition to nature-smart economic activity.
Here’s ’s guide on where to start: wrld.bg/cptb50PfrWk #IFCbiodiversity
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#DYK about the main processes that determine the fate of contaminants in #Soils⁉️
Learn more from the Global Assessment of #SoilPollution 👉🏿 tiny.cc/swd7vz & its summary for policy makers👉🏿doi.org/10.4060/cb4827
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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From supporting #biodiversity to improving human health, trees benefit people and our planet. 🌍
🌱🏛🌳🏨🎋
shows that trees and urban forests are critical for adapting to #ClimateChange in cities.
Forests and trees:
💧contribute to the water cycle
🥭 are sources of wild foods
🌱reduce soil erosion
🔄enhance nutrient cycling
🐝provide habitat for pollinators
🐐provide feed for livestock
🌎help combat climate change
#SDGs
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Delhi contains a wealth of natural treasures, including a restored wetland and a mini forest on the site of a former garbage dump. Meet the people working to revitalise the green lungs of the city. ⬇️
#BuildBackBiodiversity
Read more:
dw.com/en/the-rich-bi
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Did you know soil is a living resource, home to more than 25% of our 🌎's #biodiversity?
Soil biodiversity is key to global food security, we need to protect our soils!
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Soil: it's more than just dirt!
It's a thriving hub of #biodiversity and one of the planet's main reservoirs for it. This unseen world beneath our feet has major contributions and faces significant threats. 🌱🌍
Learn more via
Plastic pollution is choking our rivers and oceans.😲
To #StopPlasticPollution, the #PlasticsTreaty must include global bans on the most harmful plastic products. So how can we make that happen 👉panda.org/plastictreaty #NaturePositive
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"Business-as-usual" is leading to #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and the degradation of #nature.
To reverse this trend, we need to build a global #CircularEconomy. 🌎🌱
"We must work with and within the cycles of the living world." —
#Biodiversity is in crisis. One million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity.
From 11 to 15 October, governments will meet at part 1 of #COP15, where they need to commit to repairing our broken relationship with #nature.
➡️ cbd.int/cop15
Sustainable forest management is key to preventing and reversing land degradation.
In Lebanon, a new tree planting campaign is taking place in the high mountains of Almat.
36,000 seedlings are being planted to help the forest regenerate and expand.
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Mangroves are key to reducing the impacts of the climate crisis & extreme weather events.
Dive into this infographic by to learn more about the vital role of mangroves in Mexico's ecosystem. 🇲🇽🌊
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Mangroves are one of the most powerful nature-based solutions to the #ClimateCrisis. Their root system defends us against extreme weather events.
By safeguarding mangroves, we protect ourselves.
#ForNature #GenerationRestoration
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🛑 People are NOT superior to nature.
🛑 Nature does NOT exist to serve humans.
We must reconnect with nature and rediscover what it means to live in harmony with the planet. on.unesco.org/3CTGZHm
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"There just could be a change in moral attitude...self-interest is for the past; common interest is for the future."
& Sir David Attenborough send a message to the world: we must change our ways & act together #ForNature.
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From
Greta Thunberg
Did you know that our #soils are eroding as you read this?
It can take up to 1 000 years to produce 2-3 cm of soil, which is devastatingly slow considering the rate of erosion & the fact that we need #soil to grow 9⃣5⃣% of our food.
bit.ly/3R3txHx
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"A century from now, #OurPlanet could be a wild place again. And I'm going to tell you how."🌎
Sir David Attenborough spotlights some of the #NatureBasedSolutions that can help us achieve the 2050 vision — "living in harmony with #nature."
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From
Our Planet
#Breaking: Despite a dip in 2020 carbon dioxide emissions caused by the #COVID19 pandemic, the world is still heading for an average temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century.
The new #EmissionsGap Report shows why we need a #GreenRecovery: bit.ly/39VyM9e
The ocean is vital for all life on Earth! 🌏🦀🐠🐬🐢
To celebrate our ocean, learn more about:
🌊 The importance of the ocean
🌊 Linkages between the ocean and #biodiversity
🌊 How to protect ocean #biodiversity
Read now ➡️ cbd.int/article/explor
#OceanAction
#Biodiversity is essentially interwoven with many of the factors that affect human health, including:
🍎 Nutrition
🍂 Mental health
☀️ #ClimateChange
🦠️Disease spread
🦋 Ecosystem health
🌍 And many more!
