A new project from UNESCO will collect and analyze samples from the environment – such as soil, water and air – rather than an individual organism to help measure the vulnerability of marine biodiversity to #ClimateChange and its impact on the distribution and migration patterns of marine life 🌊🌱🐟 across World Heritage sites.
Find out more about the initiative 👇
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🚨 Agriculture drives an estimated 75% of deforestation.🚨
Moving towards more sustainable agricultural practices is a key element of #ClimateAction.
Learn more from Rainforest Alliance 👇Q: What do forests and agriculture have to do with climate change?
A: Everything!
Almost a quarter of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, forestry, and other land use—with the main culprits being deforestation and forest degradation (along with livestock, poor soil management, and fertilizer application).
Agriculture drives an estimated 75% of deforestation. 😟
That's bad news because we need forests to capture the emissions that cause climate change. That's just one reason the Rainforest Alliance works so hard to protect and regenerate forests! We also work to make agriculture more sustainable!
Learn more about our climate work here: www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/climate/
#ClimateAction #ForestProtection #NaturalClimateSolutions #Sustainability #Biodiversity #RainforestAlliance
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#EducationforAll📖 💡 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [art. 14] states: “#Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems & institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.” Yet discrimination at schools are major obstacles to equal access to education, causing poor performance and higher dropout rates (UN DESA). This must change ‼️ #EducationWeek #WeAreIndigenous (UN Photo/Gill Fickling)
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Investing in local efforts that help build the connection between people and planet has the power to supercharge our efforts to meet ambitious biodiversity targets, like the 30 x 30 goal to protect at least 30% of the land and ocean by 2030. 🌍
Rob & Melani Walton and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim explain why indigenous and local knowledge will be critical in leading to solutions for the future of our planet.
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IPBES Society for Conservation Biology BPBES
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Ecuador 🇪🇨 makes good on its #COP26 commitment and expands the protection of marine species in the Galapagos.
Half of the newly created reserve will be off-limits to any fishing activities, and longline fishing will be prohibited in the other half.
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#FoodSecurity depends on healthy #biodiversity.
So how can we protect biodiversity for a food-secure future? 🥬🍒🥔
Find out from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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A California redwood forest 🌲🌲 is being returned to the protection of the indigenous tribes whose ancestors once cared for it.
Learn more about the importance of this historic move 👇
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WWF-Kenya and The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development are looking to support scalable Bankable Nature Solutions based in 🇰🇪 that focus on a set of high impact investment themes, all of which are critical to tackling #ClimateChange and achieving the #SDGs
Read on to learn how you can apply.📢 Working on a scalable and ambitious business or project in Kenya?
World Wildlife Fund Kenya and the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development are looking to invest in "Bankable Nature Solutions" in Kenya that are providing financial returns for investors and communities.
Learn more about requirements and how to apply here: www.wwfkenya.org/inviting_projects_seeking_finance_for_climate_and_nature_based_solutions/
📸 Mikoko pamoja project
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#HappeningSoon: The virtual launch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s guidelines on good beekeeping practices for sustainable apiculture.
Register now to be part of the virtual event:
🗓️ Wednesday 23 February
⏰ 13.00 – 14.10 CEST
🔗 bit.ly/3rRrTgx
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HiveTracks Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP CGIAR
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