Very glad to be in Seoul today for the 🇪🇺🇰🇷 Summit, as we celebrate 60 years of bilateral relations.
Today’s world calls for us to further strengthen our special bond.
We will be deepening our cooperation in strategic areas – clean energy, research, digital.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/vonderleyen/status/1660475924087988226
RT @LIFEprogramme: Today we're celebrating the #BiodiversityDay! 🌲🐿️🦋
To highlight this day, we invite you to check some of our success stories that have helped counter biodiversity loss & the degradation of ecosystems
Check it out ➡️ https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/eu-presents-life-biodiversity-projects-cop-15-website-2022-12-07_en
#LIFE4Nature #LIFEProgramme #COP15 https://t.co/mQFHGJYdUm
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660594834418155520
Historical #floods have hit #Italy🇮🇹 causing 14 casualties & widespread destruction in #EmiliaRomagna
➡️~1 million people have been affected
➡️The #EUCivilProtectionMechanism has been activated
⬇️#dataviz of the flooded areas near #Lugo from @CopernicusEMS data https://t.co/zqBJ3inZWM
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660591248212738050
RT @VSinkevicius: What will our 🌍 & Europe be without biodiversity?
Empty & sad.
We need to support our ecosystems so they can thrive & deliver for our economy, health & lives.
We are working hard for our Nature Restoration Law that can & will ensure that.
#BiodiversityDay https://t.co/5OfMjMSHzP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660577665101754368
Global biodiversity loss is drastic.
In Europe alone, 1⃣5⃣0⃣0⃣ species are at risk of extinction.
Climate change is fueling nature and biodiversity loss, which in turn accelerates climate change🔄
Read our #EUClimatePact article on helping nature thrive⬇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660577178516434944
Following a new request for assistance from Italy, we have mobilised offers of pumping equipment from 🇦🇹, 🇧🇬, 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇵🇱, 🇷🇴, 🇸🇮 and 🇸🇰 the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help the Italian authorities deal with heavy floods.
More ↓
(Photo @DPCgov)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660294021606940674
The next step on our journey to net-zero emissions will be the proposal of intermediate targets for 2040.
We need to create a predictable environment to guide citizens’, investment, and political decisions.
And you can help to shape it ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660301169082630144
RT @UNEP: From towering forests to the depths of the sea,
Countless species reside, each vital to keep.
But human actions have taken a toll,
Once-thriving habitats, degrading and frail.
#BuildBackBiodiversity, our duty, our mission,
Revive nature, a critical ambition.
The time is now,… https://t.co/uEk8TQhJgM https://t.co/993GXsIaxc
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660540314770108416
RT @IPBES: On May 22, we celebrate #BiodiversityDay!🌼🐠🌿
It is not too late to act on the main direct drivers of #biodiversity loss.
Today & every day, let's protect nature & nature's contributions to people. 🍏🌳 https://t.co/Tel9mJ5gj3
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660540299406454784
RT @CopernicusEMS: 🔴#EMSR667 #Spain🇪🇸
Over the weekend, our #RapidMappingTeam delivered its Delineation Product for the #IFPinofranqueado #wildfire in the #Extremadura region
🔥A burnt area of ~9⃣,6⃣0⃣0⃣ ha has been detected using #Sentinel2🛰️ imagery from 19 May
More👇
https://rapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR667 https://t.co/Tsf44CvaFp
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660540273007394816
RT @EU_Commission: “A growth model centered on fossil fuels is simply obsolete.
We need to decarbonise our economies as quickly as possible.
And this is exactly why we put forward our European Green Deal.”
— President @vonderleyen at the #BeyondGrowth conference
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660540151439798279
#DYK that #Natura2000 is the largest network of protected areas in the world?
It covers over 1⃣8⃣% of 🇪🇺 land area and more than 8⃣% of its marine territory – making it a haven for threatened species and habitats.
Is there a Natura 2000 site near you?👇
http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660187419470352386
RT @UNFCCC: This year's #BonnClimateConference (SB58) is set to kick off at the beginning of June.
The meeting is designed to pave the way for a successful outcome at #COP28 in areas like the global stocktake and loss and damage.
We spoke with the SB58 Co-Chairs about their expectations.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660250281777438721
RT @EU_ENV: Today is #Natura2000Day 🏞️
With @observation, we have set up a BioBlitz in 18 #Natura2000 areas all over 🇪🇺 - A fun way to enjoy nature, and discover the wildlife around you!
Find a BioBlitz closeby, download the 📲 app and start searching: https://observation.org/bioblitz/categories/natura-2000-day-2023/? https://t.co/62xkxUlFSP
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660219083814518784
🎉Bring out the glasses! Today, we’re toasting to the #LIFEprogramme and the #Natura2000 31st anniversary!
Wondering why we can’t celebrate one without the other?
Read the full story and rediscover our shared journey 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1660183849312083968
Sport is a key part of our 🇪🇺 life and culture, but extreme weather is impacting it.
How do sport and climate change interact, and what could that mean for the future?
Read more in our #EUClimatePact article by @EUClimateAction ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1659938026544328708
#DYK that #Natura2000 is the largest network of protected areas in the world?
It covers over 1⃣8⃣% of 🇪🇺 land area and more than 8⃣% of its marine territory – making it a haven for threatened species and habitats.
Is there a Natura 2000 site near you?👇
http://natura2000.eea.europa.eu/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1660187419470352386
Bees are vital for our health and that of the 🌍
But they’re threatened by climate change and pollution.
Let's create some buzz for these tiny pollinators that keep our planet blooming with life🐝🌻
Read about 🇪🇺 action to #savethebees 👇
https://europa.eu/!trw8HX
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1659811945111867392
Marine litter & #pollution have disastrous effects on our ocean. But we can all act to make a difference!
Join the #EUBeachCleanup campaign to help us raise awareness and clean our #ocean.
Find out how to participate here: http://ec.europa.eu/eu-beach-cleanup
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1658770950727368705
Happy #WorldBeeDay! 🐝
#DYK that Honeybees have a dance move called the ‘waggle dance’?
It’s a smart way to inform other bees of a new food source
With the #EUPollinators Initiative, we want to protect bees & all pollinators, and reverse their decline: https://europa.eu/!6PymrM
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1659816229081698307
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