Ayebaze Moreen

[ANDREW Sande @Sande13Andrew]

Phase 1 removed waste & reduced flood risk. Phase 2 to address open drainages that are a direct danger to kids. As shown in the photo, kids play & walk right beside unprotected drainage filled with plastic waste. timber footbridge is not strong, not stable.partner with us.

[Green is a mission @Greenisamissio1]

Friendly reminder

I am a tree
- I cool the earth
- I store CO2
- I protect the soil
- I take care of the water table
- I am the home of many animals
- I produce oxygen
- I clean the air and water

Please make sure that my friends become more, not less.💚☘️🌱🌿🌳🌲🍀💚

[Endel Stamberg @stamberg_e96884]

#wednesdays4wildlife🦍 Week 299

"Its population has declined more than 87% in the past 20 years, likely due to habitat loss, pesticide use, pathogens, and climate change."*

@doggonecowhand
@Soph4Future
@Andrew88820142
@itsarigrace

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

The fight against Vienna Airport’s 3rd runway is an example of how persistent, creative & legally savvy resistance can defeat a project

In 2026 the project was canceled - a huge win!

The 2nd stop of our tour of Europe's grassroots struggles in Vienna explored this win 🥳

[Robert Redmayne Hosking 🎤🔥🌊🌿🌸🌼 @rhosking252]

Climate collapse: the detail is all apparent around you:

Have you realised that necrocapitalism was built to replace your life support systems with the total removal of them: together with the added bonus of oxygen tents: booths and cylinders:

Now that's not progress..? Is it.?

[💙 #TechForGood 💙 @Shi4Tech]

Exactly!👍

v/ @MyZeroCarbon

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

Yesterday, a French ruling found that private jets can be classed as 'environmentally sustainable'.

It would be laughable if it wasn't so deadly.

One look at the extreme heat across France this week should have made them realise how absurd this is.

https://t.co/MUQpZbsFxP

[Girls For Climate Action @G4ClimateAction]

Our #GreenMastersProgram continues to engage more learners. We conducted a climate education session at Ebenezer Primary School to help learners explore why trees matter, why we must protect them, and how a green environment supports life & safer communities.

#ClimateJustice

[🇺🇬CHRIS SSALI 🇷🇼 @chris_chemist11]

It's inevitable to note that only 18% of the world's population. 2.2% of global air traffic.

Let that sink in. Africa is home to nearly one in five people on Earth, yet less than 3% of global airline passengers are African. This isn't a statistic,it's a statement about who aviation serves and who it leaves behind.

The numbers paint a damning picture. Sky-high airfares,up to 45% more expensive than the global average,have turned air travel into a luxury reserved for the privileged few.Restricted airspace, outdated infrastructure and monopolistic pricing create a system where the majority simply cannot participate.The result? 77% of Africans have never boarded a flight.

Flying for Whom?

Aviation in Africa functions as a gilded corridor for the wealthy,expatriates and international business travelers while ignoring the continent's masses.When a flight from Lagos to Accra costs more than a flight from London to Paris, something is fundamentally broken. When intra-African travel is more expensive than flying to Europe,the system isn't just inefficient,it's inequitable.

This isn't about convenience. It's about opportunity. Air connectivity drives economic growth,facilitates trade,enables education and brings families together.When 77% of a continent's population is priced out of the skies,we're not just losing passengers,we're losing potential.We're stifling entrepreneurship,limiting cultural exchange and reinforcing the very colonial-era borders that independent African nations have spent decades trying to overcome.

The Railway Alternative

This brings us to the urgent case for railway transport.

While aviation caters to the few,railways can serve the many.A single train can carry thousands of passengers at a fraction of the environmental cost and ticket price of air travel. Railways don't require expensive airports,don't rely on volatile fuel prices, and can connect secondary cities that airlines ignore.

High-speed rail networks in Europe,China and Japan demonstrate what's possible: fast,affordable, and accessible transportation that moves massive numbers of people daily. Africa's railway ambitions—from the African Union's high-speed rail vision to national projects like Nigeria's Lagos-Ibadan railway—represent a genuine path toward mobility justice.

Beyond the Numbers

But railways alone aren't a silver bullet.True transformation requires:

Open skies policies that allow African airlines to compete fairly and reduce ticket prices.