Learn more #ForNature: cbd.int/health/
#BiodiversityDay #WHA74
🎉 Happy Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🌍
Thank you for dedicating your life to protecting our planet's #biodiversity
Your work inspires us all to take action & #BuildBackBiodiversity. Thank you for a lifetime of service + for being a role model for us all!
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Earth's natural carbon sinks are critical for slowing down #ClimateChange.🌿🌳🌏
In fact, soil contains more carbon than you might have imagined! 🪱
A infographic shows how much carbon is stored in different ecosystems.
"Our rivers are running dry. Our harvests are failing. Our store houses stand empty. Our animals and people are dying."
Revisit 's powerful speech from #COP26, highlighting the impact of the #ClimateCrisis and the need for urgent action.
🚨#BreakingNews: Nations Adopt 4 Goals, 23 Targets for 2030 In Landmark UN Biodiversity Agreement
By 2030: Protect 30% of 🌏's lands, 🌊, coastal areas, inland waters; Cut food waste in half’; More
📄➡️cbd.int/conferences/20
#COP15 #COP15Announcement #GBFAdoption #post2020🌱
Although they cover less than 2 percent of Earth's surface, rainforests house an estimated 50 percent of all life on the planet's land masses.
🌴🌿🌱🦜🦋
Rainforests are the undisputed champions of biodiversity among the world's ecosystems
Read more:
rainforests.mongabay.com/03-diversity-o
More than 90% of #biodiversity loss is caused by 5 drivers: land degradation and habitat destruction, resource (over) exploitation, climate change, pollution, and invasive species.
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Forests are unsung #ClimateAction heroes. 🌳
Up to 13 billion tonnes of carbon is stored in their trees and soil.
says protecting forests, including those recognized as World Heritage Sites, can benefit the planet & all its people.
whc.unesco.org/en/forests
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🚨Insects are disappearing and it is a huge biodiversity loss! 🦋🐝🪰
Find out more ⬇️
#ForNature #Biodiversity #Insects
source: Sanchez-Bayo & Wyckhuys, Biological Conservation 2019
#DYK Sustainable forest & land management & restoration enhances soil health and productivity to:
🌾Reverse & restore 1/3 of degraded arable land
🌱Improve food production
🪱 Enhance ecosystem functions
👩🌾Protect livelihoods
🐝Protect #biodiversity.
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By safeguarding the intricate web of life beneath our feet, we ensure sustainable food production, clean water and a resilient environment.
#SoilHealth #BuildBackBiodiversity #SoilBiodiversity
Find out how you too can contribute👇🏿👇🏿
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#SoilPollution affects
🍎the food we eat
🌬️the air we breath
💧the water we drink
Learn how contaminants can enter #soil through various routes and affect our environment
➡️tiny.cc/wzt6vz👇🏿
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#BuildBackBiodiversity
#BiodiversityDay
#KMGBF
This #EarthDay, let us celebrate the thread of life that connects us all — #biodiversity.
🍄 🍋 🌲 🐳
🐞 🍂 🦊 🐥 🐢 🦠 🐟 🍇
🦀 🍊 🌻 🦋 🐙
By 2030, Africa’s #GreatGreenWall aims to:
✅ Restore 100M hectares of degraded land
✅ Sequester 250M tonnes of CO2
✅ Create 10M jobs
See how is providing support
👉 bit.ly/3Sa6Stj
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Nature is giving us the means to combat both the causes and consequences of #ClimateChange.
Discover more about the amazing power of #NatureBasedSolutions.
➡️bit.ly/416o47E
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#BuildBackBiodiversity
#BiodiversityDay
"Circularity is one important pillar of action that can put humanity back into harmony with #nature."
Executive Director highlights the importance of investing in the regenerative cycle of nature.
#ForNature
Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all. 🍄🐝🦎🐋
22 May is #BiodiversityDay — a chance to act #ForNature and protect the #biodiversity we depend on.
Wherever you are in the world, every person matters, and every action you take matters.
➡️ cbd.int/biodiversity-d
