📢UNEP-WCMC is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Deputy Director Melissa de Kock.

Melissa joins us today from @UNEP, where she was Head of the Biodiversity, People and Landscapes Unit.

We look forward to working with her
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RT @UniRdg_PhD: Up to 10 fully-funded PhD positions available in physical, mathematical and computational sciences through the Earth Systems Prediction partnership between the University of Reading and @ECMWF. Open to applicants worldwide. Apply by 14 January research.reading.ac.uk/earth…

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Mon Jan 8 1030 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic High Seas and the Caribbean. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

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Enrol in a free online course at @FAO's elearning Academy on monitoring forest and landscape restoration and learn how to choose indicators to meet restoration goals!

👉bit.ly/2VCxyuF #GenerationRestoration

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A game changer 😎

Researchers demonstrated that @CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 can survey a 190 km stretch of coastline faster and cheaper than a single-beam echo sounder.

This method is independent of water turbidity, important in locations that present a muddy coastline, as the Amazonian mud coast.

Learn more: sentinel.esa.int/web/success…

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RT @GreenpeaceUK: 🚨BREAKING: Climate scientists warn that #StormHenk is a sign of things to come due to global warming.

With global temperatures already at an all time high, why on earth are our politicians pushing for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea AND neglecting our flood defences?

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🦈 Dive into conservation! Galapagos Shark Diving's 'Name a Whale Shark Contest 2023' merges passion with marine protection. Divers suggest names, fund satellite tags, and aid the Galapagos Whale Shark Project. #WhaleSharkConservation #Galapagos eu1.hubs.ly/H06Sp_K0

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5 ways to address accelerating disaster risk in Europe and Central Asia.

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RT @FAO: 🧐 Did you know?

On Earth, there are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 are essential to plants and 15 of them are supplied by soils!

Soil health & fertility have a direct influence on the nutrient content of food crops 🌱

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RT @IIASAVienna: Dealing with #ClimateChange is not just about the environment – it is also about justice and fairness. A new @NatureClimate study proposes an innovative framework to help ensure that justice is considered in climate policy decisions.
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RT @esa: 🤔What's planned for 2024?

📺A reminder that you can follow our annual DG press conference with @AschbacherJosef #live here from 09:00 GMT/10:00 CET on 11 January, and also on esawebtv.esa.int

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The #ClimateCrisis is exacerbating extreme weather events such as #StormHenk in the UK, with climate scientists warning it is a sign of things to come if we do not #ActOnClimate.

There is no time to lose. Global leaders have to act NOW. theguardian.com/environment/…

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RT @CopernicusEU: January has arrived, and with it, the prospect of a fresh new year filled with new opportunities ✨

But before we make any plans, the latest #CopernicusObserver takes a quick look at what #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️ has achieved over the past year

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UNDERWAY: 2nd external review of @IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment is ongoing!📢

📌When? Until 28 Jan 2024
📌Who? Governments, scientists & other knowledge-holders.

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Protected areas play a vital role in #ClimateAction through mitigation and adaptation. WCMC Europe’s @EliseMSBelle explores this in a chapter of a new open access book published by @Palgrave, 'Managing Protected Areas' ➡️tinyurl.com/yxeamrdc

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RT @FAO: Our #MountainsMatter!

They may only cover 27% of the Earth's land surface, but mountains provide freshwater, energy & food - resources that will be increasingly scarce in coming decades.

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🇨🇴 The 2.5 million inhabitants of Medellin in Colombia face frequent flooding and landslides.
Following a devastating landslide in 2010, the local environmental agency invested in an early warning system to prevent such disasters in the future. #EarlyWEArningsForAll

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RT @UNEP: From making progress towards the Global Biodiversity Framework to providing tools to help governments tackle climate change, here are 10 of @unepwcmc’s key contributions to combatting the nature crisis in 2023: unep-wcmc.org/en/news/10-of-…

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