RT EU EnvironmentAgency
📢#ZeroWastePIX - #EEAphotocompetition📷 2023 is now on.
Can you capture both #sustainable ♻️and #unsustainable #production & #consumption patterns, habits and behaviours?
Help us spread the word. ♻️
#photography #zerowaste @EU_ENV @VSinkevicius
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/get-your-cameras-ready https://t.co/PspkoLvdYN
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUEnvironment/status/1675828815254175745
The “Fishermen and Seabirds, Allies for the Sea” project, a #Natura2000Awards 2022 winner, celebrates in 🇵🇹 with @EU_ENV Biodiversity Director @HumbertoDRosa1
The project helps reduce accidental bycatch, safeguard seabirds & promote sustainable fishing 👉 https://europa.eu/!RxBMTb https://t.co/1zTP4MCc68
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1674674206309781505
RT ipbes
Happy #TropicsDay! 🌍
#DYK that the tropics...🤔
➡️Host nearly 99% of mangrove species
➡️Have 54% of the world’s renewable water resources
➡️Are host to approximately 80% of the world’s #biodiversity
More about this day with @UN👇🏾
https://www.un.org/en/observances/tropics-day https://t.co/VqBHx4qtYu
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IPBES/status/1674282545763037184
RT EU Environment
Deforestation and forest degradation are important drivers of #ClimateChange and biodiversity loss
The @EU_Commission, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, and 🇲🇾 Malaysia agree to a Joint Task Force to implement the 🇪🇺 Deforestation Regulation
Learn more 👉 https://europa.eu/!vqC7VY
#EUForests https://t.co/zSgTeIBs2c
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1674424402077941760
RT EU Environment
Time to transform business for a #NaturePositive society
The European #BusinessNatureSummit 2023 takes place on 11-12 October in 🇮🇹 Milan
Take a glimpse of the programme and speakers, and stay tuned for registrations to open soon 👉 https://green-business.ec.europa.eu/business-and-biodiversity/european-business-and-nature-summit_en https://t.co/ZhNKZpM8Uy
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1674444232877064192
Indonesia is an important partner #ForOurPlanet
On 24-27 June, @EU_ENV Director General @florikafink visited the country to strengthen 🇪🇺& 🇮🇩 cooperation in the fight against deforestation, as well as on #CircularEconomy, biodiversity, water & plastics: https://europa.eu/!RDVKPH https://t.co/tpseyq2PvW
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1674096595883773958
RT Horizon Magazine
Ivory from an ancient shipwreck can help show how #elephants lived before humans started hunting them and destroying their habitats.
Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/44lnIez
#ResearchImpactEU https://t.co/GzywUjjIyz
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HorizonMagEU/status/1674045595445592065
RT LIFE Programme
Imagine sailing across the Mediterranean sea for months...⛵️
That’s exactly what the #LIFEproject LIFE @AmarNatura2000 has been doing to promote the conservation of 🇪🇺 #Natura2000 marine sites🌊
🚢 Discover the results of the team’s sea adventures!
👉 http://lifeamarnatura2000.eu https://t.co/4eE0lBKnwc
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1673950606757703683
RT LIFE Programme
And the winner of @MASE_IT Project of the Month is…🥁 LIFE NatSalMo!
Because of this #LIFEproject, the Mediterranean trout continues to survive & thrive in the 🇪🇺.💚
Discover more about this project from 🇮🇹.👇
http://bit.ly/LIFENatSalMo
#LIFEProgramme
#ForNature https://t.co/TDeS9x4MNB
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1673660681831194630
RT EESC Sustainable Development
📢 Exciting news! 📢
The call for participants for the fourth Round Table, with 🇪🇺 EVP @TimmermansEU, has been extended until Friday 30 June.
Apply now and be part of the wellbeing economy movement! 🌍💚
👉 http://europa.eu/!9QX33P
#BeyondGrowth #EUYouthRoundTables https://t.co/X9gUCOnFd2
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EESC_NAT/status/1673624277684305922
RT Virginijus Sinkevičius
At the #GFS today, fashion speaks volumes.
