#Water and nature are intricately linked💧🌱 Cities & regions are taking action to protect their freshwater ecosystems. Read about what CitiesWithNature's City of San Antonio & City of Joburg & #RegionsWithNature's Gouvernement du Québec & Catalan Government are doing #ForNature: citieswithnature.org/climate-and-na…

In Tanzania’s Arusha region, making a living from keeping livestock can be challenging due to recurring drought. 📽️With help from Food and Agriculture Organization’s Forest & Farm Facility, some Maasai people are improving their livelihoods & protecting their forests through beekeeping 👇 #WorldBeeDay

📣 Speaker announcement Raising Ambition: the importance of subnational & local governments to reach 30×30 targets for restoration & conservation 🌱 #ForNature Speakers David Cooper, Dr. Musonda Xoliswa Mumba, Amy Fraenkel CMS, Susan Gardner, Jean Lemire, Lorna Slater 🔗 cbc.iclei.org/webinars-from-…

Cities are moving #FromAgreementToAction of the UN Biodiversity #KMGBF🌱 Contributing to Target 2, CitiesWithNature’s Del Carmen in the Philippines is restoring its mangrove forests - to improve food security, climate resilience & #BuildBackBiodiversity 🔗cbc.iclei.org/cities-in-acti…

Cities are moving #FromAgreementToAction of the UN Biodiversity #KMGBF🌱 Contributing to Target 2, CitiesWithNature’s Del Carmen in the Philippines is restoring its mangrove forests - to improve food security, climate resilience & #BuildBackBiodiversity cbc.iclei.org/cities-in-acti…

"Let's take a moment to be grateful for our precious #biodiversity" 🌱 Today on #BiodiversityDay🌿Katja Dörner - the Mayor of Federal City of Bonn, a CitiesWithNature and ICLEI member, advocates for #naturebasedsolutions to #BuildBackBiodiversity in cities. Full 🎥bonn.de/ibd2023

Today we celebrate International #BiodiversityDay! Subnational governments are critical stakeholders to #BuildBackBiodiversity🗺 #RegionsWithNature provides a platform for these governments to learn from each other and collaborate #ForNature🌱 Learn more: regionswithnature.org

💚 Celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity🦋 by checking out the #NetworkNature #PolicyBrief on the proposed EU 🇪🇺#NatureRestorationLaw and the role of cities and regions. Download the policy brief 📰lnkd.in/e3yiyKQr

🎥 At UN Biodiversity #COP15, the key role of subnational governments and cities to implement the #KMGBF was endorsed ✅ In line with this year's #BiodiversityDay, ICLEI’s Gino Van Begin calls on cities and regions to #BuildBackBiodiversity #FromAgreementtoAction 🌱

🎥 In celebration of #BiodiversityDay, Sayda Melina Rodríguez Gómez talks about Mexico's #Yucatan State - a RegionsWithNature region 🗺 taking up their role as a subnational government to #BuildBackBiodiversity ⛏🌿 by conserving and restoring their ecosystems #ForNature 🌱 #WatchNow

Reducing mismanaged plastic waste has environmental benefits but can also generate economic benefits.   These briefs on the economic impacts of plastic pollution on Caribbean Islands explain. ➡️ bit.ly/3BaxeVs   #PlasticTreaty

Together, let’s redesign systems to prevent plastic waste. Together, let’s push for a global agreement to #BeatPlasticPollution. Together, let's innovate to reduce, reuse & recycle. We can all do better! Join in this #WorldEnvironmentDay: bit.ly/2023WED

🚭 On #WorldNoTobaccoDay2023 we highlight the Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative by World Health Organization (WHO) World Food Programme Food and Agriculture Organization UNCDF FCTCofficial and UNCCD that supports farmers in #Kenya and #Zambia who switch from #tobacco to sustainable nutritious crops 🌱 #UNited4Land, we can create a #TobaccoFree future!

Recycling alone won’t end #plasticpollution ♻ A lifecycle approach that reexamines how products are designed, produced & distributed is required to #BeatPlasticPollution 🔁 This #WorldEnvironmentDay find out how you can act #ForNature 🌱 🔗unep.org/interactives/b…

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay! Plastic pollution is a global problem: ~7 billion of the 9.2 billion tons of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or dumped ‼ To #BeatPlasticPollution all levels of government needs to be part of the solution 💚

Plastic pollution is preventable. On #WorldEnvironmentDay, this new Practical Guide shows how everyone can contribute to the solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution. bit.ly/PlasticSolutio…

WEBINAR SERIES | From Agreement to Action The key role of subnational & local governments in #KMGBF implementation 🌿 Join the 2nd session! Target 12: connecting the dots between nature, urbanisation & health 💚 📆 20 July, 🕑 8AM UTC Register: cbc.iclei.org/webinars-from-…

#Reminder: Register now for our #FromAgreementtoAction webinar's 2nd session on #nature, urbanization & #health, & how cities & regions can contribute to #KMGBF Target 12🎯 📆 20 July, ⏲️8AM UTC Register: cbc.iclei.org/webinars-from-… 🤝UN Environment Programme UN Biodiversity IUCN Regions4 European Committee of the Regions

ICYMI: We recently hosted our 1st session in our #FromAgreementtoAction webinar series. We explored efforts from subnational and local governments to implement the UN Biodiversity #KMGBF 30×30 targets on restoration and conservation 🎯🌱 Read more: cbc.iclei.org/cities-and-reg…

Happy #MangroveDay! Mangroves contribute to the wellbeing, food security, & protection of coastal communities. Yet, they are being lost at a rate of 3-5 times higher than other forests. Discover their benefits #ForNature & humanity. #GenerationRestoration 📸: Mangrove Action Project