It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Save the Elephants’ founder, Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, aged 83, who passed away peacefully as the sun set in Nairobi last night.
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📸 Indianapolis Zoo
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#AfghanGirlsVoices: Every girl and boy – no matter who or where they are – has the right to education. No exceptions.
Please retweet to show your support for Afghan girls unacceptably denied their right to education.
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn Their #EducationCannotWait #222MillionDreams✨📚
10 years ago, #Seychelles🇸🇨 embarked on an ambitious blue economy strategy.
Today, with support from @theGEF, @nature_org & @WorldBank, it hosts the Indian Ocean’s second-largest #MPA & is the pioneer of the world’s first sovereign blue bond: https://t.co/RLbNWmGDlW
#GEFatCOP29
Republic of Congo - 2 traffickers arrested with 81kg scales of endangered giant pangolins One is a priest while the other is a worker contracted by city council to lay optic fibers around villages - both used their positions to trade in pangolin scales mainly with Chinese.
In order to make elephants submit to elephant rides, they are taken from their mothers when babies and forced through a horrific training process known as "the crush," which involves physical restraints, inflicting severe pain, and withholding food and water. 💔
The recent killing of several Amboseli super tuskers (elephants with tusks over 45kg) sent shockwaves around the world, with calls to renew an agreement that hunters would leave these icons alone if they crossed into Tanzania (where hunting is allowed).
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13 years of independence, #SouthSudan faces profound humanitarian challenges. 7M people face hunger, 9M need aid. Empowering women/youth & fostering stability is key.
More on how we can support their journey of hope & prosperity. @shokonoda#UNDP
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"The world must reduce plastic production to arrest plastic pollution as well as stop biodiversity loss and limit global warming to 1.5 C." #BreakFreeFromPlastic https://t.co/P22I1KChUE
Made of nylon and plastic, ghost gear takes centuries to break down and can drift in the ocean for many years trapping, injuring and killing marine animals with turtles, seals, whales, sharks and seabirds high in the death toll. 💔
On March 08th International Women's Day is celebrated. The goal is to create a gender equal world that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. This world would be diverse, equitable, and inclusive, valuing and celebrating differences. #IWD2024
Togo stopped the smuggling of 40 primates - On Saturday, a shipment of 40 live primates locked in 3 crates, each divided to 10 tiny cells, Left DRC and reached Togo on the way to Thailand. After consultation with EAGLE, the CAAT at the Lome airport stopped the illegal shipment.
2,257 students have accessed secondary and post-secondary school education through our scholarship programme. Many of them are making meaningful contributions to society. #MaraYouthDay#MaraConservancies#MaasaiMara
You’ll learn about the powerful stories of leaders like Ulanda and the girls she supports at @AGEAfrica, a program in Malawi that is part of the @GirlsAlliance Network. Their stories moved me deeply, and I know they’ll move you, too: https://t.co/05fr4XWIPg
"I couldn't quench my thirst for knowledge. Under the moonlit sky, I immersed myself in borrowed books, and now, I proudly share what I've learned, promoting education and equality among the girls in my village.”
@EduCannotWait's #AfghanGirlsVoices: https://t.co/qUfOsKQzg6 @UN