Investment in infrastructure that prioritizes accessibility over exclusivity.

Regional cooperation that treats African skies and rails as interconnected networks rather than fragmented national assets.

Transparent pricing that reflects actual operational costs rather than monopoly profits.

The Equity Imperative

The 77% of Africans who don't fly aren't statistics—they're students who can't visit universities abroad, families separated by borders,entrepreneurs cut off from markets and workers denied opportunities.They're the backbone of a continent that deserves better than a transportation system designed for the privileged few.

Aviation has its place,but it cannot be the only answer. A truly connected Africa requires a multimodal approach that puts people first. Railways offer dignity, affordability and scale. They represent a future where mobility isn't determined by bank balances.

The question isn't whether Africa should choose between air and rail—it's whether we have the courage to build both, with equity as our compass.

Because when we prioritize the few over the majority, we're not just failing at transportation.We're failing at justice.

77% of Africans are waiting. Will we build the railways they deserve?
@StayGroundedNet @FlightFreeUK @flight_ttv @FlightFreeProj @FlightFA @ExtinctionR @XR_BSE

[Stay Grounded - @staygroundednet on Bluesky 🦋 @StayGroundedNet]

The World Cup puts profit above communities & the planet.

Join the webinar on 9th July to learn more!

Speakers from @inequalityorg, La Asamblea Antimundialista de la Ciudad de México, Permancer en la tierra, @FossilFreeFoot & @StayGroundedNet

➡️Sign up: https://t.co/ijleDIK3y2

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

Thanks to our emissions, the Earth’s energy imbalance - the difference between what arrives and leaves the planet - has doubled since the 1970s, scientists conclude.

https://t.co/2bj3385qZU

[Dr. Jibril Semakura Owomugisha (Ssalongo. Hajj) @Dr_JibCares]

The @EUinUG deserves this medal

Recently, they pledged a €48 million commitment to improve forestry management, promote forest restoration & develop sustainable wood-based value chains. Promote hunger relief initiatives

@JanSadek @WFP_Uganda @SwedEnvoyUganda @TwongyeirweJun3

[Robert Redmayne Hosking 🎤🔥🌊🌿🌸🌼 @rhosking252]

Food security: what does it mean to you..????

Everything you could wish for to eat..?? Ironically on a plate.

That's part of it: but there's much more:

Pollination: it's vital for the world's flowering plants and our food crops:

Once the cycles we know are gone: the END.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Dear Humanity, #ClimateChange threatens our existence.
If we don't act soon there'll be catastrophic biodiversity loss & untold amounts of human misery.
Time's running out.
Yours,
15,000 concerned scientists

Act, before action is no longer possible. #ClimateCrisis

[Kim M.🌈🐘🦋 @violin4all]

Suicidal tendencies.

[GO GREEN @ECOWARRIORSS]

Alaska as we know it will soon be gone forever
Using radar satellites to monitor more than 3,000 glaciers, researchers found that every 1°C (1.8°F) increase in average summer temperature extends glacier melting by about 3 weeks.

https://t.co/MN8EIfET9P

[Tangwa Abilu.🌿🌏🌾🍀🍃.SDG's. @AbiluTangwa]

Denying climate science doesn't change the reality of rising temperatures and extreme weather. It's time to face the facts and work together for a sustainable future. #FaceTheClimateCrisis #ActNow.

[Tangwa Abilu.🌿🌏🌾🍀🍃.SDG's. @AbiluTangwa]

While Earth gasps, we’re still:
Cutting forests faster than they grow back
Subsidizing fossil fuels
Dumping plastic into oceans
Treating “green” as optional
Extinction isn’t a meteor this time. It’s our daily choices + bad policy. #EndFossilFuels

[Green is a mission @Greenisamissio1]

I wish my beloved and much appreciated fellow inhabitants of planet Earth a wonderful good morning and a blessed day on life's journey. May God bless you and may all your wishes come true.❤️💙💚☘️🌱🌿🌲🌳🍀💚

[FAO Land, Soil and Water @FAOLandWater]

🌾 Land degradation & drought are interconnected, forming a harmful cycle that undermines ecosystems, agriculture & livelihood.
@FAO supports countries in accessing financing to advance the restoration of agricultural land & build drought resilience

#DesertificationandDroughtDay