Sept is #EmergencyPreparedness Month. Because extreme weather events limit access to contraception — & because family planning is a climate solution — Center for Biological Diversity is giving away sexual health emergency preparedness kits for resiliency across FL. bit.ly/SHEPDistro24

New study: "increase in neonicotinoid and pyrethroid use is a major driver of changes in occupancy across hundreds of wild bee species. In some groups, high pesticide use contributes to a 43.3% decrease in the probability that a species occurs at a site." nature.com/articles/s4189…

Waste is an often-ignored threat to the environment and public health. Understanding the public’s preferences, motivations and actions toward waste-reduction helps build effective education campaigns. bit.ly/WasteReduction…

Congrats to the amazing Jean Su 蘇安君 and our CBD Climate team at the Center for Biological Diversity🥳!

84% of people somewhat or strongly agree that our current economic system needs major reforms to ensure everyone has clean air and water regardless of race, class or gender. (Center for Biological Diversity, 2023) bit.ly/AltEconReport

In places where bat populations crashed, insect numbers increased, farmers sprayed more insecticides to combat the insects, and the infant mortality rate spiked due to pesticide exposure. Everything is connected. We need biodiversity. bit.ly/3XwmbBO

Half of respondents to a national survey see decreasing single-use items as important to reducing waste. (Center for Biological Diversity, 2022) bit.ly/WasteReduction…

Wildlife should have room to roam in poison-free landscapes - “we owe it to ourselves & California wildlife to find ways to coexist” says JP Rose, Urban Wildlands, Center for Biological Diversity Center for Biological Diversity re: bills that ensure urban planners include healthy corridors for wildlife. latimes.com/environment/st…

"It’s crucial for state and federal governments to address the environmental harms to pregnancy that intersect with racism and unfairness in income, quality housing, and safe work." hrw.org/news/2024/08/2…

Every year $218 billion worth of food in the U.S. is simply thrown away, at a steep cost to wildlife, the environment and the 1 in 7 Americans who don’t get enough to eat. See our refrigerator guide for ways to beat food waste and love your leftovers: biologicaldiversity.org/takeextinction…