Aquatic ecosystems can store 5 times more carbon per square metre than those on land.
๐ Submit your innovation to the Blue Carbon Challenge on UpLink: https://t.co/6rpcDjHKo9 @WEFUpLink@FriendsofOcean
"Today was a day that made history at COP."
@UNDP Global Director of Climate Change @Cassie_Flynn explains the decision to operationalize the Loss and Damage fund on the first day of #COP28 and why it's significant.
Dive into the newly released 'Blue Carbon Handbook', commissioned by the #OceanPanel. Discover how the ocean and its ecosystems can help as a solution to climate change.
Read here๐ https://t.co/NwCkBeLJEU
๐ Join the #BlueCarbon webinar & learn more about #Mangroves, #Seagrasses & #TidalMarshes as a solution for climate action and sustainable development.
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๐ Asia/Pacific: https://t.co/RYHnHjx0Gr
๐ Europe/Africa/Americas: https://t.co/O6UOiFP3ZD
There is a swelling tide of momentum for #ocean health. ๐ But leaders must ratify & implement recent global agreements for the benefit of the ocean & those who depend on it. Join our call for bold steps to finish the unfinished business of #OceanAction! ๐ #WorldOceanDay#SDG14+
I arrive in Lisbon in 4 days to participate in UNOC's Special Events in Matasinhos & Cascais. To the thousands of people attending UNOC, I ask that you bring your best ideas for science-based solutions that we may learn from each other in a spirit of partnership & implement SDG14
The @WEFUpLink@FriendsofOcean Blue Carbon Challenge is open for submissions! We're seeking great ideas for #BlueCarbon projects, training, tools & innovations that support people, #ocean, nature & climate. Submit on UpLink now! ๐ฑ๐โก๏ธ https://t.co/zpTuzABgmO #OceanAction#SDG14+
Couldn't agree more! Thrilled to share the Blue Carbon Challenge and grateful to @Nina_Jensen and @kristianteleki for kicking it off! https://t.co/W7m1Rx3H7s
"What's there not to be excited about? Everyone should be excited about #BlueCarbon solutions!" ~ @Nina_Jensen on our new @WEFUpLink Blue Carbon Challenge, seeking ecopreneurs with innovations & ideas. Open now for submissions! โ๏ธ๐ฑ๐ https://t.co/6Bf6oYpo2n #ocean#COP26#SDG14+
Been playing this on repeat (hat tip @KristianTeleki): it is indeed an achingly #beautiful testament to the exquisiteness & vulnerability but also the immense power of our breathtaking #planet home. So much to fight for; so much to #love. ๐ https://t.co/ywGmTrwHuQ #SDG14+ #COP26
Key asks for a bluer #COP26! ๐๐ Raise ambition for #OceanClimate action. ๐๏ธ Link #ocean & #climate finance agendas. โ๏ธ Strengthen mitigation, adaptation & resilience potential of the ocean & communities through nature-based solutions. #OceanAction is #ClimateAction! ๐ #SDG14+
An underwater mountain in the Pacific that is taller than the highest peak in SoCal has been named in honor of Walter Munk, the late @ucsandiego oceanographer whose grand insights led many scientists to call him the โEinstein of the oceans.โ ๐ Via @sdut https://t.co/iMgmArxgUd
Just in time for @COP26! Check out our new paper from @DeepStewardship. A new way forward for ocean-climate policy as reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue submissions https://t.co/4Um9q325Ww
Breathe in, breathe out.
We're taking a moment of gratitude for our trees and oceans to announce:
๐ณ A global tree equity initiative with @AmericanForests, @OneTreePlanted & @SUGiProject.
๐ The Blue Carbon Ocean Sustainability Program.
Learn more: https://t.co/Ia46gQPFV0
Alec Baldwin is calling on businesses across the world to "put their money where their mouth is" when it comes to saving the planet's forests.
Learn more about the trillion trees movement: https://t.co/OJmsAuSoxA @1t_org@AlecBaldwin
#postdocs! Check out this incredible Hoffmann Fellowship with @oceansolutions and @FriendsofOcean@wef to develop and support innovation for small-scale fisheries and aquaculture. Joint position between Stanford and the Forum. Oct 1 deadline! https://t.co/c1Cm71Ltcy
This new atlas will help save the worldโs coral reefs.
Discover more about the map that's helping guide the way to a sustainable future: https://t.co/3ujgk3Rnj3 #SDIS21
We are thrilled to see @CoralVitaReefs has been named a Finalist of the inaugural @EarthshotPrize.
Find out more about the extraordinary work of these 15 Finalists and their solutions to repair the
planet: https://t.co/ORybSMYe8y #ForCoral
Looking forward to the #OceanAction Roundtable next week where several of our @WEFUpLink innovators will share their work in #BlueFood, coastal communities, and marine biodiversity. Register below!
Thurs 26 Aug marks @FriendsofOcean@wef event on #ocean protection in #China: the China #OceanAction Roundtable. All are welcome to attend virtually. Session 1 is at 9.30am-12pm Beijing time (3.30-6am CET) on #BlueFood & Marine Biodiversity. Register! ๐จ๐ณ๐ https://t.co/P4zVYQ9H1X
"Tasha and I have been trying to build an interdisciplinary collaboration where ideas from a social scientist and a natural scientist can work in harmony." โ@jgironna
We chatted with Alfredo Giron and @commonertasha about their research in Baja. ๐ https://t.co/PaR40RTsBh