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Mother Earth is
our source of life.
our only home.
our shared responsibility.
Yet, land degradation and drought are threatening her health & our future with her.
#GenerationRestoration
begins with you. Join us this
#WorldEnvironmentDay
:
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
Last month was delighted to be in Riyadh as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia &
@UNEP
launched campaigns to combat desertification, restore land & build drought resilience.
#GenerationRestoration
begins with us. Great momentum ahead of
#WorldEnvironmentDay
.
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
Light is all around us!
On today’s
#DayOfLight
, we highlight the role light plays in science, culture, education, and so much more!
Let’s redouble our efforts to strengthen scientific cooperation & harness its potential for sustainable development.
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Biodiversity is vanishing at alarming rates, but what's driving this loss?
Find out below and be
#PartOfThePlan
to protect our planet's precious diversity.
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
No sunshine? No problem.
Solar energy is the most abundant of all energy sources and can even be harnessed in cloudy weather.
And the future thanks you.
More about why renewable energy is key for a healthier planet:
#ClimateAction
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Every year, the textile industry emits up to 8% of GHG, consumes water equivalent to 86 million Olympic-sized pools & contributes 9% to ocean microplastics.
This "Threads of Change" event will focus on systemic transformation toward sustainable textiles.
🧵
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
Raging conflicts, crushing debt, spiraling poverty, climate change, unregulated tech: today’s crises are human-made & preventable.
We must set aside partisan politics & prioritise the right to sustainable development for all— to build more peaceful, just & prosperous societies.
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Light-based tech is critical for monitoring & predicting the consequences of climate change, through, for example, radiometers, scanners, & satellites used to measure ocean currents or carbon dioxide distribution.
#LightDay2024
info:
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 identifies the needs and opportunities of off-grid solar electric cooking (e-cooking) technologies.
Find out how e-cooking could be a game-changer for people in displacement settings.
Read more👉🏽
#CleanCookingSummit
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Join this webinar to learn about the creation of a new science-policy panel on chemical and waste management.
Experts to discuss key developments and the next steps leading up to the open-ended working group 3 session scheduled for June in Geneva.
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How can wildlife crime be combatted effectively?
@UNODC
explains this and more in the latest
#EndWildlifeCrime
report out this week:
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
At
#SBSTTA26
I shared 3 areas where science & technology can support faster
#BiodiversityPlan
progress:
➡️ Increase accountability & capacity
➡️ Advance the Global Action Plan on biodiversity & health
➡️ Elevate marine & coastal work
My speech:
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Healthy soils, healthy planet, healthy people.
Soil is essential to all life on Earth. Yet, human activity is putting it at risk.
#WorldEnvironmentDay
is a reminder that we all are
#GenerationRestoration
, let’s act like it.
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"Plastic is fantastic" is a fairy tale gone wrong.
Facing a pollution nightmare that threatens people’s health and ecosystems, it's time to eliminate unnecessary plastic products.
Join us in rewriting this story as negotiators craft a
#PlasticsTreaty
:
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
Opportunities for
#solar
cooking ☀
Today the
#CleanCookingSummit
to make 2024 a turning point ensuring
#cleancooking
access.
👉New report points to opportunities for solar e-cooking a to help close the
#EmissionsGap
and deliver on
#SDGs
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Register now for the 2nd global meeting of national focal points from 3-5 June:
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
"World Wildlife Crime Reports are uniquely insightful and are a powerful tool to inform our responses to the scourge of
#wildlifecrime
." 🐾
- CITES Secretary-General
@ivonnehiguero
at the launch of the
@UNODC
World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 ➡️
#CCPCJ33
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UN Environment Programme Retweeted
We all want to
#BeatPlasticPollution
...but how do we get there?
At
#INC4
I spoke to Ben Von Wong, the artist behind the plastic tap installation. Art can be a powerful, inclusive force for good & as Ben says, it leads us to have different conversations that can inspire action.
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Unsustainable material use fuels our socio-economic systems and has tripled in the last 50 years. Without action, we're on track to use 60% more by 2060.
@UNEPIRP
report stresses the need to lower use in areas of excess to allow essential growth where needed.
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