Coral reefs connect ecosystems. They are wildlife. They sustain wildlife. 🌊🦐🐙 This is why we have been working to inspire, empower and enable governments, businesses, scientists and society to bring about transformative change to protect coral reefs. #WorldWildlifeDay
We are otterly glad it's Friday 🙌🏼
Sea otters are a #keystonespecies in kelp forests 🌿. Why? Because they feed on #seaurchins that chomp away at the holdfasts of #kelp fronds, preventing overgrazing and loss of this vital foundation species.
📸 Neil Fisher, NOAA
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“We must protect what we’ve got, restore what we’ve lost + plant trees carefully.
#NatureBasedsSlutions are not an excuse for BAU! We must keep FF in the ground AND look after our ecosystems."
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Indigenous Peoples Key to Saving Threatened Forests:
As deadly bushfires ravage Australia's east coast, a new assessment of how wild forests are maintained showed that indigenous people have tenure over 36% of Earth's remaining intact forest landscapes.
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"Pressure to end #plasticpackaging in shops could actually be harming the environment" 🍎🥕🥦🍌😱
Trying to be #environmentallyfriendly can be difficult at times - have you ever made a change to be more #eco only to find out it's doing the opposite?
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Drumroll, please! The results of the 2019 Small World in Motion competition are in... Congratulations to Dr. Philippe P. Laissue on his hypnotizing first-place video of a coral polyp emerging!
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Just 16, @GretaThunberg is already one of our planet’s greatest advocates. Recognizing that her generation will bear the brunt of climate change, she’s unafraid to push for real action. She embodies our vision at the @ObamaFoundation: A future shaped by young leaders like her.
Check out the awesome new animation - How Nature can Save us from Climate Breakdown https://t.co/XTF2YmiNCe
Amazing that #mangroves can capture carbon 40 times faster than tropical rainforests! They are critical to avoiding climate catastrophe
#naturalclimatesolutions#BlueCarbon
"If even a tenth of people in the UK refilled their water bottles just once a week, then there would be an astounding 340 million less plastic bottles in circulation." 🚰💧🚰💧
Read our new blog over on @themarinediary https://t.co/8qKOR00g3z
Clownfish are hermaphrodites; they are born male but have the ability to change into females!
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This often happens when the dominant female dies, and the dominant male… https://t.co/aQzMAltMQs