Albert Schenk

Wildlife and Africa enthusiast. 18 Years in Africa; currently Senior Policy Officer Forests and Biodiversity at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[Charles K. @ckarangwa30]

At @IUCN, we are working to ensure that Nature-based Solutions (NbS) protect human rights. #NbS should never violate rights, but always promote and safeguard them. Read more about our approach in the Global Standard for NbS: Human rights-based approach in IUCN’s Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions - Blog | IUCN

#OurRightsOurFuture #HumanRightsDay

[CAFI🌳 @CAFISecretariat]

📢 CAFI recrute ! 🌳
Nous cherchons un(e) Technical Specialist basé(e) à Libreville, Gabon, pour coordonner nos programmes et renforcer nos partenariats.
📅 Postulez avant le 12 décembre 2024 👉https://t.co/EojrWcI6CG
#CAFI #Gabon #Recrutement #DéveloppementDurable

[IUCN-Rwanda @IucnRwanda]

Today, PS @BeatriceCyiza of @EnvironmentRw, @KaoriKayYasuda of @IucnRwanda & ES of @RwandaEast @JeanneNhabimana chaired the Steering Committee Meeting for the #TREPAProject funded by @theGCF.

Members appreciated the progress made & called for accelerated delivery on key targets.

[Fish in the News @FishInTheNews]

#𝑃𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑢𝑔𝑖𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑎𝑖, rediscovered after 40 years!

Ok Tedi Mining Ltd recently recorded 102 different fish species along the #FlyRiver’s mid-estuary to its #Kiunga Port, PNG.

Link - https://t.co/d8IL3PtxUa

#Rainbowfish #AquariumHobby #Conservation #Freshwater

[Joe Walston @JoeWalston_WCS]

Loss of Earth’s old, wise, and large animals

https://t.co/oNxY2ZdYuu

[Charles K. @ckarangwa30]

🌍 This week at #UNCCDCOP16, so much to report on #NatureBasedSolutions:
the global community called for respecting land rights & increase direct access to finance as critical success factors to achieving #LDN targets. 

@IUCN Pavillion, we explored innovative financing for scaling up high integrity #NbS to combat #landdegradation.

🔜 Stay tuned for next week's events, including:

✅ Scaling NbS for Drought Resilience in Africa (Dec 9, 9:00 AM, IUCN Pavilion).
✅ Accelerating LDN through NbS (Dec 9, 5:00 PM, IUCN Pavilion).
#UNCCD #NbS #ClimateAction

[CAFI🌳 @CAFISecretariat]

🌍 On the sidelines of CAFI’s 25th Executive Board meeting in Yaoundé, ministerial representatives from #Gabon, #CAR, and #DRC met with Cameroon’s Cocoa & Coffee Sector Development Fund to discuss its innovative and transparent subsidy mechanism for sustainable cocoa production.

[Albert Schenk @albert_schenk]

@Douane Voila

[Albert Schenk @albert_schenk]

@Douane, mag ik één houtsnijwerk souvenier meenemen uit Kameroen naar NL?

[Albert Schenk @albert_schenk]

@Douane Voila

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Pre-industrial forests vs current forests

[🎞️ globaia]

[Tropenbos International @Tropenbos]

Devastating fires are spreading across the world, with severe outbreaks occurring in the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon.
What can we do? Collaborate with local communities, smallholders, businesses and governments in prevention.❗️We believe is possible‼️
https://t.co/EcUa7i55py

[Beth Kaplin @BethKaplin1]

Great article showing the impacts of loss of species for society - in this case loss of vulture species in India https://t.co/aQXA0tvxMQ

[BirdLife Africa @BirdLifeAfrica]

🌿 In #SãoToméAndPríncipe, we are balancing traditional hunting with #conservation efforts to protect the island's rich #biodiversity. Join us in this important work! 🌍

Learn more: https://t.co/bKuXVNDtm4

#Sustainability

[Elephant Protection Initiative @EPIAfrica]

We are delighted to announce that the Central African Republic has become the 26th country to join the Elephant Protection Initiative @EPIAfrica. Read more: https://t.co/VoGkjG5ZvZ #CentralAfricanRepublic #ElephantConservation

[Joe Walston @JoeWalston_WCS]

The success or failure of this process will also have enormous global impacts on #nature, #climate, #population and #livelihoods. Helping these cities succeed is both an ethical imperative and a huge opportunity for global environmental good.

https://t.co/o1Oegu9Hvj

[Scientific American @sciam]

Science means being able to change your mind in light of new evidence https://t.co/7kUYxVSreK

[Nature-based Solutions Initiative @UniofOxford @NatureBasedSols]

🌱Applications open for our next #NaturebasedSolutions to Global Challenges course:

✏️Learn the fundamentals of NbS from experts on policy, governance, finance and more.

🤝Apply NbS theory through interactive workshops.

Find out more & apply here: https://t.co/Gzy2jSUiCu

[Atletiekunie @Atletiekunie]

OLYMPISCH KAMPIOEN 😱😍😭

Werkelijk ongelofelijk. Sifan Hassan voltooid unieke trilogie met GOUD op de marathon.

#Paris2024

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

ICON. 🇳🇱