International shipping is the backbone of the global economy, but also contributes significantly to climate change. Putting a price on maritime emissions could put the sector on a more sustainable path and mobilize additional funding for climate action: https://t.co/CYYKiFx1Wz
Norway chairs the Arctic Council from 2023-2025 and has 4 priorities:
🌊 The oceans
🍃 Climate and environment
🚢 Sustainable economic development
🏘️ People in the North
Get to know the Norwegian Chairship: https://t.co/7tVNaVf0YK
Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊
Wetlands, rich in biodiversity, provide ecosystem services vital for the survival of numerous species.
Safeguarding these ecosystems is critical to meeting the goals & targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
More on UNEP’s work #ForNature: https://t.co/acC228Ao8A
🗣️ Mayors and officials from 24 "Wetland Cities" worldwide are convening in Amiens, France from 8-10 June. The focus of this two-day roundtable will be the protection and sustainable use of urban #wetlands.
Read more: https://t.co/eGstaxUzbn
Att kunna förutse algblomningar är behändigt för sommarens badgäster, men också viktigt för att trygga vattenförsörjningen vid en semesterdestination som Gotland. Projektet ALGOTL försöker nu ta fram mer träffsäkra blomningsprognoser.
https://t.co/qCXGPXOa9q
Docent Henrik Svedäng @Stockholms_univ i DN:s granskning av sillfiske i Östersjön:
– Förändringen sker i en sådan rasande hastighet nu att naturen inte har en chans att anpassa sig. Det kan få konsekvenser som inte går att reparera över överskådlig tid
https://t.co/yKjQRSp8kv
Arctic news from #TheCircleWWF:
🌬️ Powering ships with wind and wings
🏘️ Community-led hunter/harvester programmes in #Nunavut, Canada
🧊 Could new technology help preserve and restore #Arctic sea ice?
And more 👇
https://t.co/jL7QvijKyu
2019 fattade @Jordbruksverket och @havochvatten beslut om att ta fram en gemensam strategi för hållbar utveckling av svenskt #fiske och #vattenbruk. Nu är årsrapporten ”Strategin för svenskt fiske och vattenbruk 2021 – 2026” för 2022 framme. https://t.co/k5A6yRvbIp
Negotiators are gathering in Paris at the 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2), discussing the way forward for a #PlasticsTreaty.
#PlasticsINC info: https://t.co/PRmhwM08zNegotiators are gathering in Paris at the 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2), discussing the way forward for a #PlasticsTreaty.
#PlasticsINC info: https://t.co/PRmhwM08zNegotiators are gathering in Paris at the 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2), discussing the way forward for a #PlasticsTreaty.
#PlasticsINC info: https://t.co/PRmhwM08zNegotiators are gathering in Paris at the 2nd session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2), discussing the way forward for a #PlasticsTreaty.
#PlasticsINC info: https://t.co/PRmhwM08zi
❗️Out of ~7000 substances associated with plastics, more than 3200 have harmful elements.
A new report📄 by @UNEP & @brsmeas calls for urgent action to address hazardous chemicals in plastics which can impact our health & environment.
Full report👉https://t.co/3cYySPxPDe