Emma Donnelly

UK civil servant, cook and booklover. Tweeting on development, environment and art. Retweets aren’t endorsements; all views my own.

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

We’re protecting the habitats of some of the world’s most endangered species 🐅

At #COP28, we announced new details on measures to assure British shoppers that goods using products like palm oil and cocoa are not linked to illegal deforestation.

➡️ https://t.co/ovotIvyR81

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

Food security and the environment are high on the agenda at the #G20India Summit.

@theresecoffey visited the Koyambedu food market in Chennai, one of the largest markets in Asia.

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[Ani Dasgupta @AniDasguptaWRI]

The ocean is reaching unprecedented temperatures in the North Atlantic.

At the same time, new research suggests the Gulf Stream could be weakening, signaling a dangerous tipping point.

We can't continue to test the limits of one of our greatest assets to stabilize the climate.

[Ani Dasgupta @AniDasguptaWRI]

Mangroves absorb carbon ~3 times as quickly as tropical forests and preserve biodiversity.

But if nothing is done to change course, they could disappear within a century.

On #WorldMangroveDay, we must invest in the communities who know them best: https://t.co/m3Q1A7kNxc

[United Nations @UN]

Mangroves are some of the most carbon-rich ecosystems on our planet, storing an average of 1,000 tonnes of carbon per hectare.

Protecting mangroves is a crucial step towards #ClimateAction.

Find out more from @UNEP on Wednesday's #MangroveDay.⬇️

https://t.co/HLMVgWjyld

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Pegasus', one of artist Helga Stentzel's clothesline animals #WomensArt

[Prof. Lee White CBE @LeeWhiteCBE]

Gabon is celebrating its first year as a member of the Commonwealth.
Gabon Common Wealth – Gabon Common Wealth https://t.co/L5VTMjyUUe

[South Downs National Park @sdnpa]

A total of 23,000 hectares - an area twice the size of Manchester - has been identified as potential new woodland in Sussex and parts of Hampshire.

We're working with partners and landowners to seize this opportunity to create new woodland for nature and climate.

📷 M. Thomas

[andrea ledward @AndreaLedward]

Seeing the wonderful work of YKAN in Berau, Indonesia supported by @DefraGovUK transforming unproductive shrimp ponds into restored mangroves and ecotourism destinations. Hugely inspiring women’s groups. @nature_org @UKinIndonesia @UKBCFs

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Tuareg women in Agadez (northern Niger) decorating leather saddle bags, Tuareg people principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso #WomensArt

[Emma Donnelly @DFIDonnelly]

@edwardleodavey Ooh yes, that was my holiday read and I loved it too!

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

harvesting words, france, 15th century

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

East window, St. John, Honiley, Warks, UK 1924 by Theodora Salusbury, English artist in the Arts & Crafts style, the peacock was her signature #WomensArt

[Charlotte Pierre @UKHCCharlotte]

They are amazing live. Go see them.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Georgia O'Keeffe, Pink Moon over Water, 1924 #WomensArt

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Factory Town The Way Home, 1912 by Expressionist painter Marianne Von Werefkin #WomensArt

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

US photographer Margaret Bourke-White, American Woolen Company, Lawrence Mass., 1935 #WomensArt

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sea & Boat, 1988, British abstract artist of the St. Ives Group #WomensArt

[Andrew Wilson @AndrewJAWilson]

Proud to be here!
Proud to be queer!
Proud to serve our country!

#DiplomatsForEquality 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️