The Pacific hardly contributes to global emissions but is facing the worst impacts of the #climatecrisis.

Pasifika communities are taking back their power to protect what they have left.

It’s time to put #Pasifika voices at the centre of climate solutions ✊ #climatejustice

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In #Mauritius, coral reefs have always been a major pillar of biodiversity, together @IUCN and @EcoMode
deployed the Western Indian Ocean’s first coral farm to conserve coral reefs while bridging tech with nature in Mauritius. Learn more:tinyurl.com/bdzdyah6 @HUAWEI_TECH4ALL

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#Morocco is one of the world’s most water-stressed countries. Without action, the reduction in water availability & drop in crop yields due to climate change could lead to a 6.5% reduction in GDP.

Learn more in the Morocco #ClimateAndDevelopment Report: wrld.bg/KIBX50PzCRh

World Bank Climate

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🔥 Fuel management programs for wildfire risk prevention are expensive, which limits their scalability. A new study identified solutions to build sustainable fuel management programs, including by finding business opportunities out of wildfire prevention!➡️ow.ly/gE5N50PzRyk

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🐙 Fishing is the main driver of marine #biodiversity loss.

🐟 There are ways to ensure sustainable #food production from #oceans while protecting marine species & ecosystems.🪸

5 advantages of artisanal fisheries and aquaculture ⬇️Learn more via @FAO

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Welcome to Semarang, Indonesia!

This true-colour @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2-B image shows the north coast of Java and the Java Sea.

The island nation of Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise.

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ESA Earth Observation

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🌽Agriculture contributes to #ClimateChange - but it is also one of the most climate-vulnerable sectors⚠️

Green & climate-resilient #agrifood systems can reduce negative impacts of how we produce food and get it on (and off) our plates ow.ly/YbSX50PAtJP #GEFassembly2023

FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

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North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future

Read more 🔽 nationalgeographic.com/premi…

Via @NatGeo

UN Biodiversity

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Have you ever seen a bird with blue feet? 🤔⤵️ #DYK Blue-footed boobies live off the western coasts of Central & South America? 🌎

The Galapagos Islands population comprises around half of all breeding pairs of blue-footed boobies. 🇪🇨

🎥@NatureIs_Lit

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Indigenous People and Local Communities make vital contributions to bolstering conservation measures for biodiversity and ecosystems.

The Malawi NEA project team highlights the positives of engaging these stakeholders and mobilising their knowledge ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H04SvRl0

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Safe water is becoming more difficult to get in #Yemen as climate change makes rainfall scarcer and less reliable. A project helped build rainwater-harvesting infrastructure providing 900K cubic meters of clean water in three villages: wrld.bg/6nRx50PzCL9 #ClimateStories_WBG

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All three species of orangutan (Bornean, Tapanuli and Sumatran) are listed as Critically Endangered on the @IUCNRedList, facing many threats including habitat loss. ow.ly/vyzJ50vBEje #OrangutanDay

IUCN

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8/19 - It has become a bit crowded b/w #Africa & the Lesser Antilles with 3 systems that have the potential for development over the next few days. These systems are producing fresh to strong #winds. #Seas are up to 9 ft (3 m) E of the islands. More at hurricanes.gov/marine

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The global food system is broken.

But, activists and local communities are not taking it laying down!

These African activists are pushing back to protect their right to continue their culture and traditions around food. bit.ly/3R1xLOM

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Today is #OrangutanDay, did you know that all three species of orangutan (Bornean, Tapanuli and Sumatran) are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Learn about their threats and the actions to save them➡️ow.ly/vyzJ50vBEje

IUCN Red List

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🌍 Climate change
🌿 Biodiversity
🌀 Disaster risk reduction
💧 Water

These are just some of the sustainability issues that must be tackled to protect our planet.

And it starts with education.

🔁 RT if you're with us!

Learn more: on.unesco.org/2iuPT5T

Via @UNESCO

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Sat Aug 19 1030 UTC: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for portions of the eastern North Pacific. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFEP…

NHC_TAFB

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Again:
Canada, founded as a colony on indigenous land, thought about helping to bail out a Canadian company digging for oil, destroying the environment and displacing indigenous people in the process, after the company got called out for it.
Recon Africa, the company planning to drill for oil in the biggest inland delta on this planet and an UNESCO protected area, the Okavango, asked the Canadian Government for help after they got under heavy fire for their plans in the #Okavango.

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Fridays For Future

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RT @HaahrMarianne: Invasive Alien Species: IPBES Assessment Report Will Tackle One of the Five Leading Direct Drivers of the Biodiversity Crisis: ipbes.net/sites/default/file… @TNFD_ @IUCN

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About 10% of the world’s forests (424 million ha) is allocated for biodiversity conservation.

The rate of increase in area of forest designated primarily for biodiversity conservation has slowed in the last 10 years. #FRA2020 #GFRA

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