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[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Losing biodiversity means losing the fight against #ClimateChange.
Via @IFAD

[Soumya Swaminathan @doctorsoumya]

Whole of Asia is reeling under a heat wave, threatening lives & livelihoods. Both #climate adaptation & mitigation are urgently needed, especially to protect the most vulnerable in each country. @MoHFW_INDIA @moefcc @NITIAayog @UNFCCC @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO

[Sarah Sax, MESc. @sarahl_sax]

For @AudubonMag I wrote about a really uplifting trend in the environmental world: land trusts and community groups working closely together to combat the housing and biodiversity crisis, with wide reaching benefits for all. https://t.co/Wclkg5f07Q

[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

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[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

Our newsletter this month dives into disinformation: what it is, how different strands are connected, and why it matters. Read it here and don't forget to subscribe! https://t.co/RFhCHUaYDh.

[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

Disinformation is a key challenge to democracy and both gender and climate top the list of common disinfo topics. Increasingly, they are also connected. Read how in this months newsletter , and don't forget to subscribe! https://t.co/PlEZQbujeJ.

[UN Women @UN_Women]

"We must do more to invest in women’s rights organizations. These organizations must have flexible and predictable financing that matches the scale of need with the power of their movement and voice."
- @unwomenchief Sima Bahous at #CSW68

Full remarks: https://t.co/xo2YsAdKcm

[AHA Science @AHAScience]

📣 $20M available to improve health in communities most impacted by adverse social determinants of health. LOIs due 3/26. Co-funded with @RWJF.

Health Equity Research Networks (HERN) awards are part of our mission to advance health for all. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/eUTRft1qII

[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

New blog out! Why fighting gender disinformation is a form of climate action https://t.co/7kyVJHCmTP

[United Nations @UN]

Only 28 women currently serve as head of state and/or government around the world.

On #WomenInMultilateralism Day, @UNESCO calls for greater representation of women in key decision-making positions in global governance to achieve a better future for all. https://t.co/RjgFETkkPQ

[Baraza Media Lab @BarazaLab]

📢 Calling all KE/UG/TZ & RW female newsroom journalists!
Unlock your potential with the SheLeads Media Fellowship - 3 months of mentorship, coaching, & training. Applications open NOW!
Click the link to apply 👉🏾 https://t.co/Tdm9pmyzKa

#BarazaPrograms

[WEDO @WEDO_worldwide]

On the heels of the President of Azerbaijan adding women to the previously all-male organising committee of #COP29 following backlash, our new data shows 34% women’s participation on Party delegations at #COP28 - the same percentage as 10 years ago. More: https://t.co/2QLOPBVxEa

[Antonia Juhasz @AntoniaJuhasz]

A year of research, 70 interviews. The fossil fuel and petrochemical industry have created a "sacrifice zone" in Louisiana as state and federal government authorities have failed to protect the rights of residents. New research, new 98-page @HRW report: https://t.co/ejwvDq6LO7

[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

If you are a researcher working on feminist issues from the Global South, check out this great fellowship opportunity https://t.co/4D11kqPwgY

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Nearly $7 trillion USD is invested annually in activities harming nature, while investments in Nature-based Solutions total only around $200 billion.

It’s time to flip these numbers.

Check UNEP’s State of Finance for Nature for more findings: https://t.co/Csmr5iHn8L

[Forest Peoples Programme @ForestPeoplesP]

"#Indigenous women are actively involved in the negotiation and decision-making process within the family. Why not at the international level as well?"

Polina Shulbaeva of CSIPN at an event on Indigenous women in the #KMGBF at the #GenevaMeetings

[Forest Peoples Programme @ForestPeoplesP]

"Mapping is of great importance. Once [the community] knows their land, no one can harvest it without telling them."

Daisy Chepkopus of @IinKenya at a #TransformativePathways side event at the #GenevaMeetings.

@UNBiodiversity #IndigenousPeoples

[Yarrow Global @Yarrow_Global]

check out our latest blog featuring a Q&A with Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo https://t.co/i9GoHih86p #Gender #ClimateCrisis #Migration