‘Nature Has Rights’: Aruba Could Become 2nd Country to Recognize Rights of Nature in Constitution

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via EcoWatch

When we choose sustainably sourced #Cocoa , we help
💰Poor farmers get a fair price
🌳Protect forests
🐝Conserve #biodiversity
🌬️Reduce GHG emission

Here’s how Food and Agriculture Organization and Green Climate Fund promote deforestation-free cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire fao.org/gcf/news-and-e…
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Cook Islands🇨🇰 have made great strides to recognise Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to safeguard their unique ecosystems and rich natural heritage.

Here’s how UNEP-WCMC is supporting their progress with partners: tinyurl.com/2vaxjmu3 🌊🌿

📗 #NowReading : '20 Cases - Lessons Learned & Contribution of #AccessAndBenefitSharing to the #SDGs .'

Discover a selection of @ABS partnerships from around the world and learn more about #theABSweALLneed !

Via @undpabs @projectgeomedia @ethicalbiotrade
➡️ absch.cbd.int/database/VLR/A…

Did you know the soil is a living resource, home to more than 25% of our 🌎's #biodiversity ?

Soil biodiversity is key to global food security, we need to protect our soils!

Via FAO in Africa

Are you organizing an event to mark International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2024? UN Biodiversity would like to highlight your #BiodiversityDay celebrations! 🥳
Click the link below to submit information about your event.👇 #PartOfThePlan
cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

🌳let's embrace the wisdom of the past to innovate for forest protection!

Agroforestry is a timeless #innovation , merging age-old practices with sustainable solutions! 💡

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Dive into the latest SAGA publication on #Agroforestry in Senegal⬇️
t.ly/Z5V67 FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

Indigenous leaders in Canada are driving a groundbreaking conservation initiative, protecting 30Mil hectares of land.
With support from gov't & philanthropic partners, this project promotes biodiversity, culture & community 🌱🌎
eu1.hubs.ly/H08fYrb0
Via protectedplanet

In Indonesia, a @UNREDD-led programme is helping to channel private investments to community-led forest management and livelihoods as a way to fight deforestation driven by the global demand for palm oil and other commodities: unep.org/news-and-stori…

#ClimateAction

Science Magazine science.org/doi/full/10.11…

Two papers out today in Science Magazine with important messages:
(1) that urgent action needed to implement the #BiodiversityPlan
(2) action works!

#DYK Biomass is a metric that allows us to compare species of different sizes & can be an indicator of wild mammal presence, trends & impacts worldwide?🦌

Yet global wild mammal biomass has declined by 82%, indicating serious #biodiversity loss.🥀

.—ipbes #GlobalAssessment

'The race to net zero cannot trample over the poor'

– António Guterres launches a new Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to address issues of transparency, sustainability & human rights, and ensure a just transition for all. #ClimateAction
un.org/en/climatechan…

Farmers are on the frontlines when disasters strike, risking the loss of their crops & livestock. Check out how Food and Agriculture Organization is helping farmers build resilience in the face of emergencies & to better respond to threats.

👉fao.org/interactive/ag…

#AgricultureCan #ClimateActionNow

Forests cover 1/3 of land globally and are essential for planetary health and human well-being.

New interactive report from Food and Agriculture Organization explores trends impacting forests & how they have changed in the last 30 years. fao.org/forest-resourc…

Agricultural expansions tend to impact biodiversity and ecosystem services vastly. But, when done in a sustainable manner, local communities and the environment could benefit tremendously. 🌱

Learn more from our work in the Congo Basin: eu1.hubs.ly/H08PwWn0

Without biodiversity there would be no food.

Biodiversity depends on how we manage our agrifood systems and take care of nature.

Our future depends on biodiversity!

#EarthDay

More than 1/4 of all mangrove ecosystems have been lost in the last 40 years
However, there is still hope!🌱💚

If we protect them, mangroves will continue to offer benefits for humans, especially in disaster risk reduction & climate adaptation!

💙ehs.unu.edu/news/news/five… UN University - EHS

News: United Nations panel members now appointed to take up the issues of equity, sustainability and human rights across the value chains of the minerals critical for global energy transition and #ClimateAction - such as copper, lithium, nickel, and cobalt: unep.org/news-and-stori…

#SaveTheDate

Le Gouvernement du Québec, la Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Biodiversity et Université Laval organisent le Colloque international « Agriculture, biodiversité et sécurité alimentaire : des engagements aux actions ».

📅30 avril - 2 mai
📍Québec

Plus d'infos 👉 bit.ly/ABSAQuébec