🌍 Calling all policy innovators in restoration! Submit your case study by 30 June for the UN Decade on #EcosystemRestoration & help design better policies for people & the planet. More 👉 form.jotform.com/251113927986061 #GenerationRestoration Food and Agriculture Organization World Resources Institute Commonland UN Environment Programme

Every year, 19 to 23 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems, polluting lakes, rivers and seas. Negotiations on a #PlasticsTreaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will resume in August at the second session of #INC5:

🐳Last day of the SDG Media Zone from the United Nations Ocean Conference. Watch the discussions with UN leaders, ocean experts & youth voices making waves for a sustainable future. #SaveOurOcean 🦑 #UNOC3 Starting at 11:00 CEST. Full Programme here: un.org/sdgmediazone/p…

Mercury use in artisanal gold mining poisons water and soil. The damage to ecosystems and local communities’ health is often irreversible. Tracing and monitoring hazardous chemicals in mining can help reduce these risks. bit.ly/43wdTNk #endENVcrime

🚨 India is investing Rs 90,000 crore ($10 billion+) to expand undersea cables stretching 1,700 km and 1,400 km to Saudi Arabia and UAE respectively. India–Saudi Arabia: 1,700 km (₹47,000 crore) India–UAE: 1,400 km (₹43,500 crore)

“We’re still out here raising pigs in the sunshine and wide-open spaces.” Meet the Van Zantes—a family farming against the grain in Iowa. No antibiotics. No confinement barns. Just care, fresh air, and a commitment to doing things differently. Their story proves there’s another

Alberta is looking to innovators and knowledge-keepers to help develop long-term solutions to the mine water challenge. #Innovation #Sustainability #WaterManagement watercanada.net/using-science-…

Can Canada deliver on its natural resource ambitions? Is it possible to balance development with climate concerns and Indigenous rights? Steve Paikin asks @exnerpirot (Macdonald-Laurier Institute), Elena Cherney (The Wall Street Journal), and Stan Sudol (Republic of Mining) youtube.com/watch?v=wh9XUs…

Science is key to pushing forward the #GlobalGoals. The International Decade of Sciences for #SustainableDevelopment will extend its scope to all sciences with the aim of transforming our societies, our economies and our environment. ℹ️ buff.ly/KvlrwO2

While major progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water & sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack these basic services. See how the United Nations is working to tackle the global water crisis: buff.ly/4fgrSup #WaterAction #ActNow

What can we expect from this year's Bonn Climate Change Conference? 🤔 @‌UNUEHS experts point out: 🔵 New forms of cooperation 🟣 Inclusion 🟢 Ambition to put people at the heart of climate solutions #SB62 Read the full article: unu.edu/ehs/article/ba…

During IRRI 65, Asian Development Bank & CGIAR, w/ support from Gates Foundation, launched a new initiative to boost investments in low-carbon rice production to improve the lives of smallholder farmers across APAC. Initial projects are being developed in 🇧🇩🇰🇭🇨🇳🇵🇰🇵🇭. bit.ly/3G0IfyD

Carbon capture & storage: 💰Is expensive 🏭Is not effective at ⬇️ emissions ⚠️Risks prolonging new fossil fuel activities This week at #SB62, gov'ts should focus on transitioning away from fossil fuels, not technologies that perpetuate them. New brief: iisd.org/publications/b…

There are 100 billion stars in the Milky Way… But up to 358 trillion plastic particles pollute our oceans. 🌍💔 We’ve filled our seas more than we’ve explored the skies. #Envirocare #Oceanside #plastic #sustainabilitywith #SaveOurOcean #EcoFriendly #SustainableFuture

Energy efficiency is the unsung hero of Europe’s industrial competitiveness. Without efficiency gains since 2000, industry would use 1/3 more energy—costing tens of billions more every year. It’s not just energy prices that matter, but how smartly we use energy.

🌱 In the Dry Corridor of El Salvador, #ClimateAction is taking root. Over 200,000 native trees have been planted: 🌳Restoring degraded land 🌳Boosting water retention 🌳Strengthening food security 👉fao.org/newsroom/story… #RECLIMA #DesertificationAndDroughtDay Green Climate Fund

⚡ Green energy is essential—but climate risks like dust storms can cut solar output by 90% in minutes. 🌪️ iDUST, by @IAP_CAS, offers 10-day dust forecasts in 6 hrs—helping protect solar & wind power. 🌱 Smart tech for a resilient, cleaner future. 🔗 ow.ly/15p950W9Xt4

Every second, the equivalent of four football fields of healthy land is lost to degradation. Time is running out. On Tuesday’s #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, learn why protecting healthy land is essential for present and future generations: unccd.int/events/deserti… via UN Land and Drought

Land sustains life on Earth, but with 2 billion hectares of land degraded, restoring ecosystems and building drought resilience is urgent. For #DesertificationandDroughtDay, swipe to see ways to restore land.

UK recycler Repolywise has signed a MoU with Acer Synergy Tech, Big South Resources Regeneration, and Fu-Tai Engineering, to construct a demo plant in Taiwan aimed at providing proof-of-concept for Repolywise’s novel Atomic Scissors technology. repolywise.com/news-pressrele…