The degradation of ecosystems due to #ClimateChange is having an impact on the planet's wild animals & plants.
Here is a #GenerationRestoration initiative from the island nations making strides to safeguard their homes.
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Today is #AfricaEnvironmentDay!🦁
Africa is home to an incredible diversity of animals & plants!🌳🦓This #biodiversity is key to sustainable development & to fighting #ClimateChange.
Let's Act Together For Africa's Nature!🌺
Learn more w/ #RegionalAssessment for Africa.
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On #WorldWildlifeDay, take a look at this new #VanishingTreasures story map featuring how communities live alongside snow leopards and other wildlife in the context of the climate crisis.
See it here: bit.ly/3IYX9nH
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The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) is celebrating World Wildlife Day. The 14 international orgs that make up CPW have met and set new priorities for joint work
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Huge congratulations to Cindy McCain on your appointment as Executive Director of . We at look forward to deepening our collaboration as together we seek to build resilience of people in a #ClimateCrisis.
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Congratulations to Cindy McCain on her appointment as the next Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme.
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"As we step up action to tackle the biodiversity crisis, partnerships for wildlife conservation – indeed the theme of #WorldWildlifeDay - will be critical."
on the 50th anniversary of & its conservation efforts.
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90% of the world’s remaining coral reefs are threatened and may disappear completely by 2050.
Good news #ForCorals as donors and investors increase funding to accelerate global action to safeguard these ecosystems.
More from #OurOceanPanama: bit.ly/3J4YABa
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1⃣ million of out 8⃣ million species face threat of extinction.
As we step up action to tackle #biodiversity crisis, #PartnershipsforConservation will be critical.
#WWD2023
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Freshwater is increasingly under threat by the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
Combatting these crises and working to achieve the freshwater-related #GlobalGoals is at the core of UNEP's work.
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The world is experiencing a dangerous decline in biodiversity. But there is hope.
The Central American Dry Corridor is one part of the world where nature is making a comeback.
See more winning solutions in this new #GenerationRestoration mini-doc series:
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Today marks the 1st celebration of the #WorldSeagrassDay
Seagrasses are amongst the most widespread coastal habitats on the planet,essential both for many migratory species of wild animals, as well as for #ClimateChange mitigation.
Learn more: cms.int/en/news/seagra
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A super solution for the #ClimateCrisis? Peatlands.
Peatlands cover only 3% of the Earth's surface but they store twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined.
Urgent action is needed to conserve these carbon sinks.
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Every 30 minutes, a football field worth of seagrass is lost.
On Wednesday’s #WorldSeagrassDay, explains how communities can take #ClimateAction to restore seagrass meadows and protect marine environments & species: bit.ly/3srWPpj #GenerationRestoration
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Seagrasses are one of the most widespread marine ecosystems on Earth.
Here are 5 ways they safeguard wildlife, benefit people and contribute to a more sustainable future.
#WorldSeagrassDay
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Scaling up innovative nature finance such as biodiversity-positive carbon credits and nature certificates can help close the funding gap for biodiversity restoration, says a new report and .
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Seagrasses are vital to #ClimateAction and biodiversity conservation. They:
🟢Purify ocean water
🟢Provide fish nurseries
🟢Capture and store carbon
Find out more about their superpowers this #WorldSeagrassDay: un.org/en/observances
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“Unless humanity kicks its addiction to fossil fuels now, critical climate tipping points will crush the human rights of generations to come.”
– warns at the Human Rights Council. un.org/sg/en/content/ #ClimateAction
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UNEP’s role is to keep the environment under review & that includes examining new technologies that impact the planet.
Check out this new Q&A on the status of research along with potential risks & impacts of solar radiation modification (SRM).
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Humanity depends on healthy ecosystems to survive. But nature is in crisis.
Take this quiz & see how much you know about nature loss & its impacts:
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#IPCC’s Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report is due to be released on 20 March 2023.
Professional media should register before 14 March for embargoed materials & to ask questions in the presser.
