This is tale of gods and monsters and queens and kings. It's a story of forests and wildlife; of folklore, faith and science. It is also one of awe. For these trees will BLOW your mind. They shaped us and our world. Their powers can help us. We neglect them at our peril.

🚨 The #DRCongo is facing its worst cholera outbreak in years With #AnticipatoryAction funding from CERF - The UN's emergency fund, UNICEF and its partners are working to stop the spread of the disease, sanitise high-risk areas and protect communities. #InvestInHumanity

Born in a Delhi slum, Aryan Mishra once delivered newspapers at dawn—today, he’s helping kids discover stars. At 14, with no internet or laptop, he discovered an asteroid. Now, his mission Astroscape has built 320+ astronomy labs in rural schools, bringing telescopes, moon

1/6. 👏Excellent short article from Jaspreet Kindra - believe! for UN Humanitarian 🇺🇳 on how the International Court of Justice’s (CIJ_ICJ) ⚖️ advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of states in respect to #ClimateChange 🔥(#ICJAO) is a “A redefining moment for #LossAndDamage funding”. 💰

No fancy coaching. No rich background. No shortcuts. Just a second-hand bike, five hours of delivery work every day, and a dream he refused to give up on. Suraj Yadav grew up in a small village in Jharkhand, where even two meals a day were never guaranteed. His father was a

Since launching Planet Ficus three months ago, I’ve published 13 editions exploring fig trees from all angles — evolution, ecology, myth, religion, culture and art. This special edition brings them all together for readers old and new. See reply for link...

I’m a climate scientist, four-time author of the US National Climate Assessment, and that is not true. Here’s a short and easy explainer of how climate change is indeed loading the extreme weather dice against us: youtube.com/watch?v=LT4aZz…

⚠️REMINDER: There are only a few days left to register for the fifth Advisory Board meeting of the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage (#SNAB5). 🗓️2-4 September 2025 📍Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 ✏️Register (in-person🗣️ and virtual💻) by Wednesday, 13 August: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

.UN Humanitarian Director of Operations and Advocacy, Edem Wosornu, is assessing the humanitarian situation in Sudan. "People trapped, displaced or returning to ruin. The suffering is immense. We need unimpeded access and urgent support to reach those on the frontlines of hardship."❗️

Empower your country or organization with the #EarlyWarningsForAll Toolkit. Download the Toolkit Now and build resilient systems today: bit.ly/42Ol95I

(1/2) Last night, we received the news we’ve been longing for. Two Plan International trucks successfully entered #Gaza. Eight more trucks carrying food baskets, enough to feed 9,000 families for three days, are now at the border awaiting clearance.

Visit 2day potential humanitarian transit centre Synelnykove w/ Deputy Head Dnipropetrovska Oblast Admin Vladislav Haivonenko. Govt decided to open it & I affirmed our commitment to support with available resources & explore more options 4 safe dignified aid to all needy evacuees

.UN Humanitarian Director of Operations & Advocacy, Edem Wosornu, alarmed by reports from El Fasher: “Heartbreaking news that over 60 people — mostly women & children — died of malnutrition in one week in El Fasher. We urgently need a humanitarian pause so food can reach those trapped.”

He was born without fingers on his left hand. Bullied. Called names. Told what he couldn’t do. Now? He’s building 3D-printed wheelchairs and custom prosthetics for kids… while earning his master’s degree LSU. And the person who’s most proud? The mom who wrote me a letter…

“A significant proportion of manifested trucks are turned away with vital supplies. The world needs to know... This has to stop.” Mary Robinson and Helen Clark witness the devastating reality at the closed Rafah border with Gaza.

From the wings of tiny creatures hang the fates of hundreds of bird and mammal species, and perhaps even entire rainforests. My latest dispatch from Planet Ficus.

🚨 The situation in #Haiti is "strikingly horrific," warns Ulrika Richardson. Violence by armed groups has displaced over 1.3 million people, with women and children bearing the brunt and malnutrition on the rise. The international community must not turn a blind eye to this crisis.

#Syria facing its worst extreme weather in 60 years. Nearly 10 million people are already struggling to meet their basic water needs...#ClimateCrisis Please read story from OCHA Syria unocha.org/news/syria-bat…

❗️A World Food Programme convoy carrying life-saving food assistance came under a drone attack in Mellit, North Darfur. Unimpeded access to reach the most vulnerable families in Darfur and across Sudan is critical. Humanitarian staff and assets are #NotATarget. 🔗 Statement from Luca Renda

From fragile wasps to flying foxes, heat is unraveling the ties that hold ecosystems together (link in reply)