#InternationalMountainDay
Mountain ecosystems are facing growing risks as climate change accelerates🏔️
They are essential for biodiversity, water regulation, food security, livelihoods, & cultural heritage, with impacts reaching beyond mountain regions
🔗https://t.co/vIlQHqDgFl
UNICEF is deeply alarmed by reports of violence against children during today’s protests in Nepal. The use of force against children is unacceptable and must stop immediately. #ForEveryChild#NotATarget
#Nepal: We are shocked by the killings and injury of protesters today and urge a prompt and transparent investigation.
We have received several deeply worrying allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force by security forces during protests organized by youth groups demonstrating against corruption and the recent Government ban on social media platforms.
We call on the authorities to respect and ensure the rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
All security forces must comply with the basic principles on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials.
Nepal enjoys a lively democracy and active civic space, and dialogue is the best means to address young people’s concerns. We urge reconsideration of measures to regulate social media to ensure they comply with Nepal’s human rights obligations.
➡️ https://t.co/PZgUYFSlKe
Elephants have shaped our forests for centuries, but their future is at risk. In SE Asia & China, only 8k–11k remain, threatened by habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, & more.
Find out how we’re working with communities & govts to protect elephants ➡️ https://t.co/3fpZETBAbK
The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet. Yet, we are treating it as a limitless resource.
I’m leaving the @UN Ocean Conference encouraged by the commitments, solutions & investments I’ve seen from governments, civil society & businesses.
This is the global coalition we need.
Most ocean plastic doesn’t start in the sea – it flows there through rivers.
Stopping pollution at the source is key to protecting ocean health and to #BeatPlasticPollution.
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, discover why a global plastics treaty matters: https://t.co/xDov0MqCFp
Plastic is in more places than we realize.
While we’re aware of the usual suspects like straws or bags, many everyday things quietly contain this material.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, check out these 10 unexpected items hiding plastic in plain sight: https://t.co/6TfE95hxqQ
Biodiversity provides the food we eat, the water we drink, the protection we need, and much more.
Ahead of #BiodiversityDay, we join @UNBiodiversity call for urgent action to halt & reverse nature loss through the Global Biodiversity Framework
https://t.co/j5Lwuj8bMv
🍏 The food we eat,
🌬️ the air we breathe,
💧 the water we drink
all rely on #biodiversity
Protecting the planet's biodiversity means protecting our future.
https://t.co/a1MeehiWYX via @FAO#ClimateAction
Forests are our shields against the climate crisis. They are unique, irreplaceable ecosystems that are home to millions of people and billions of species.
Nature is vital to survival. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate#climate#biodiversity#rewilding#conservation
Happy #WorldRecyclingDay!
Recycling is fantastic, but
⛔️ Refusing
📉 Reducing
♻️ Reusing
🛠️ Repairing
is even better 💚
Here is how we are making #CircularEconomy possible in the 🇪🇺 EU 👉 https://t.co/asiz2P7mgm
Report: The eastern monarch butterfly population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres of forest, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter. While this is hopeful news, populations remain far below the long-term average. Read more: https://t.co/H4ryx7tmcf.
Mountains – like the Himalayas – are key sources of rivers, providing water for millions of people downstream.
🏔 Let's work together to safeguard them for generations to come!
More than one million species of wild flora and fauna are threatened with extinction, many within decades.
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay. Let's take action #ForNature and invest in our planet - every action counts: https://t.co/0xvDVva96N
🌍 Nature is declining faster than ever.
Since 1700:
🔹 Wetlands: -85% 🌊
🔹 Coral Reefs: -50% 🪸
🔹 Forests: -32% 🌳
🔹 Ecosystems: -47% overall
A great visualisation of @IPBES data by @VisualCap and @ZerocarbonA ⤵️
https://t.co/i09LY5723e
“If the bees disappear off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
Protect #nature in all its forms #ActOnClimate#SaveTheBees#Climate#energy#GreenNewDeal
Protecting forests is one of the most effective ways to address the #ClimateCrisis.
UNEP works to preserve and restore forest ecosystems #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://t.co/rDWotviuJa