It's time to address 🌍global impact of textiles, face consequences & ask ourselves how we can turn things around and make a difference.
Doing nothing is not an option anymore & the industry's presence here gives hope for change. https://t.co/ncr7S66Lwq
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1673624602948378624
RT UNECE
After 25 years of the #AarhusConvention🇺🇳, States’ compliance with environmental rights obligations matters more than ever
Discover this global treaty, unparalleled in its success in putting #environmental #democracy into action
👉https://unece.org/media/press/380162
#HumanRights #ForNature https://t.co/iBiwi6vz0u
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/UNECE/status/1673625396217102336
RT Florika Fink-Hooijer🇪🇺
Protecting #30x30!
The 🌍 #Biodiversity Framework is key for halting & reversing
#BiodiversityLoss and tackling #ClimateChange
Grateful for today’s roundtable discussion on how the 🇪🇺 and 🇮🇩, an important strategic partner, can work together in reaching its objectives https://t.co/dpDvlifdZo
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/florikafink/status/1673341147068899333
RT EU Environment
Water is a precious resource that is becoming more and more scarce
As of today, 🆕 requirements for a safe, transparent and accessible reuse of treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation become the norm across most of the 🇪🇺
More info 👉https://europa.eu/!PHgyDr
#CleanWaterEU https://t.co/H7Hobc6sIi
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ENV/status/1673280669852524546
RT LIFE Programme
👋 Say hi to one of our #LIFEAmplifiers!
The #LIFEproject LIFE BLUE LAKES is making sure that lakes in 🇮🇹 have ❛no microplastics, just waves❜🌊
Discover how the team contributes to local policies & monitoring practices for the protection of lakes💙
👉 http://lifebluelakes.eu https://t.co/Piuk7yxMHG
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/LIFEprogramme/status/1673298988064227335
RT Science for Environment Policy
#GlobalWarming and the expanding built environment 🏙️is expected to intensify the urban heat island (UHI) effect.
This study suggests nearly 2% of summer deaths could be prevented by increasing tree coverage 🌳 to 30%.
⬇
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/increasing-tree-coverage-30-european-cities-could-reduce-deaths-linked-urban-heat-island-effect-2023-06-21_en https://t.co/ufmFCILPoz
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1673310906346872835
RT Copernicus EMS
According to our European Drought Observatory #EDO CDI, in the 1st 10-day period of June:
▶️The Iberian Peninsula continued to be the area most affected by #drought🚱
🟠3⃣7⃣.3⃣% of the EU-27 territory in Warning conditions (+10.4%❗️)
🔴1⃣0⃣.2⃣% in Alert conditions (+0.2%) https://t.co/8zxIpVBFto
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEMS/status/1673237753918545922
RT UN Land and Drought
🌴 Rainforests provide us with
💊 25% of our medicines
🥥 80% of the natural foods we eat
And many other ecosystem services!
This #WorldRainforestDay, let’s recommit ourselves to protecting these incredible ecosystems. #UNited4Land https://t.co/H0zvhnPFxw
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/UNCCD/status/1671758665173585920
RT 🇪🇺 DG DEFIS #StrongerTogether
Today is #WorldRainforestDay 🌳
In the context of the #GlobalGateway, the #EUSpace Programme is supporting regional authorities in tackling illegal and irresponsible deforestation activities in the #Amazon forest🍃
Read more at👇
http://eu-global-space.eu/news-media/how-colombia-can-lead-fight-against-deforestation-thanks-eu-space-data https://t.co/jllURoBshB
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/defis_eu/status/1671775179255447553
RT UN Biodiversity
Want to do your part for the planet? Start with your soil! 🌍
Check out these 6 actions to keep your soil healthy and ensure they give nutritious food❗ #Soils4Nutrition #SoilHealth
Learn more 👉🏿https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/areas-of-work/soil-fertility/en/
Via @FAOLandWater https://t.co/DMvNuib93b
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/UNBiodiversity/status/1671835430327668739
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