#Throwback to this historic move when @UN declared healthy environment a human right!

"The new resolution recognises that clean & healthy ecosystems, biological diversity & a stable climate are fundamental to human life and dignity."

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Let's kick off #WorldWaterWeek with a game!

Earth’s water is stored in ice and snow, lakes and rivers, the atmosphere and the ocean. How much do you know about how water cycles around our planet and the crucial role it plays in our climate? Explore ⬇️ climate.nasa.gov/quizzes/wat…

NASA Climate

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Mon Aug 21 1630 UTC: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Caribbean, the Atlantic High Seas and the Gulf of Mexico. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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Mapping #biodiversity across genes, species & ecosystems is complicated, but crucial to meeting global targets #ForNature.

UNEP-WCMC discussed global and on-the-ground mapping at a #LCLSummit session. Find the recording of the session here ➡️ eu1.hubs.ly/H04Y3ML0

UNEP-WCMC

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Today, nearly one-third of all food production depends on rivers. But as freshwater ecosystems face intensifying pressures, our food security is at risk: wwf.to/3P6t20w.

World Wildlife Fund

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RT @Energy4Europe: Tech meets eco-consciousness 📱

Repair or replace? #DYK that keeping your phone for 2 extra years can save 17kg CO2eq - the emissions of a high-speed train🚆from Paris to Delhi.

More tips on the energy footprint of digital actions 👉 europa.eu/!dGvBGC #Digitalisation

EU Climate Action

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RT @NOAAOceanToday: Amazing Horseshoe Crabs are considered "living fossils." Watch our series to learn why: oceantoday.noaa.gov/every-fu…

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Of all the methods proven to prevent deforestation, protected areas — such as national parks, wilderness preserves and other places set aside to conserve nature — are most effective at reducing deforestation, new @conservationorg-led study found. conservation.org/blog/what-d…

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More areas in Laos are being converted from forest to impermanent farmland according to a new study by @Yale scientists using @nasa/@usgs #Landsat data. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/44ihqMj

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This map shows the first year of shifting cultivation – the practice of clearing land, farming it for a short time, then leaving it for the soil to recover – in Laos. Areas where shifting cultivation began recently are shown in purple. go.nasa.gov/44ihqMj

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Small in land mass but gigantic in potential, these Small Island Developing States are actually Large Ocean States once their marine area is factored in.

See how they’re unlocking nature's potential to become bluer, greener, better: ow.ly/2fLT50PwjBm #GEFassembly2023

UNDP Climate

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New! Global #SAR Mosaic Datasets Available from JAXA

New SAR global mosaics and maps created from data acquired by the JERS-1 (1992-98), ALOS (2006-11), and ALOS-2 (2014-present) satellites are freely and openly available from @JAXA_en.

Learn more: bit.ly/3E6WkG6

NASAEarthdata

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RT @JPSSProgram: Enhance your #BackToSchool plans with an interactive JPSS activity! 🛰️ 🗺️

Introduce students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping to combine location data with events and create GIS maps to document tornado touchdowns.

Learn more: bit.ly/47toEQC

NOAA Satellites

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RT @NWSWPC: About 80 million people under heat alerts as record-breaking heat continues from the Midwest to Gulf Coast go.usa.gov/cu3Wx

NOAA

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RT @greenpeaceusa: No.

Greenpeace International

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RT @NWS: Heavy rainfall from Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected across South TX on Tue/Wed. The heavy rainfall may produce areas of flash flooding. Across portions of Coahilla and Nuevo Leon in Mexico, flash flooding with possible landslides in mountainous terrain is expected.

NOAA

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Mon Aug 21 1700 UTC: Here are your Marine Key Messages, including forecast Wave Heights associated with Tropical Storm #Franklin. Refer to hurricanes.gov for the latest on #Franklin and hurricanes.gov/marine for the latest marine forecast.

NHC_TAFB

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Mon Aug 21 1712 UTC: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Caribbean, the Atlantic High Seas and the Gulf of Mexico. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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RT @FAONorthAmerica: FAO is pleased to join the #GEFassembly2023 taking place this week in Vancouver 🇨🇦.

We look forward to working with member countries to promote the sustainable use of natural resources while protecting biodiversity !

More👉bit.ly/45BqFsh #HealthyPlanetHealthyPeople

FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

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Convection within Tropical Storm Franklin this morning leads to bubbling cloud tops.

Franklin is projected to move north towards Hispaniola over the next couple of days.

CIRA

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