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Worldwide, 85 million boys & girls are still trapped in #ChildLabour in agriculture. The coffee sector is a major concern.
Uganda is intensifying efforts to #EndChildLabour in the coffee supply chain with help from the EU, @FAO, @ilo, @UNICEF & @ITCnews 👇
#CLEARSupplyChains
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"Nature is not a constraint on growth — it is the growth story of our future."
Transitioning to a Nature positive, low carbon economic could account for 25% of all new jobs in 2030.
Read our new OpEd published for #BiodiversityDay: ow.ly/MaaY50Z3gBA
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🪸Happy #BiodiversityDay ! 🍃
"Nature is not a constraint on growth — it is the growth story of our future."
@UNDP's @MidoriPaxton breaks down why investing in biodiversity means investing in jobs.
Read full article on @impakterdotcom: 👉 impakter.com/nature-is-hirin…
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NEWS: @impakterdotcom lists Rare among 7 organizations to fund that are attacking root causes of climate change.
"If we’re serious about keeping warming below catastrophic levels, we need to fund organizations attacking the structural drivers of emissions, vulnerability, and unsustainable behavior."
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📰 #InTheMedia | "Soil health is not just an environmental issue; it’s an economic one." 🌱
The Earth Rover Program uses seismology tech to read soil’s vital signs in real time—boosting soil health and saving farmers money. 🧑🌾
🔗 allbiociat.org/4rXrB5a
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In my latest article, I explore a vital question:
Can the #BlueEconomy be a pathway to Yemen’s recovery and resilience? 🌊
As the world looks toward rebuilding a nation in crisis, the ocean may hold the key — not just to economic revival, but to sustainable peace and opportunity for generations to come.
Read the full piece at @impakterdotcom . 🌍
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#Yemen #BlueEconomy #Sustainability #Development #Resilience
Traditional methods for combating #misinformation, like #FactChecking and #debunking, have faced significant limitations.
A new preventive strategy has emerged as a promising alternative: #Prebunking.
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#BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has withdrawan from the #NetZero Asset Managers Initiative.
This decision follows a trend of #WallStreet firms distancing themselves from environmentally focused investor groups.
Why is this happening?
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#WorldWarIII is more likely to start in the #Arctic than anywhere else and #America cannot afford to remain without allies, #Trump’s bluster notwithstanding.
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2024 was a mixed bag for #ClimateChange.
Here’s what’s on the horizon for 2025 👇
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In 2025, theocracies that possess or may come to possess nuclear or other unconventional weapons represent one of the most complex challenges facing the international community.
What can be done to avoid a nuclear catastrophe?
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Each year, an estimated 80,000 people in the US contract #vibriosis, an infection caused by a genus of waterborne bacteria called #Vibrio.
These #bacteria thrive in warmer waters, so as sea temperatures have risen, so too have infection rates.
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The #Arctic, a carbon sink for millenia, is now experiencing net #CarbonEmissions according to a new @NOAA report.
More about the report in our latest piece 👇
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Government support for #FossilFuels reached $1.5 trillion in 2023.
This is the second-highest annual total on record after 2022.
Read more about the cost of our fossil fuel reliance 👇
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For the first time, mineral #water has been found to contain #ForeverChemicals in several European countries.
Scientists believe that the contamination comes from increasing #pesticide use throughout #Europe and the world.
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77.6% of #land on the planet experienced drier conditions from 1990 to 2020 than from the three decades prior, new @UN report finds.
The total area of #drylands grew by around 4.3 million square kilometres, an area larger than India.
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Rising sea levels, intensifying storms, ocean acidification, and biodiversity loss are just some of the threats Small Island Developing States face.
While limited economic options create hurdles, these same limitations inspire innovative solutions.
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The static frameworks of international environmental treaties highlight a critical need for more dynamic and forward-looking mechanisms in international environmental lawmaking.
How can we future-proof #EnvironmentalTreaties?
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US National Institutes of Health nominee for Director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, can make micro- and nano-plastics #health research an #NIH high-priority.
Here's how 👇
#MNPs
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Nearly a decade later, the signing of the #ParisAgreement can hardly be called a turning point.
Here's how we've kept on with business as usual 👇
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