What is the difference between adaptation & loss and damage?
🤔💭
@UNUEHS
senior experts
@keesvdgeest
& Saskia Werners explain in new video series
#ClimateClash
!
Interested in learning about 2 concepts that might seem similar, but are not? Tell us in comments👇
🌱🌳 Planting trees isn't just about tossing seeds or seedlings in the ground. It’s about growing them in the right ways.
Here's some
#GenerationRestoration
guidance to make every tree count:
The escalating impact of material jeopardizes our fight against climate change & biodiversity loss. Let's take bold steps to establish sustainable resource strategies against the triple planetary crisis - climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.🌱🌍
@UNEP
Invasive pests are one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss.
Preventing the introduction & spread of plant pests helps safeguard local flora, economies & livelihoods.
Safe trade of plants & plant products, including those sold & bought online, is key!
#PlantHealthDay
What makes forests so important for people and the planet?
Why are forests critical to fighting the climate crisis?
What are the challenges related to protection of forests?
As the
#UNForests
Forum continues, explore the answers in our explainer:
5 June is
#WorldEnvironmentDay
.
This year is all about accelerating action on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
Join
#GenerationRestoration
– together, let's restore & safeguard our land & soil.
From cutting-edge drone and satellite technology for forest monitoring, to sustainable substitutes derived from trees for plastics, building materials & fabrics, innovation can help us
✅ restore
✅ protect
✅ manage, &
✅ use our forests sustainably.
🌱Mangrove forests, coral reefs, and floodplains are all proven nature-based solutions to reduce disaster risk. They allow to conserve & restore ecosystems, supporting livelihoods.
Investing in
#DRR
saves lives and money
➡️
#NaturebasedSolutions
@UNDRR
The carbon impact of a single car commute🚗
The carbon impact of a steak dinner 🥩
The carbon impact of leaving lights on 💡
These add up. But the carbon impact of collective action? That's the power to change our future. 🌎
#ClimateAction
#Goal13
🌱The
#BiodiversityPlan
sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.
🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from agreement to action.
As we approach
#BiodiversityDay
on 22 May, join us in being
#PartOfThePlan
➡️
Adaptation solutions to unbearable heat must be implemented where people live now, including changing our environments, homes & behaviours.
Find out 5⃣ critical observations on unbearable heat & human health from UNU-EHS
#InterconnectedRisks
report.
🌡️:
Event alert➡️How climate change is impacting our water and health
📅15 May
⏰11:00 to 12:15
📍
@FriendsofEurope
in Brussels & online
Experts from
@EUClimateAction
,
@EUEnvironment
and elsewhere will be discussing the risks and the solutions.
Register🖊️:
Today, the
#NairobiMeetings
will consider the following items:
📝Opening
📝Organizational matters
📝Monitoring framework for the
#BiodiversityPlan
📝Scientific & technical needs to support the implementation of the
#BiodiversityPlan
📝Synthetic bio
📝Risk assessment & risk mgmt
Biodiversity underpins essential resources on which humans depend for survival, such as, food, clean water or shelter.
As
#BiodiversityDay
approaches on 22 May, discover how you can contribute to the goals and targets of the
#BiodiversityPlan
and become
#PartofThePlan
.
🌱The
#BiodiversityPlan
sets the world on a path to halt & reverse biodiversity loss.
🛣️Strides have been made, but there's a long way to go from agreement to action.
As we approach
#BiodiversityDay
on 22 May, join us in being
#PartOfThePlan
:
2024 is an important year for climate & sustainable development finance, with the topic being on the agenda for several different policy processes.
@UNUEHS
experts
@soekreft
,
@m_mirwald
& Alexandra Mieth share their perspective in this article:
As more satellites are launched, the risk of collision increases.
🛰️💥🛰️🌎
Even small debris can set off a chain reaction of collisions, threatening functioning satellites & the future of our orbit.
Check out UNU-EHS
#InterconnectedRisks
report:
🌱 The
#BiodiversityPlan
holds incredible promise for driving transformative change and action towards a world of living in harmony with nature by 2050.
🤝 On
#BiodiversityDay
& every day, let's commit to being
#PartOfThePlan
and protecting the
#biodiversity
we all depend on.