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Land sustains life on Earth, but with 2 billion hectares of land degraded, restoring ecosystems and building drought resilience is urgent. For #DesertificationandDroughtDay, swipe to see ways to restore land.

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Africa is not a desert; we’re being driven into one. Today on #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we raise our voice: 🛑 Stop the land loss 🌿 Regrow the green 🌍 Reclaim our future Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=L7m0OI… Science must not be silent. We act. We fight. We restore. #ClimateCrisis

Africa is not a desert; we’re being driven into one.
Today on #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we raise our voice:
🛑 Stop the land loss
🌿 Regrow the green
🌍 Reclaim our future
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=L7m0OI…
Science must not be silent.
We act. We fight. We restore.
#ClimateCrisis
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🌍 LIVE NOW! Join #TouchScienceAfrica for a powerful conversation on reversing land degradation & tackling drought. 🎥 Don’t miss this! youtube.com/watch?v=L7m0OI… UN Environment Programme Green-Up Gambia Dajieodok Kemo Fatty Moses Sahr Fayiah Dada Oluwabamise King arts3 🐐 #DesertificationDay #RestoreLand #ActOnDrought

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🚨 New study challenges the idea that North Africa became arid ~3M years ago. 👉 Turns out the climate story is a more complex key to understanding early human migration! 📍Via Brown University #ClimateHistory #ScienceThatTouchesUs #AfricaScience #Paleoclimate

🚨 New study challenges the idea that North Africa became arid ~3M years ago.

👉 Turns out the climate story is a more complex key to understanding early human migration!

📍Via <a href="/BrownUniversity/">Brown University</a>
#ClimateHistory #ScienceThatTouchesUs #AfricaScience #Paleoclimate
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The UNEP Pollution Fund protects human and environmental health through sound chemical and waste management and the reduction of pollutants released into the air, water, soil and oceans. See its important impacts here: unep.org/about-un-envir…

The UNEP Pollution Fund protects human and environmental health through sound chemical and waste management and the reduction of pollutants released into the air, water, soil and oceans.

See its important impacts here: unep.org/about-un-envir…
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Happy #InternationalYogaDay! Yoga isn't just ancient wisdom. It's science-backed. ✅ Lowers cortisol ✅ Boosts brain function ✅ Fights inflammation ✅ Enhances heart health Move. Breathe. Heal. #TouchScienceAfrica #ScienceOfYoga #ScienceThatTouchesUs

Happy #InternationalYogaDay!
Yoga isn't just ancient wisdom. It's science-backed.
✅ Lowers cortisol
✅ Boosts brain function
✅ Fights inflammation
✅ Enhances heart health
Move. Breathe. Heal.
#TouchScienceAfrica #ScienceOfYoga #ScienceThatTouchesUs
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Reforestation efforts must be guided by ecology, indigenous knowledge, and long-term care, not just good intentions. UNEP’s #GenerationRestoration message is a timely reminder: the wrong tree in the wrong place can do more harm than good. #ScienceThatTouchesUs

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BREAKING: Africa launches its first continental Good Research Management Practice Standard! 🚀 ✔️ ARS 1024:2025 ✔️ Stronger ethics & transparency ✔️ Sustainable science for health, climate, tech ✔️ Africa-led global partnerships A big win for #ScienceForAfrica! 🔬🌍#AfricaRising

BREAKING: Africa launches its first continental Good Research Management Practice Standard! 🚀

✔️ ARS 1024:2025
✔️ Stronger ethics &amp; transparency
✔️ Sustainable science for health, climate, tech
✔️ Africa-led global partnerships
A big win for #ScienceForAfrica! 🔬🌍#AfricaRising
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DNA science = stronger crops = food for #Africa. 🌱 DNA markers = find good traits 📍 QTL mapping = locate traits in the genome 🔬 Genome studies = improve whole plants Better harvests. Resilient farms. Food security for all. #TouchScienceAfrica #Science #Biotech #FoodSecurity

DNA science = stronger crops = food for #Africa.
🌱 DNA markers = find good traits
📍 QTL mapping = locate traits in the genome
🔬 Genome studies = improve whole plants
Better harvests. Resilient farms. Food security for all.
#TouchScienceAfrica #Science #Biotech #FoodSecurity
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Sierra Leone’s mpox outbreak shows why early testing + cross-border surveillance = vital. Powerful piece by Abdullahi Tsanni on how shortages + delays are fueling the spread. We can’t wait to act. 👉nature.com/articles/d4414… #Mpox #ScienceThatTouchesUs #PublicHealth #OneHealth

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By 2050, Africa’s population will double, but can our farms feed our dreams? This #WorldPopulationDay, our new documentary "Feeding the Future" asks the tough questions and shows where hope, youth, and science meet. July 11, 2025. Stay tuned. Nteranya Sanginga AALI African Agricultural Leadership Institute CGIAR

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Feeding Africa’s future is everyone’s job. Support farmers, cut waste, demand smart food policies, and share knowledge.🌍✅ Together, we feed tomorrow. #WorldPopulationDay #July11 #ScienceThatTouchesUs #Sustainability #TouchScienceAfrica #FoodSecurity

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Africa’s population boom is a promise and a challenge. 🌱 If we act now, we can feed every future child with dignity. 💚 Join us all week as we explore how. #WorldPopulationDay #July11 #AfricaFuture #TouchScienceAfrica #AfricaRising

Africa’s population boom is a promise and a challenge. 🌱
If we act now, we can feed every future child with dignity.
💚 Join us all week as we explore how.

#WorldPopulationDay #July11  #AfricaFuture #TouchScienceAfrica #AfricaRising
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🧪 From Lab to Land: Research Must Reach Farmers Science must travel from lab benches to green fields. Research is powerful, but action is transformative. This World Population Day, we celebrate innovations that don’t stay locked up. #Agriculture #LabToLand #TouchScienceAfrica

🧪 From Lab to Land: Research Must Reach Farmers

Science must travel from lab benches to green fields.
Research is powerful, but action is transformative.
This World Population Day, we celebrate innovations that don’t stay locked up.

#Agriculture #LabToLand #TouchScienceAfrica
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Food First: Farming Protects Nations - A nation without enough food is a nation at risk. - Food security means fewer conflicts and stronger economies. - Farming is our frontline for peace and prosperity. Together, let’s make agriculture Africa’s greatest security strategy.

Food First: Farming Protects Nations

- A nation without enough food is a nation at risk.
- Food security means fewer conflicts and stronger economies.
- Farming is our frontline for peace and prosperity.

Together, let’s make agriculture Africa’s greatest security strategy.
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🌍 It’s #SoilConservationDay! Healthy soil = healthy food, water security, & climate resilience. We champion regenerative practices that protect this life-giving resource. Let’s nurture the soil that nourishes us! 🌱💚 #TouchScienceAfrica #SoilHealth #RegenerativeAgriculture

🌍 It’s #SoilConservationDay!

Healthy soil = healthy food, water security, &amp; climate resilience.
We champion regenerative practices that protect this life-giving resource.

Let’s nurture the soil that nourishes us! 🌱💚
#TouchScienceAfrica #SoilHealth #RegenerativeAgriculture