Today at the anniversary of the referendum in Ecuador 🇪🇨 we highlight the importance of the govt to respect the people’s vote and protect #Yasuni National Park

¡No te olvides de inscribirte al Taller online sobre Justicia Climática y Derechos Humanos en el Caribe! 🗓️ 29 de agosto, 10 am EST 🌐 Interpretación en español e inglés 📜 Certificado de participación 🔗 Inscríbete: shorturl.at/7oToc #JusticiaClimática #Caribe #REDESCA

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched”. The Guardian World Health Organization (WHO) theguardian.com/environment/ar…

👇🏼strong call to United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt resolution on #Bangladesh. Res. shd welcome UN Human Rights FactFinding Mission & call on Yunus-led interim govt to cooperate with #UN & ensure #justice & accountability based on international #HumanRights law.

Oportunidad clave para representantes indígenas de trabajar con instituciones de la ONU y contribuir su valioso talento y sabiduría a estas instituciones y mecanismos

Interesting examples of how communities can and are implementing renewable energy 👇🏽

🌍 Visting #Samoa, UN Secretary-General @‌antonioguterres urged for more climate support, highlighting that Pacific islands still lack crucial funding. ungeneva.org/en/news-media/…

"#Ecuador must respect the will of the people and halt oil drilling in Yasuní Park." says UN Special Procedures. Yasuní National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on earth, is a sanctuary for countless species, and home to #IndigenousPeoples. 🌎 buff.ly/3AoXFcL

NEW: Our 2024 #AQLIReport finds #AirPollution is reducing the avg person’s life expectancy by 1.9 yrs—or a combined 14.9B life-yrs lost worldwide—relative to the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline. Most countries fail to set or meet their own standards for clean air. bit.ly/4dAPusE 🧵1/11

¡MUCHAS FELICIDADES Colombia 🇨🇴! Celebrando que Corte Constitucional declaró por unanimidad la constitucionalidad del #AcuerdoDeEscazú Inmenso logro de Pueblos, movimientos y organizaciones. GRAN oportunidad de fortalecer la democracia y protección de derechos y avanzar la Paz.

🔵Saludamos la decisión de la Corte Constitucional de #Colombia de declarar constitucional el Acuerdo de Escazú. El Acuerdo de Escazú garantiza la protección de las personas defensoras del ambiente. #DerechosHumanos Gustavo Petro Susana Muhamad Francisco Javier Vera Manzanares 🇨🇴

Whale sharks help maintain healthy marine ecosystems by regulating plankton, but face growing threats from pollution to habitat loss & climate change. On Friday's #WhaleSharkDay & every day, we can all help protect this endangered species by taking #ClimateAction. — via UN Environment Programme

Important summary of negative impacts that mining the #deepsea might cause. These impacts can also affect the human right to a #healthyenvironment among others. Reason enough to apply precautionary principle CC SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera

Breathing #CleanAir is an element of the right to a #healthyenvironment therefore, actions to control air pollution are key to fulfill this right, linked to health & life, among others. Key effective actions that Delhi in 🇮🇳 could implement. Would be an amazing example 🫁

Join us Today for the launch of “AQMx”—the “one-stop shop” for the latest guidance and tools on air quality management, setting forward a clear path to meeting interim targets identified in the WHO Air Quality Guidelines. 🗓️ 5 Sept 2024 ⏰ 14:00-15:15 CET Register here:

Mangroves are essential to address the climate and biodiversity crises, and protect the right to a #Healthyenvironment Adequate planning and conservation are vital, instead of destroying them with unsustainable tourism and extracting, like in #BarradeSantiago #ElSalvador 🇸🇻 👇🏽

I would say beautiful fierce of nature

Congratulations 🎊 #Maldives for signing the #HighSeas Treaty: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement 🙌🏽#BBNJ A step in the right direction to protect biodiversity & climate, setting a good example Looking forward to its implementation & ready to support if needed