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RT @MrsSOsbourne: This is the endgame of the INC3 negotiations. We need a strong #PlasticsTreaty, please world leaders, put our planet first 💚🌍

🚨 URGENT: Just ONE day left of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.

The world needs @HACplastic to speak up NOW to cut plastic production, ban toxic chemicals & end single-use plastic - that means YOU @SteveBarclay!

Stop letting the #LowAmbitionCoalition HIJACK the treaty. - Greenpeace UK

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For the first time, a @WorldBank financing seeks to reward the achievement of environmental goals with an interest rate reduction. #Uruguay is the first country in the world to use this innovative mechanism.

Learn more: wrld.bg/Jtwy50Q922u

World Bank Climate

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RT @IISD_ENB: #WGDSI, @UNBiodiversity Acting Executive Secretary @hdavidcooper stresses in closing remarks that, with this process, a transformative mechanism can be developed that will make a difference to all the objectives and goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global #Biodiversity Framework.

UN Biodiversity

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Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows. theguardian.com/environment/…
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UN Biodiversity

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The #GlobalStocktake shows that plans for adaptation action & support have been poorly implemented, are unevenly distributed and have progressed only incrementally. @WRIClimate explains why progress on adaptation and loss and damage is needed at #COP28: bit.ly/3qgZTG9

WRI Climate

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Climate change, nature, and people are intrinsically connected 🔄

Taking action on climate change means adopting and implementing ambitious programs that prioritize these links.

Learn more about the connections between these 3️⃣elements.

Via @theGEF @WWF

UN Biodiversity

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#UrbanJustice is social and climate justice! Listen to the stories of residents living in cities that are on the frontline of the climate and social crises. greenpeace.org/international…

Greenpeace International

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A closer look at the #StarshipLaunch - from T-1 minute to T+1 minute - revealed that a reflectance signature was evident in all @NOAASatellites #GOES16/#GOESEast Visible & Near-Infrared spectral bands (01-06), & a thermal signature in Infrared bands 07-16: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellit…

UW-Madison CIMSS

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The highest tsunami wave ever recorded could have easily crashed over the Eiffel Tower 🌊

Luckily it broke in the middle of Alaska where hardly anyone lived.

Careful planning of coastal development saves lives ➡️ bit.ly/3blAXSZ

Via @UNDRR

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Learn how @TheGWSP promotes climate resilience by helping governments understand and address their water security challenges. Read examples from #Argentina, #Cambodia, and #Paraguay.

Read #gwsp2023 2023 annual report: wrld.bg/Usl450Q8w9O

World Bank Climate

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In cities all around the globe, their air isn't only bad when it makes the news headlines. The sad reality is that 99% of the world’s population is breathing unhealthy air every single day, according to WHO’s revised air quality guidelines. [1/3]

Greenpeace International

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Sun Nov 19 0430 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

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📢 "You can't address climate change without tackling development challenges."
— Melchior Mataki, Solomon Islands' Permanent Secretary, Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology. wrld.bg/WCf150Q0ERw

Via @theGEF

UN Biodiversity

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The scale of global waste is alarming. Did you know that the waste produced per person is 6 times heavier than the weight of an average person today? With waste projected to outpace population growth, urgent action is vital. #SDGAtlas >> wrld.bg/1j0b50Q98zt

World Bank Climate

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RT @FAOLandWater: .@FAO #WaPOR has been selected to receive the 2023 GEO SDG Award in recognition of its groundbreaking contribution to the #SDGs !

Discover more ➡️ tinyurl.com/38d4xyye @EO4SDG #WaterAction

UN Biodiversity

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When earthquakes strike, low-income families are most at risk.
Why? Substandard housing.
In the newest #DRRVoices blog @miyamotointl & @Habitat_EME call for:
🏬 Bold solutions
💡Innovative building materials
📊Data-informed housing policies 
More ➡️preventionweb.net/quick/8157…

UNDRR

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Sun Nov 19 1030 UTC: A Gale Warning is in effect for the Atlantic High Seas. More info: hurricanes.gov/text/MIAHSFAT…

NHC_TAFB

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#HappyWorldAnteaterDay!! 🇧🇷

A research project from the @PTES is attempting to understand the impacts and effects of roads on giant anteater populations, as well as the population structure and health of the species. #conservation

Read More Here: ⤵️ eu1.hubs.ly/H06f5HN0

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RT @IISD_ENB: At #WGDSI, Committee of the Whole Co-Chairs Martha Mphatso Kalemba, Malawi, and William Lockhart, UK, guide discussions on the relation of the multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from the use of digital sequence information to other approaches and systems. #biodiversity

UN Biodiversity

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RT @IISD_ENB: At #WGDSI, the Committee of the Whole holds its last session; ongoing discussions on the new multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources focus on the inclusion of references to the Nagoya Protocol. #biodiversity

UN Biodiversity

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