Our future depends on #biodiversity . It's the thread of life that gives us:
🍎 Our food
💧 Our water
🌿 Our health
🐾 And so much more!
@fao shows why we must take action to safeguard the variety of life on Earth for people and #ForNature .

🤝🌱When it comes to protecting and preserving biodiversity, everyone is #PartOfThePlan !

📽️Watch a message from H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, Japan’s Environment Minister, ahead of #BiodiversityDay .

MOE_Japan 環境省 環境省

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What is the difference between adaptation & loss and damage?

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UN University - EHS senior experts Kees van der Geest & 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👇

Superfoods, Supermarkets, Superpowers.
See how we’re working with partners, like Central do Cerrado, to bring the beauty of Brazilian biodiversity to supermarket shelves:
➡️ow.ly/uRhF50QAS5s
#LocalAction #ForPeopleForPlanet #HealthyPeopleHealthyPlanet
Small Grants Programme

Protecting & restoring biodiversity has these benefits:
👇Maintain ecosystem goods & services, healthy diets, clean air & water, flood control, fertile soils, & pollination.
Yet, the world is losing this at an alarming & accelerating rate.
🔗 bit.ly/3EDyfGI
CIFOR-ICRAF

Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we need to survive, including:
🍎food
💧clean water
🏠shelter
Ahead of #BiodiversityDay on May 22, learn how you can help achieve the goals and targets of The #BiodiversityPlan and be #PartofThePlan : ➡️cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

Wetlands are vital for biodiversity and ecosystem services. With every small action, let's respond to Earth's plea to reduce plastic use, recycle diligently, advocate for sustainable practices, and safeguard vital wetlands from plastic pollution's reach.

#WetlandsWednesday

Biodiversity hotspots are home to a staggering array of different species, however they are under threat from human activity. 🌍🏭
⬇️ Learn why we must protect them.
thegef.org/what-we-do/top…
Via Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Biodiversity connects us all🌎🌍🌏🧩

But what is #biodiversity ?

Learn more on how you can be #PartOfThePlan with the #BiodiversityPlan goals & targets⬇️

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Discover the significance of wetlands as vital ecosystems for water filtration, carbon storage, & habitat preservation. 🌱🌊🌴
Learn about the challenges they confront in this factsheet by WWF:
➡️tinyurl.com/2d9tbewr

Seagrasses bring ample benefits to people, nature & our climate! However, their benefits are not well documented or recognized across global marine policy. 🌿🌊
Understand more about how seagrass restoration can benefit people & the planet
👉bit.ly/3Drygig
Via UNEP-WCMC

Indigenous revival in the Pan Amazon:

Discover how Indigenous communities are reclaiming their territories, culture, and rights in the face of threats.
Read the analysis via Mongabay

➡️news.mongabay.com/2023/07/an-ind…

April REDD+ Resource is out! The latest newsletter focuses on the financial innovations driving REDD+ implementation and sustainable forest management worldwide.
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UN-REDD Programme

🌍 Climate change threatens wildlife worldwide.
Learn5⃣ways it affects animals & how to help stop it. From changing habitats to migration shifts, discover what's at stake & what you can do.🌱
Read more👉defenders.org/blog/2023/08/5…
Via Defenders of Wildlife

Losing biodiversity means losing the fight against #ClimateChange .
Via International Fund for Agricultural Development

🤝🌱When it comes to protecting and preserving biodiversity, everyone is #PartOfThePlan !

📽️Watch a message from H.E. Mr. Shintaro Ito, Japan’s Environment Minister, ahead of #BiodiversityDay .

MOE_Japan 環境省 環境省

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cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

#DYK UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 hosts the world's largest marine biodiversity database?
The Ocean Biodiversity Information System provides open access to a wealth of marine biodiversity data to support conservation & sustainable development.
Learn more about OBIS➡️on.unesco.org/3i33wvr

Brazil🇧🇷 has used Global Environment Facility (GEF) resources to forge change in three key areas:

👉 building enduring institutions
👉 crafting beneficial policies for people and nature
👉 establishing protected areas

Discover the details of this work: wrld.bg/pEz350RraTn

This year Desertification and Drought Day is all about youth leadership and international dialogue on the future of our land 👥

Thanks for the support UN Youth Office 🙌 #UNited4Land