A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended today after a conflict erupted over a proposed law redefining the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.
A Haka was performed in front of the
man who tabled the bill
Climate change, overfishing, & plastic pollution wreak havoc on our ocean. Now, another threat looms: #DeepSeaMining.
Together, we can stop this threat before it’s too late.
RT to urge governments to stop the irreversible damage of the deep sea now! #ThinkDeeply
WWF warns growing finance gap leaves vulnerable people and ecosystems in peril, says @WWF's @manupulgarvidal responding to @UNEP's 2023 #AdaptationGap Report, released today. https://t.co/Wh7KC6HLLi
Antarctica sea-ice hit a historic low Feb 2023. Winter had more record-breaking declines 📉
🦐 Krill populations are declining in some regions, causing a reduction in humpback whale pregnancy rates 🐋
Urgent action is needed – #CCAMLR must establish marine protected areas!
BREAKING: The Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements & Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll has won the 2023 @UN#HumanRights Prize.
💥This is real #PeoplePower💥
👉https://t.co/DhmhH83vCv
WWF research reveals that NEARLY HALF of all tuna catches 🎣 in the South West Indian Ocean are potentially illegal or unregulated.
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission #IOTC must pull these fisheries out of the shadows!
Here's how 👉 https://t.co/HrXb1IjteE
Très belle citation de George Orwell, auteur de « 1984 » et de « La ferme des animaux », décédé il y a 73 ans @UNESCO_fr
« Si les gens ne savent pas bien écrire, ils ne peuvent pas bien penser, et s’ils ne peuvent pas bien penser, d’autres penseront à leur place ».
Warmest congratulations to @MarinaSilva at the helm of @mmeioambiente 🇧🇷
After some of the worst years for the Brazilian environment I am thrilled by new hope for the indigenous/local communities, all Brazilians & all 8 billion of us somehow dependent on 🇧🇷’s immense #nature
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So exciting!
A young playful #Lynx mother and two cubs “captured” by my camera trap in a forest not far from Geneva
Once persecuted to extinction their come back is one of best conservation success stories of #rewilding Europe
Recipe for success: habitat, preys & respect!
We are honored to announce Mr @AnilKesharyShah as WWF Nepal Youth Leadership Advisor! He will help us enrich our conservation delivery and engagement with the Nepali youth
We are very excited to have his advice & guidance to bring youth voices to the forefront!
#togetherpossible
📢 Our new study reveals that cleaning plastics from the bottom of the ocean is too expensive, technically inviable at a large scale and dangerous for marine habitats. The real solution is to stop plastics at the source and make polluters pay. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/vgUAOVuILE
📣 WE. HAVE. A. DEAL!
We just sealed the deal on a new Global #Biodiversity Framework at #COP15 🌱
This is our Paris moment #ForNature – a historical day that will give us the chance to keep our 🌏 livable for generations to come
#EUatCOP15#ForOurPlanet
Montreal, 3:34 am, governments choose the right side of history and adopt the Global Biodiversity Framework including a new global goal for #nature, the equivalent to 1.5C!!
“Halt and reverse nature loss by 2030”
For a #NaturePositive world
#BREAKING: new global agreement for nature ADOPTED!
Countries leave Montreal with an agreement that starts, at least, to heal our relationship to nature.🌱Now delivery of this agreement is key.
Full WWF statement: https://t.co/kW53uL4QIO #NaturePositive#COP15
Approved just ahead of @UNBiodiversity #COP15 the new EU law will prevent companies from selling beef, palm oil, soy & other commodities linked to #deforestation
Deforestation is responsible for >10% CO2 emissions & 70% #biodiversity loss on land https://t.co/mPLUg2j6Ax