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...around.

💚 Nature itself will take care of them 💚

This simple act can make fruits available for generations to come and vegetation available for biodiversity.

#fruits #seedsaving #naturelove #biodiversity #trees

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🌟🌟Nice tip to help nature🌟🌟

Whenever you eat a fruit, don't tie the seeds up in plastic bags and trash.

Wash and dry them. Put them in a box and put the box in your car or handbag.

When you're driving or walking past places without trees, open the box and throw the seeds

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It's no longer news that the health of humans, animals, plants & the natural environment are interlinked.

This means that global/#publichealth issues can best be addressed holistically and collaboratively across all disciplines.

#OneHealth
#ecoknowledge
#globalhealth

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become sources of primary concerns in Nigeria.

These problems are caused by human activities and affect the Nation in several ways from economy to food to security to health.

Photo credit: WHO Africa

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#DYK the primary environmental problems in Nigeria?

While #climatechange may appear complex and as such unable to attract our attention, environmental problems such as #AirPollution, #WaterPollution, #oilspillage, #deforestation, #desertification, #EROSION, and #flooding have

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rights for women and girls around the world for improved environmental conditions, let's read and enjoy this perfect representation of gender synergy in environmental protection.

Click to read 👉 https://t.co/YUBv0JxIUN

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#DYK Gender roles in the #environment are shaped by the media, family, and society?

In the midst of a variety of brimming socio-academic life, #girls are plagued with weak rights as regards #land ownership & access to energy, water and sanitation.

As we begin to support land..

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towards #environmentalprotection; & to encourage participants to display knowledge of their local natural environment.

The winning entry, ‘Saving the Crab from Crap’ is an interesting read no one should miss.

📚📚📚 To read the winning story, click 👉 https://t.co/DkXg15Fjow

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At TWEIN, this year’s #WorldEnvironmentDay saw the emergence of 3 winners who succeeded in creatively highlighting and reflecting on #plasticpollution
The TWEIN RECREATE CONTEST was organized to increase attention span in Environmental discuss; to spur in participants, actions..

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found in significant numbers around the Dadin/Kowa dam in Gombe state and the Kiri dam along the Gongola river.

Photo: Premium times

#hippos #wildlife #nigerianwildlife #protecthippos #largemammals

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Ever wondered if we have hippos in Nigeria?

Estimates state that only about a 100 hippos are left in Nigeria.

Hippopotamus are herbivores whose population have been threatened by habitat loss and poor human-wildlife interaction in Nigeria.

Hippos have been reported to be...

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be kind to them, don't kill them, they are there to help!

Let's protect biodiversity by adopting biocontrol methods.

#stoppesticides
#protectbiodiversity
#biocontrol
#prayingmantis
#organicgardening

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The praying mantis is a canivorous insect that feeds on other insects and small animals.

Praying mantis feeds on many garden pests but a lot of farmers/gardeners ignorantly and erroneously kill them along with pests.

If you are lucky to see them in your garden/farm please...

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Each species play huge roles for the environment and gardening.

Not all 'herobees' come in yellow and black stripes.

#biodiversity
#wildbees
#savethepollinators

Photo credit: Rewildingmag

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#dyk that when we say "save the bees", we are not actually referring to honeybees?

We are referring to the wild bees been severely threatened by habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change.

They are the bumblebees, sweat bees, leafcutter bees, mason bees, carpenter bees etc.

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🛑🛑 Closing tomorrow!🛑🛑

For more information visit:
https://t.co/Heb58gdoeb

#naturecontest
#creativewriting
#creativeart

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Reminder: Nature knows kindness!

Kindness is having the ability to speak with love, listen with patience and act with compassion.

#naturekindness
#naturelove

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Look at this beautiful female Orange-tip butterfly!🦋

#DYK how to tell the male & female orange tip butterfly apart?

Males are easily recognisable as white butterflies w/ bright orange wing tips & females are white w/ black wing tips.

🎥@leedsbirder

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Why learn from Nature?

Nature has consistently supported life for millions of years without depleting the Environment.

Nature holds exceptional knowledge on how to sustain life on Earth.

#natureteaches
#ecoknowledge
#ecodefine
#biomimicry

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TWEIN Recreate!

Imagine it! Create it! Win It!

The competition is in three categories: short story, poetry and visual arts.

Theme:
Solutions to Plastic Pollution.

For guidelines on submission, visit https://t.co/1iiRINV4np