Update: the trilogue meeting of tomorrow has been postponed indefinitely.
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Hydropower is killing migratory fish species and depleting river flows. For tomorrow's #RenewableEnergyDirective trilogue, 100+ organisations ask:
✅To set sustainability criteria for hydro
❌For Member States to exclude #Hydropower from go-to areas
👉 wwf.eu/?8826916/open-
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This is Europe today.
This is the nature & climate crisis.
It's here.
But so is its solution.
The EU's working on a law to #RestoreNature - our only long-term solution to fires, droughts & floods.
But vested interests are doing overtime to scrap it.
We won't let them win.
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An ambitious Due Diligence Directive will empower companies to take a proactive and responsible approach to sustainability. #CSDDD
Read our recommendations: wwf.eu/?8835941/Corpo
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Mark your calendars - #EarthHour 2023 is now 50 days away! On Saturday, 25th March at 8:30 pm local time, join the #BiggestHourForEarth.
We’ve got some exciting news to share this year - so stay tuned!
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#marine #ecosystem : 'During trilogues, the will discuss the Renewable Energy Directive!
We call on members of the Parliament to adopt an ecosystem-based approach when choosing sites for off… , see more tweetedtimes.com/v/2277?s=tnp
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Put Change on the Menu! Thanks for joining forces to create a truly sustainable EU food system 💪💪💪 #WomenforChange
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The EU needs to stop being complicit in destroying people's lives and the planet we call home!
A strong Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could prevent this tragedy from happening again. #HoldBizAccountable #CSDDD
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Dutch companies @beleefboskalis and @atradiusdsb will profit from a mega-airport in the Philippines which is displacing nearby communities and devastating ecosystems, our new investigation reveals.
Read and share: globalwitness.org/runaway-risk
Dutch companies @beleefboskalis and @atradiusdsb will profit from a mega-airport in the Philippines which is displacing nearby communities and devastating ecosystems, our new investigation reveals.
Read and share: globalwitness.org/runaway-risk
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Things we love to see: Environment Ministers recognise the key role of large carnivores & stand up to uphold wolves’ protection status 🐺
We need more examples like this to effectively protect and #RestoreNature!
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"It is vital to remember that our deltas, sea basins and ocean are common goods – no single person or entity owns them." on the importance of long-term planning to
🌡️ take #ClimateAction
🦈 #RestoreNature
👪 support livelihoods and cultures
revolve.media/securing-a-sus
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Today we celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay!
Wetlands come in many forms & provide even more benefits to society. See for yourself why we need to bring back wetlands and other ecosystems 👇📽️ #RestoreNature
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📆 On #WorldWetlandsDay, we ask & Environment Ministers to #RestoreNature and bring 15% of EU river length to a free-flowing state by 2030 📈
The new #NatureRestorationLaw should sustain wetlands and their benefits to society!
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During trilogues, the will discuss the Renewable Energy Directive!
We call on members of the Parliament to adopt an ecosystem-based approach when choosing sites for offshore wind implementation🌊!
This is key to aligning climate and nature policies🤝
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It’s time for Wetland restoration!
👉 wwfcee.org/livingdanube
#RestoreNature #FortheGreenHeartofEurope #OneHomeOneFuture
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. wants to limit the definition of primary woody biomass to "quality roundwood".
As the 's JRC already pointed out, it is not about quality but size.
should stick to its science-based position!
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No surprise is not playing the honest broker during the #RenewableEnergyDirective trilogues
🇪🇺 #biomass rules are destroying our forest and the climate, we need a cap on the amount of primary woody biomass that counts as #RenewableEnergy !🧵
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The #RenewableEnergyDirective must not increase burden on national authorities for selecting offshore wind sites, and full implementation of the #MaritimeSpatialPlanning Directive can help with this ➕ carbon neutrality targets ➕ ocean health.
EU policies should work together!
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Look who I saw at, can you believe it, the start of a #forest monitoring conference. Why is this important you ask?
Countries showing us more of what's going on in our forests seems an obvious win, right? So does tackling climate change, hence why is watching 👀
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Sustainable & plant-based dishes prepared by Chef Elliot Van de Velde really lit up our palates yesterday😋
Eating sustainable food & tackling food waste is good for our health & the planet. But we can only make this happen with strong EU legislation on food systems!