➡️Terms of the embargo must be respected
➡️bit.ly/MASYRreg
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Some 2 billion people around the world still lack safe drinking water.
Clean water is a human right.
Get ideas on what #WaterAction you can take.
➡️ bit.ly/5WaterActions
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A perfect storm of environmental factors is undermining efforts to meet the #GlobalGoals. The mandates of & are intertwined.
We must invest in the foundations of human & planetary resilience: healthy #nature + a stable #climate.
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Forests cover 31% of the global land area, provide clean air and water, store vast amounts of carbon, and are home to most of the planet’s amazing biodiversity.
Discover how you can take action to restore forest ecosystems. #GenerationRestoration
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As the country of Kenya faces the most severe drought in recent history, explains how UNEP is working with local governments to restore vital waterbodies. bit.ly/3xRR4mR
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A UNEP-convened panel says Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) is no substitute for a rapid reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, which must remain the global #ClimateAction priority.
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Climate change is making water scarcer and more unpredictable.
A bold #WaterAction agenda is needed to ensure safe water and dignity for all.
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Halfway to 2030, the #GlobalGoals are disappearing in the rearview mirror.
Countries should come to the SDG Summit in September with clear benchmarks to tackle poverty, exclusion & gender inequality.
The world must come together to mobilize resources - now.
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A bold plan to #BeatChemicalsPollution is critical to addressing the triple planetary crisis.
#IP4 negotiations are underway this week in Nairobi.
bit.ly/3KvhOB5
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Working on ecosystem restoration?
Visualise, track & report your progress on the path towards a restored and healthier planet with the Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM).
bit.ly/3FqWsQY
#GenerationRestoration #ForNature
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The second round of #PlasticsINC negotiations to develop an international legally binding instrument to #BeatPlasticPollution will take place from 29 May to 2 June in Paris, France.
Register now.
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Beyond sequestering and storing vast quantities of carbon, peatlands offer a range of valuable benefits and services for human wellbeing. 💧🌱
Know more about this unique #wetland and why #PeatlandsMatter 👇
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Healthier ecosystems = healthier planet!
There has never been a more urgent need to revive damaged ecosystems than now.
Join #GenerationRestoration: decadeonrestoration.org
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Chemicals and waste are part of everyday life, but they have significant environmental & health consequences if left unchecked.
UNEP & partners are working to ensure their negative impacts are minimised on people and planet.
bit.ly/3Snpib0
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Forests are critical carbon sinks for #ClimateAction. Yet the world loses 10 million hectares of forest every year.
Urgent action is needed now for conservation & restoration.
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If we really want to #ActOnClimate, funding is crucial 💰
Learn more about why climate finance matters.
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Since its launch in 2007, the Great Green Wall in the Sahel region has grown from a literal wall of trees to a comprehensive rural development initiative that stretches across 11 countries.
Discover more about this and other global #GenerationRestoration efforts.
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Through a resolution adopted Thursday, #UNGA calls for cooperation in the spirit of solidarity to address the global impacts of the war on food security, energy, finance, the environment and nuclear security and safety.
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The General Assembly has called for an end to the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country, in line with the UN Charter.
The special #UNGA session comes one year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. news.un.org/en/story/2023/
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Biological diversity is at the heart of healthy & productive ecosystems.
Ahead of #WorldWildlifeDay, share actions #ForNature to conserve wildlife: bit.ly/3Zeg7Mo via
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The environment is always a casualty of war. As we mark one year since the war in #Ukraine important to remember that the toxic legacy of war lasts for generations. The suffering of people continues long after the guns fall silent. We must not let them down.
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A year since the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, find out about a preliminary environment monitoring of the conflict in Ukraine undertaken last year by UNEP and partners that points to a toxic legacy for generations to come. unep.org/news-and-stori
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The Nord Stream pipeline leak from last September may be the single largest methane emission event on record, a new UNEP analysis finds.
However, the amount of methane leaked is still a drop in the ocean when compared to the total emissions from the oil and gas industry.
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