A once-in-a-generation chance to rewrite the story of plastic pollution: next week, negotiations on a #PlasticsTreaty continue in Ottawa, Canada, for INC-4, aiming to #BeatPlasticPollution . What are your hopes for this crucial meeting? unep.org/news-and-stori…

📢Happening soon - Friday 19 April 2024!

Join us for a series of regional webinars on avian influenza and protected areas.

AI is causing significant mortality of wild birds and mammals, requiring authorities to take action to curb its spread.

🔗whc.unesco.org/en/events/1779/

🌿Wetland biodiversity matters for our health, our food supply, for tourism and for jobs.

🏞️ Wetlands are vital for humans, for other ecosystems and for our climate, providing essential ecosystem services.

#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter

🆕East Atlantic Flyway book highlights fascinating stories behind the biology and behaviour of millions of migratory waterbirds as well as the international efforts that have been undertaken to conserve them by CMS and AEWA.

unep-aewa.org/en/news/east-a…

#ForNature

🎉 Today, we celebrate the 45th anniversary of one of the oldest environmental legislations in 🇪🇺

🐦 The Birds Directive

Adopted on 2 April 1979, it protects all naturally occurring wild bird species in the EU, and their habitats 👉 europa.eu/!9HrQFQ

#EUBiodiversity

#DYK you can get fresh news from the #LIFEProgramme in your mailbox?

Our monthly newsletter is filled with the latest news and events from our #LIFEProjects focused on protecting #OurPlanet 💚🌍

Subscribe now👉 europa.eu/!vMqMgT

🦆Global Birdfair 12, 13 & 14 July 2024
🌳Join in this Festival of Nature in Rutland U.K.
😀EVERYONE WELCOME
🎟️gbf.yourticketpurchase.com/p/globalbirdfa…
⏰ Gates open 9am. Events, catering & bar til 9pm
🍽️ Your ticket is valid for you to be on site til 9pm!
Main exhibitor marquees 9am to 5.30pm

In 2023 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay highlighted the importance of water for migratory birds. 🦩

Today's #WorldWaterDay is focusing on the importance of “Water For Peace”! 🕊️

Let us put water cooperation at the heart of our plans #ForNature and #ForPeace

➡️un.org/en/observances…

Tomorrow, on the 23rd of March at 8:30 pm local time, we have the chance to create a moment the world can’t miss.

Switch off and spend 60 minutes doing something - anything - positive for our one shared home.

Together, let’s create the #BiggestHourForEarth

WWF

Did you know global water shortages are rising?

Solutions require political commitment, improved data collection, and partnerships advancing Integrated Water Resources Management.

Check out solutions to keep water flowing:
unep.org/news-and-stori… #WorldWaterDay

🎙Application is now open for #EAAFP ’s 2024 #WMBD Small Grant Fund — May cycle! Join us to raise awareness and #ProtectInsectsProtectBird
📅 Apply by 12 April 2024 — Don’t miss it!
🔗buff.ly/3NU3Us6
#MigratoryBirds World Migratory Bird Day Environment for the Americas Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)

Without water, life as we know it wouldn't exist.

Migratory animals and humans rely on it to survive, making it critical to protect our planet's water resources for the sake of all living beings.

Learn more on today's #WorldWaterDay !

un.org/en/observances…

NEW TOOL in #ornithology - a shiny app that allows you to explore population responses to #conservation management actions for all globally threatened #seabirds : buff.ly/3vanKu6

AEWA Technical Committee convenes to review progress in work plan implementation ➡️

Learn more: unep-aewa.org/en/news/aewa-t…

Could an hour change the world? Surely not, it’s only an hour...

But what if this Hour inspires millions to act for our one shared home? That could spark a world of change.

Let's create the #BiggestHourForEarth this Saturday, 23rd March at 8:30 pm local time. Are you with us?

We all have our part to play in preserving #Biodiversity .

Learn more about steps you can take every day to become a biodiversity hero!

infographic via One Planet Network

With many UK #Curlew pairs back in their breeding areas, here's hoping for a successful season. 🤞
'Good luck' to all the farmers, volunteers and conservation scientists who will be doing their best to increase productivity.
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/12/mor…
Curlew Action Mary Colwell

Here are 7⃣ reasons why you should dim💡 the light.

🦉🏙️🌆

via @wmbd African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) @eaafp Environment for the Americas @bonnconvention Australian Government

#lightpollution 💡
#ForNature 🌱
#Biodiversity 🦅

🔔Starting today!

🔴19th Meeting of the AEWA Technical Committee
⏰ 12-14 March 2024
📌 Virtual Meeting

➡️unep-aewa.org/en/meeting/19t…

📸Emil Enchev

🌊 The very nature of wetlands habitat is shaped by water and rainfall patterns which sustain diverse species. #ClimateChange impacts varying globally bring uncertainty in rainfall and more extreme events. This dynamic poses challenges to wetland ecosystems.