#Eat4Change
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Get a flavour for sustainable food policies!
Together with officials from the & Permanent Representations, we are exploring the food system through our senses!
The main takeaway: it’s possible to transform the food system - and we must do it soon!
#Eat4Change
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Most EU countries don't consider impacts on nature when choosing #offshorewind sites: wwf.eu/?7932966/The-E
This breaches the #MaritimeSpatialPlanning Directive, which advises an ecosystem-based approach to at-sea activities.
We have the tools. Policymakers, ensure their use!
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📢Happening this week: #RenewableEnergyDirective negotiations.
wants the EU to adopt an ecosystem-based approach when choosing sites for #offshorewind
👍 We agree! & must call for the same.
It's time to align 🇪🇺 climate and nature policies
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6 of the 7 species of sea turtles are on the .
#Bycatch, especially in shrimp fisheries, is the greatest threat.
The tool to keep turtles out of nets is currently NOT required for shrimp imports into the EU.
Time for this to change: wwf.eu/?8303941/EU-de
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New European Electricity Review from shows that #Solar & #Wind generated a record 20+% of 🇪🇺 electricity in 2022, overtaking fossil gas for the first time.
👉 ember-climate.org/insights/resea
#EER2023 #gascrisis #REPowerEU #FossilFuels
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Our factsheet also clarifies:
🌾 The EU does not face food shortages or food availability issues as a result of the war in Ukraine.
🥀 Droughts & heatwaves reduce yields by 9% each year & pollinator loss could reduce yields by up to 32%
#RestoreNature
👉 bit.ly/nrl-food-secur
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On the impact of biodiversity loss on food production:
"Biodiversity loss will affect the food system in terms of, for example, natural pest control, which may lead to larger land needs for the same amount of production." #RestoreNature
👉 commission.europa.eu/system/files/2
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Need more evidence? Check the 'Drivers of food security' study by the : Nature restoration may lead to less land directly available for productive purposes, but it can also boost yields by lowering the impacts of droughts & floods.
👉commission.europa.eu/system/files/2
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“Discourses that restoring nature is a threat to food production and food security are overly simplistic. Food security is not simply a question of yield, and yield is not simply a question of maximising area in production.”
👉 amo.cz/wp-content/upl
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The report 'Restoring nature for resilient food production systems' is clear:
🌾 Food production depends on healthy ecosystems
💪 Nature restoration can contribute to making farming systems more resilient & productive in the long run
👉 amo.cz/wp-content/upl
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Despite scientific evidence that restoring nature is key to Europe’s long-term food security, some still try to spread false narratives on the impact of nature restoration on food production.
Here are some resources debunking myths about #RestoreNature & food security 🧵
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500+ scientists wrote to the EU institutions urging them not to incentivise further logging, notably for #biomass.
During the #RenewableEnergyDirective trilogues, the 🇪🇺 should put a cap on primary woody biomass that counts as #RenewableEnergy. #REDIII
👉folding.bmc.uu.se/wp-content/upl
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"Our ocean is not a “white canvas” where activities like fishing, energy infrastructure and shipping can grow without limits."- @hiavrodrigues in @RevolveMediaCo on how the EU law designed to ensure a balance between nature and people is falling short
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"Our ocean is not a “white canvas” where activities like fishing, energy infrastructure and shipping can grow without limits."- in on how the EU law designed to ensure a balance between nature and people is falling short👉 revolve.media/securing-a-sus…
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Great news! Today, MEPs took a first step forward in making finance accountable for funding human rights violations and environmental harm.
With a strong Due Diligence Directive, we can make the EU greener, fairer, and more resilient!
wwf.eu/?8721466/MEPs-
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📢Crucial debates today in #EP_Fisheries today: the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, #FisheriesControl and #NatureRestoration.
It is all intertwined: thriving fisheries depend on a restored, healthy marine environment, and effective controls.
Time for action & ambition.
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It’s not a matter of want. We NEED more ambitious targets! 🇪🇺 decision-makers must ensure that restoration covers at least 20% of EU seas by 2030. The #NatureRestorationLaw is our chance to save the sea’s amazing #biodiversity and #climate 💙 #RestoreNature #RestoreOcean
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