Three things are needed to jumpstart progress on #LossandDamage financing before #COP28:

1️⃣ Set a new pace
2️⃣ Establish the bare bone structure of a decision
3️⃣ Demonstrate leadership and political will

New @WRIClimate explains more: bit.ly/45xWxhr

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Certain extreme events, like heat waves and wildfires, are happening more often and becoming more intense. But what role are humans playing in Earth’s extreme weather and climate event makeover? Scientists are finding clear human fingerprints. climate.nasa.gov/explore/ask…

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A late-season #Sahara Dust outbreak is visible in the latest GeoColor #satellite imagery. The western edge of the dust plume has reached the western Caribbean Sea and as far north as 28N. This should hinder #tropical cyclone development in the Atlantic for the next few days.

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.@ConservationOrg and @universityofbc release the largest and most comprehensive review to date of how to halt and reverse deforestation. @ReepAere @KalifiFG @jonahbusch conservation.org/blog/what-d…

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What is proven to slow deforestation?
- Protected areas
- Forests in Indigenous territory/Indigenous land management
- Conservation agreements
- Commodity certification programs
- Enforcement of laws that help protect forests
- Payments for ecosystem services

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What is proven to accelerate deforestation?
- Agriculture and livestock with high economic returns
- Greater accessibility (proximity to roads, cities and cleared areas)
- Greater population and greater wealth
- Hotter temperatures

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RT @FAOLivestock: Livestock are 🗝️ drivers for sustainable development in agriculture, contributing to:

🥘 food security
👶🏾 nutrition
🐮 poverty alleviation
📊 economic growth

Yet, improved practices are needed to reduce the environmental impact of livestock systems.

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RT @NASA_Marshall: Let's dive deep into ocean research 🌊 @NASA's TOPS program is enabling and encouraging scientists to address issues in physical oceanography. From melting polar sea ice to rising sea levels, learn how we are working to further understand the ocean: go.nasa.gov/45A9NlL

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RT @unfoundation: Progress starts with #SDGAction.

Global Goals Week is our chance to ask the world’s leaders to act now to save the #GlobalGoals.

Learn more at GlobalGoalsWeek.org.

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RT @jonahbusch: “What Drives and Stops Deforestation, Reforestation, and Forest Degradation? An Updated Meta-analysis”

Our new paper in @ReepAere journals.uchicago.edu/eprint… @KalifiFG

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RT @NOAAOceanToday: Ocean trash is a big problem for marine animals and habitats. Watch this short animation to learn what you can do! oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon…

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Passionate about #ClimateAction 🌎?

Take this #ClimateQuiz 🧠 test your knowledge.

Via @UNDP_India

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RT @NASA_es: Estudiantes y maestros: ¿Desean diseñar un experimento y enviarlo en un módulo de aterrizaje propulsado por cohete o en un globo de gran altitud? Aprende cómo: go.nasa.gov/45xJwUS

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RT @NWSWPC: The latest from us and @NWSCPC regarding the dangerous heat wave expected to redevelop across the Central and Southeast U.S. later this week into the weekend.

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Another view of Hilary, showing where lightning was detected in its outer bands.

All of our animations of Tropical Storm Hilary are available for use and can be found, here: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/ev….

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$15 million in grants helped Indigenous Peoples in 37 countries boost their participation in forest management and the use of results-based finance from forest conservation efforts. Learn more: wrld.bg/Oa8s50Pw3zh #ClimateStories_WBG

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Strong winds and dry weather helped fuel destructive wildfires in Hawaii's historic town of Lahaina on August 8, 2023.

Infrared signatures of active fires can be seen in this #Landsat 9 nighttime image, acquired at 10:25 pm local time. go.nasa.gov/3YESldf

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Forests are home to wild bees and other pollinators, which are vital for safeguarding #ecosystems, #biodiversity, crop production, and #foodsecurity. #BetterWithForests🌲 #ForNature

Via @unredd

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The #InflationReductionAct has unleashed a manufacturing renaissance across the US – spurring billions of dollars in clean energy manufacturing investments & thousands of new jobs.

WRI’s @ChristinaDeConc explains in @TheMessenger: bit.ly/3KIMKNk themessenger.com/opinion/ame…

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“Protected forests keep significantly more climate-warming carbon out of the atmosphere than unprotected forests, according to a new study. [New] research illustrates just how important protected areas are in the fight to curb climate change.” conservation.org/blog/study-…

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