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

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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.

🧵

Greenpeace International

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

#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

IUCN Protected Areas

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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…

Greenpeace International

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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…

ESA Earth Observation

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

#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

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

FAO Forestry

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

FAO Forestry

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

UNDP Climate

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

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

UNEP-WCMC

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @UNOceanDecade: Most of the world’s coastline is made up of marine and coastal wetlands, which are influenced by the ocean’s tides. But what are they and why are they important?

This #WorldWetlandsDay, here are 5 things to know about marine and coastal wetlands. A thread🪸🌱🐢 #OceanDecade

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @IPBES: Wetlands are important for carbon sequestration & their loss can release additional carbon.🌱

🌡 #ClimateChange is a major driver of wetland structural change and impacts water volumes, flows, temperature, invasive species, nutrient balance & fires.

—@IPBES #GlobalAssessment

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

📣 This week's curated selection by the PreventionWeb editors includes news about threats to global supply chains, urban air pollution, atmospheric rivers, movable tsunami barriers, and more...
👉 ow.ly/jpWz50Qx5p2

UNDRR

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @CopernicusEU: Today is #WorldWetlandsDay 🌎💦 #DYK that there are 2,400 @RamsarConv protected #wetlands around the world? #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ supports the protection and preservation of these unique ecosystems

The Indus Delta,one of the largest wetlands on #OurPlanet, as seen by #Sentinel2

ipbes

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

RT @Polluters_Out: FOUL ! 💥💥💥 @TotalEnergies has violated the rules of the game through their planned EACOP pipeline and they must be penalised!

Foul 1: Charging ahead with the project despite opposition from local communities.

Foul 2: Ignoring the project's terrible climate impact.

Foul 3: Not considering alternative renewable energy sources.

It's a RED CARD for @TotalEnergies! 🛑 🛑 ♦️ ♦️ #KickTotalOutOfAFCON

Greenpeace International

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme

On #WorldWetlandsDay, check out our #UnlockingBlueCarbon report which focuses on the importance of conserving and restoring Blue Carbon Ecosystems, including a framework for governments: wrld.bg/KcRS50QwXQs #ActForWetlands

World Bank Climate

Climate Change Science on Telegram by @ClimateChangeScience
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme