RT @UNEP: After extensive preparations, UNEP’s Nairobi campus opened its gates to #UNEA6 delegates.

Here is a closer look at some of the moments of the first day of the sixth session of the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment.

UN Biodiversity

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Wetlands, rich in biodiversity, provide essential ecosystem services vital for the survival of numerous species.
Safeguarding these ecosystems is critical to meeting the goals & targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. unep.org/explore-topics/ecos… #ForNature

Via @UNEP

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Come work for CIRA - we are hiring a cloud architect. More details online at: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/…

CIRA

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Feb 26: High pressure will move ENE across the W Atlantic tonight through Thu night and produce fresh to strong trade winds across the central Caribbean and the Atlantic Passages. Strong trade winds offshore of Colombia will pulse to gale-force at night, Tue through Thu.⚓️

NHC_TAFB

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Côte d’Ivoire is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. However, its economic growth can be undermined by climate change if immediate action is not taken, damaging critical sectors like cocoa and energy. #ClimateAndDevelopment report: wrld.bg/6VYX50QHuGw

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Carmenza Yucuna is studying ways Melipona bees support a healthy environment. Through her work & with support from the Amazonia Indigenous Women’s Fellowship, Carmenza's strengthening traditional knowledge of environmental management among women in her community.

Conservation Intl

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ICYMI: In our upcoming NASA Earthdata webinar on Wed. 2/28 learn how to use the community-developed NASA Earthdata Cloud Cookbook to work with NASA's Earth science data holdings in the cloud. #CloudComputing #OpenScience

For information and to register: go.nasa.gov/3SQhGQo

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Feb 26: High pressure N of the area will support strong to near gale-force winds at night over the next several days in the Gulf of Papagayo and downstream waters with seas to 9 ft. Fresh to strong N winds will also pulse at night in the Gulf of Panama. ⛵️🌊

NHC_TAFB

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RT @pewenvironment: The boreal forest in Canada is home to more than 600 Indigenous communities, who have lived in harmony with nature for millennia.

Now Indigenous leaders are leading the way in creating Indigenous Protected Areas and safeguarding biodiversity. pew.org/49ipbFs

UN Biodiversity

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Clouds crowd against the border between Lesotho and South Africa, which is marked by the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Lesotho is an enclave within South Africa, and is one of the highest elevation countries in the world, with an average elevation of over 7,000 ft. above sea level.

CIRA

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A fire near North Platte, Nebraska started and quickly grew this afternoon under the very dry and windy conditions.

CIRA

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SPOTTED: Our superstar skylab has touched down in Sweden for a cool new study🛩❄️The NSF NCAR C-130 is prepped for the the Cold Air Outbreak Experiment in the Sub-Arctic Region (CAESAR), studying marine cold air outbreaks and their role in Arctic warming. #CAESARinSweden

NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

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Our food is a reflection of the soil and water used to grow it.
This means that healthy soil = healthy, safe & nutritious food.
It also means that if soil is not healthy, its ability to store and filter water is reduced. #Soil and water are interconnected!

Via @FAO

UN Biodiversity

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RT @greenpeaceusa: Plastic pollution has infiltrated every area of our lives!⁣
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This poses serious threats to both the environment & human health. ⁣
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We urgently need a strong, legally binding global #PlasticsTreaty to avert this crisis.

✍️⁣Sign: bit.ly/3zTxiZt✍️

Greenpeace International

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RT @NASAMoon: Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of @Int_Machines’ Odysseus on the Moon on Feb. 24 from an altitude of about 56 miles (90 km). Odysseus is the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. go.nasa.gov/4bOmRaV

NASA Technology

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💡Spotlight the crucial role of #AgriculturalHeritage in forging a sustainable path for tourism and fostering community resilience.
Discover more 👉bit.ly/3uwA9YM

Via @FAOclimate

UN Biodiversity

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