Register to attend our session on Mangroves Matter: Mangroves for African Coastal Cities' Climate Resilience at TNOC Festival 2024

Registration Link: sched.co/1Z1OX

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#MangrovesMatter #SaveMangroves #Mangroves4Cities

This week, United Nations #Environment Assembly takes place in Nairobi.

#UNEA6 will focus on how multilateralism can help tackle the triple crisis of #climatechange , nature & #biodiversity loss, and #pollution & #waste .

For more info on UNEP documentation: research.un.org/en/docs/enviro…
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Our health, livelihoods and planet are at stake due to the worsening climate crisis. Plastic production continues to wreak havoc as greenhouse gases are emitted at each stage of the plastic life cycle, further driving the #ClimateCrisis #UNEA6 businessdailyafrica.com/bd/data-hub/un…

Yesterday, we held the People’s Assembly on Global Plastics Treaty to discuss past #UNEA , #INC , and the upcoming sessions

Thank you to our panelists for their incredible insights, and to Bill for convening and providing a platform for such discussions.

#ClimateAction

At Ubunifu Hub, we unpacked the insights from the People's Assembly on Global Plastics Treaty, reflecting on past #UNEA and #INCs . #UNEA 6 beckons, spotlighting the triple planetary crisis. #ClimateActionNow #YouthEmpowerment #Environment #Community #SaveEarth #PeopleNotProfit

We are discussing the past UNEA & INCs at the People Assembly today, what are the;
: Successes?
: Gaps and reasons for delays of these processes?
: Recommendations for the upcoming #UNEA6 ?

Share your thoughts!
#INC #ClimateAction

📆 Mark your calendars!

Join our marine action coordinator Esther Maina🌊🐬🌍 in this important and timely conversation.

#BeatPlasticPollution #INCPlastics #INC4 #UNEA6 #ClimateJustice

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We are ready for the #PlasticsTreatyMarch
#BreakFreeFromPlastic Time for action is NOW! Demand #PlasticReduction and a binding #PlasticTreaty ! Join the movement and make a difference today.
#INC3

Joining hands to pave the way for a greener future! 🌍 Today, we march united against plastic use, advocating for sustainable alternatives. Let's #BeatPlasticPollution and embrace a world free from single-use plastics. 🌿♻️ #SustainableLiving #EcoWarriors #PlasticsTreatyMarch

Make our demand clear: the #PlasticsTreaty should be ambitious and include all necessary provisions, such as a significant reduction in global plastic production, to ensure that the growing plastic crisis is put to an end!

Sign up: bit.ly/BFFPmarch2023

#PlasticsTreaty March

The #PlasticsTreatyMarch ahead of INC3 aims to demonstrates the collective commitment of individuals and organizations that are demanding world leaders end of the age of plastic pollution through a robust global plastics treaty #BreakFreeFromPlastic @GYBN_Kenya Greenpeace Africa

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By joining the #PlasticsTreatyMarch , you will be demanding the following priorities for the #PlasticTreaty to ensure that it is meaningfully addresses all the aspects of plastics #BreakFreeFromPlastic

The #PlasticsTreatyMarch ahead of INC3 aims to demonstrate the collective commitment of individuals &organizations that are demanding world leaders end plastic pollution adopting the global plastics treaty. #INC3 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Youth4Biodiversity Esther Maina🌊🐬🌍

💥📢💥New CIEL’s publication :
Compliance & the #PlasticsTreaty

“You can have poetry in the text, but without strong compliance mechanism, there is a risk it becomes dead letter”

Read: ciel.org/wp-content/upl…

🔴🚨🚨Breaking News: First ever draft text of #PlasticsTreaty is out!!!

This is the pivotal document in the process: from discussion to negotiation

#ZeroDraft #INC3

wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/hand…

We are thrilled to welcome ipbes's new chair, David Obura! 👏

Expressing sincere appreciation to all our Bureau members, he underscored the significance of the groundwork laid in previous IPBES assessments and the profound responsibility that lies ahead in his new role. 💪

Special Announcement!!!!
We are thrilled to be one of the Winners of the Inclusive GEF Assembly Challenge Program, by Global Environment Facility (GEF)!

Working with other youth-led organizations from 6 countries in Africa, under African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance , we are looking forward to ehancing collaboration on..

⚡️ #BreakingNews : At #GEFassembly2023 , representatives from 1️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ countries ratified and launched the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. Canada and the UK also announced initial contributions to start the fund’s capitalization.

thegef.org/newsroom/press…

#GBFF

How we use land has a clear effect on corals & the species that depend on them.

Intensifying agriculture, coastal development, & loss of coastal & riparian vegetation can lead to increased sedimentation, nutrient pollution & chemical contamination.

To protect corals, we need…