The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is our #BirdOfTheWeek. Their haunting call is a much-loved sound amongst the forests and woodlands in parts of Eastern Australia.
📸 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos by Lachlan Cooper, Cat Sparks, Thomas Hunt and Hamish Burrell
The draft plan to TRIPLE the size of Australia’s Macquarie Island Marine Park in the Southern Ocean has been released. Help ensure our unique and vulnerable Sub-Antarctic marine life gets the protection it needs and deserves - https://t.co/4ImP7qa80H
Happy World Migratory Bird Day!
World Migratory Bird Day unites people in the global effort to protect migratory shorebirds and the habitats they need to survive.
Learn more about Migratory Shorebirds here https://t.co/J7hQL4BuZO
#WMBD2023
📷 Bar-tailed Godwit by Leo Berzins
🫁 It’s like you can see the oceans breathing. As seasons change, chlorophyll levels from tiny marine plants ripple around the planet. Phytoplankton use chlorophyll to absorb carbon dioxide to make food. This @NASA map gives insights to the oceanic carbon cycle. Read on...🧵
#ClimateChange shocks increased in 2022. Ocean heat and sea level rise at record levels. Antarctic sea ice hit a new low.
@WMO#StateOfClimate report highlights the huge socio-economic cost of droughts, floods, and heatwaves. https://t.co/zZy90Lgs8u
Indigenous Peoples are key to achieving the #SDGs - from protecting the environment to tackling inequality to ensuring peace & security.
We can’t achieve the #GlobalGoals without the full inclusion of Indigenous Peoples: https://t.co/3JcWPVL2Cp
#UNPFII
#IPCC's Synthesis Report
🌡️ Future #climatechange is projected to increase the severity of impacts across natural & human systems & will increase regional differences.
🦒 What is the risk of species losses at different levels of warming?
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/zAMzd12lR7
“How to turn scientific evidence into effective action for a more sustainable world?” was the question that dominated discussions at #GEO7 first authors’ meeting in Bangkok. Thanks to @UNEP and all experts involved. It’s going to be an interesting journey! 🌏
Few people outside of Menindee have heard of it before, a catastrophic fish kill five years ago. Now, millions of fish once again have been found dead as locals plead for more help from authorities. Water researcher @kate_mcbride_1 explains what is causing the mass deaths.
Menindee this morning! My heart is absolutely breaking seeing this footage of our Darling Barka💔
Feels like the river is sending us a message a week out from the election.
Discover what is meant by Indigenous Constitutional Recognition through a Voice – and what a Voice to Parliament is, and is not. This content also explains why a Referendum is required. https://t.co/sMLiRY1SY1
Clean water is a human right, not a privilege.
Yet, 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water.
This month’s UN #WaterAction conference is an opportunity to find solutions to ensure all people, everywhere have access to clean & safe water. https://t.co/sQKxCSMY3L
Celebrating inspiring words from WOMEN OF THE VOICE this #IWD - the First Nations women leading the constitutional campaign and members of the Uluṟu Dialogue @ulurustatement@ILC_UNSW#IWD23#IWD2023
Preview: Look out for this in-depth chat our co-chair @DrewaBow had with Boston-based @CARB_X Chief Scientist Dr Richard Alm on efforts to develop new antibacterial products to tackle resistance!
Calling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) experts!
Alongside @CSIRO & @AAHMS_health, we're seeking expert opinions on Australia's readiness to implement solutions to manage AMR.
Complete the survey to help mitigate impacts of AMR.
Open until 25 May!👇
https://t.co/y7JpsTuVb2