UN Environment Programme Asia Pacific
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Official account of the @UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
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https://www.unep.org/regions/asia-and-pacific 13-03-2012 06:57:27
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👁️What kind of future do we envision?
Humanity’s survival on Earth depends on healthy land & soil. Yet, land degradation continues at an alarming rate.
#WorldEnvironmentDay is a reminder that change starts with all of us – we are #GenerationRestoration .
worldenvironmentday.global
We need to restore 1.5 billion hectares by 2030 to safeguard the web of life & protect human health and wellbeing.
#WorldEnvironmentDay can be a turning point for #GenerationRestoration .
My statement: unep.org/news-and-stori…
5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay .🌱
This year is all about accelerating action on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
Join #GenerationRestoration – together, let's restore & safeguard our land & soil.
worldenvironmentday.global
As the demand for renewable energy grows, so does the demand for the 'critical minerals'.
António Guterres has launched a panel to ensure these materials are extracted, processed & transformed sustainably & equitably. 🌏
👉More on the Panel: un.org/en/climatechan…
#ClimateAction
5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay .
This year is all about accelerating action on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
Join #GenerationRestoration – together, let's restore & safeguard our land & soil.
worldenvironmentday.global
🎞 Are you a digital media creator?
🔍Explore how digital technologies can drive wildlife conservation and human-wildlife coexistence #ForPeopleAndPlanet 👫🦏🐆🐳🌱
🤩 Get inspired by watching #WWD2024 Film Showcase here:
jacksonwild.org/digital-innova…
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⌛️We are runnning out of time!
👷♀️ This World Day for Safety and Health at Work, explore & share to your friends how to ensure safety and health at work in a changing climate.
✊ Take #ClimateAction now!
Learn more from International Labour Organization here:
ilo.org/resource/news/…
Pleased to discuss how we invest in a liveable planet for people & prosperity with World Bank Board of Directors.
To secure a sustainable future for all, we must work together to tackle triple planetary crisis of #ClimateChange , nature & biodiversity loss and pollution & waste.
👩🔬Are you or anyone you know a part of an initiative that is restoring nature?
🌱Join #GenerationRestoration by applying or nominating United Nations World Restoration Flagship by 31 May. A chance to be recognized and receive financial support is just a click away⤵️
decadeonrestoration.org/nominate-un-wo…
Grateful for the work of Luis Vayas Valdivieso, our #INC4 Chair.
Through his leadership, together with the INC Bureau & strong support of the INC Secretariat, I know #INC4 can deliver meaningful progress towards an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty that will end plastic pollution.
The Summit of the Future in September will determine the way forward #ForPeopleForPlanet 🌎.
✊Let's reach 1M actions for #OurCommonFuture .
👩💻Explore: bit.ly/SoF24-challenge and see what you can do to speak up. 📣
👩🔬Did you know any innovator, creator, and entrepreneur who is using Intellectual Property rights to accelerate the innovation and creativity we need to achieve #TheGlobalGoals 🌏?
💡This World IP Day, let us know your changemaker by nominating one here⤵️
wipo.int/en/web/ipday/w…
Happy to meet with Justice YANG Linping, Deputy Chief Justice and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court 🇨🇳
UN Environment Programme is committed to partnerships that strengthen the principles of rule of law and judicial means for environmental protection #ForPeopleForPlanet
Pleased to meet Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment (MEE), 🇨🇳
We discussed China’s commitment to multilateralism and global #environmentalgovernance and ways to fast track implementation of the GBF #ForNature
Interesting discussions during official side event on Ocean Based Climate Action, during 80th Commission Session of UN ESCAP!!
UN Environment Programme UN Environment Programme_COBSEA United Nations ESCAP #CS80 UN Environment Programme_COBSEA UN Environment Programme UN Climate Change OceanClimateAlliance Ocean Climate Change MoFA Indonesia Global Center on Adaptation BlueCarbonInitiative UN DESA Sustainable Development SDG2030
Today, 14 climate-tech startups take the stage in Bangkok at the LowCarbon.Earth Accelerator Finale! Pitching to investors, networking, & driving sustainable innovation forward.
More updates OTW👉
#EmPowerForClimate #GO4SDGs UN Women AsiaPacific Massive Earth Foundation Adriana Zacarias
📢 Plastic pollution is preventable. Taking action across all sectors of society can halt and reverse it.🦸♀️
🌏 This UN Environment Programme Guide provides some tips on how we can all be part of the global movement to #BeatPlasticPollution . ✊
Available in 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇺🇳 & more👉 wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.…
📣 Today the Specific International Programme (SIP) launches its 4⃣th round
The SIP offers funding for projects to support capacity-building & technical assistance in the implementation of the #MinamataConvention .
🗓️ Deadline July 31: bit.ly/4thSIP
#MakeMercuryHistory
📢 It is time to change how we produce, consume and dispose of the plastic we use.
✊ #ActNow to #BeatPlasticPollution before our beloved planet becomes 'Plastisphere'! 🌏
👀 Take a deep dive in this interactive developed by UN Environment Programme
👉 unep.org/interactives/b…