RT @FAO: White water lily is great for wetlands & waterbirds but not only.

In Senegal, @FAO & partners are harvesting these flowers to support:

🔹rice farmers
🔹women's cooperatives
🔹restaurant owners #WorldWetlandsDay #SWMProgramme @CIFOR @CIRAD @EU_Partnerships @PressACP @TheWCS

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RT @FAO: Mangroves protect us from climate change, preserve biodiversity, support livelihoods & are essential for the nutrition & food security of millions.

We all benefit from mangroves. Protecting them is protecting the health of our planet. #WorldWetlandsDay

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RT @EUgreenresearch: Are you submitting a proposal for #HorizonEU funding?

Check out our dos and don'ts such as:
- Make use of the multiple submission option to avoid missing the deadline
- Consider HR protocols and gender dimension
- Build a strong consortium well ahead

👉 europa.eu/!r67d6v

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🦔Happy #HedgehogDay!🌟 Lets celebrate these adorable spiky friends and raise awareness about their #conservation. 🍃💚 Hedgehogs face threats like habitat loss and need our help. 🏡🌳 Support initiatives to create hedgehog-friendly spaces and preserve their natural habitats 🦔💕

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RT @unep_aewa: Let's celebrate wetlands on today's #WorldWetlandsDay!

"Wetlands support around 40% of the world’s plants and animals and are key habitats for migratory waterbirds!"

- Jacques Trouvilliez, AEWA Executive Secretary unep-aewa.org/en/news/statem…

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RT @mikarantane: Happy to announce a new paper from me and @AriJLaaksonen:

The jump in global temperatures in September 2023 is extremely unlikely due to internal climate variability alone

published today in @Nature_NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science. nature.com/articles/s41612-0…

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It's #WorldWetlandsDay!

🐟Life thrives in wetlands.

These incredible ecosystems are home to a tapestry of #biodiversity on which we all depend.🌎

Let's protect them #ForNature & people.🌿 #WWD2024 #WetlandsandHumanWellbeing #WetlandsandPeople #ActforWetlands

#DYK More than 85% of wetlands area has been lost?
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment

The loss of #wetlands impacts :
🍎 Food
💧 Water purification
🔬 Medical resources
🌱 #Biodiversity
and more.

@RamsarConv #WorldWetlandsDay - ipbes

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RT @vickihird: the importance of pollinators - great pic from @IPBES

🐝 #Pollinators are responsible for much more than food-crops. From biofuels to medicines, we rely on pollinators in much of our daily lives.

Check out a few facts about pollinators from the @IPBES #PollinationAssessment ⬇️

Read the Report here: ipbes.net/assessment-reports… - ipbes

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RT @WWTworldwide: Peatlands.
Bogs.
Saltmarsh.
Mudflats.
Lagoons.
Ponds.
Floodplains.
Swamps.
Marshes.
Mangroves.
Fens.
Estuaries.

Wetlands come in many forms, but they *all* do incredible things for the planet, for nature and for well-being. #WorldWetlandsDay #WWD2024

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RT @Greenpeaceafric: Analysis exposes the socio-environmental toll of industrial giants like @TotalEnergies in the pursuit of fossil fuels.

Despite 'green' claims, our findings shed light on conflicts, colonial ties, and the real price of fossil fuels.

🧵

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#worldwetlandsday2024

🦩Alianza por los Humedales Andinos is working to protect fragile, high-Andean #wetlands

🔗Eng: shorturl.at/IJPWY
🔗Esp: shorturl.at/agwzR @Defensoria_ONG @farnargentina @FIMA_Chile @AsambleaPucara @cedib_com @empoderate_bo @AIDAorg @UICN_SUR

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RT @LewisPughFDN: Replying to @IPBES @RamsarConv: We need to protect these ecosystems so that they can protect us 🌊🌱

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In her new book, 'A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis', Ugandan climate activist @vanessa_vash discusses the impact women and girls can have on solving the climate crisis with access to education. Excerpt below! greenpeace.org/international…

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Wetlands contain #biodiversity that is vital for both humanity and nature to thrive.

‌⚠️More than 85% of wetlands (area) has already been lost.
—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment #ActForWetlands and find out more from @RamsarConv : worldwetlandsday.org/ #WorldWetlandsDay

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As temperatures increase, the melting of the massive ice sheets that blanket Antarctica/Greenland has accelerated.
Climate scientist Andrew Shepherd discusses how long-term satellite observations from @esaclimate are key in monitoring changes over time: youtube.com/watch?v=hCV_gApD…

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#WorldWetlandsDay #DYK although wetlands cover only around 6% of the Earth's land surface, 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in them?

Wetlands are the planet's most endangered ecosystem. We must shift our perspective and recognize the true value of them!

Red List of Ecosystems

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RT @FAO: Did you know? Forested watersheds and wetlands provide 75% of the world's accessible freshwater. #WetlandsDay #WorldWetlandsDay

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RT @FAO: #DidYouKnow? Wetlands are crucial contributors to our well-being and play a vital role in providing essential services such as:

freshwater supply 💧
provision of food 🦀
support for fisheries🐟
timber resources 🪵
energy 🔋 #WorldWetlandsDay

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Mikoko Pamoja, translating to ‘mangroves together’, is not only a linguistic expression in Swahili.

In Kenya, it's also the name of a collaborative initiative promoting biodiversity, climate action, and local prosperity #ActForWetlands

Learn more: ow.ly/Cv8250QwMWG

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On #WorldWetlandsDay, we showcase the importance of peatlands, a unique type of #wetland, and our work with partners in the assessment of peatlands to help communities globally to scale up action to conserve, protect and restore this ecosystem: tinyurl.com/4ubhneay

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