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RT by @EU_ENV: It’s Health Day at #COP29! 🫁

Environmental factors like air pollution & extreme temperatures cause ~80,000 annual chronic respiratory disease deaths in 🇪🇺.

Many of these are preventable by reduced pollution & climate adaptation.

Read more👇 https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/beating-chronic-respiratory-disease

#EUatCOP29

[2024-11-18 16:13 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: The curlew is back 🪿

The #LIFEProject @CurlewLIFE has supported this amazing species in #NorthernIreland, with 52 breeding pairs & 20 fledglings spotted✨

Check out more in the @BBC report:  https://tco.li/u2wrz

#LIFEProgramme

[2024-11-05 12:42 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Seagrass: small blades, big impact on CO2 capture.

On the Atlantic coast, partners from Portugal & Spain joined for RestoreSeagrass—restoring critically endangered habitats that play a vital role in capturing CO2 and supporting healthy marine ecosystems.

https://ccmar.ualg.pt/

[2024-11-05 10:39 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: For the first time, the majority of the world’s trees have been listed on the @IUCNRedList, revealing that 38% of species are at risk of extinction. 
 
Habitat protection and #restoration are among the actions that can help save them.  

https://shorturl.at/JXsvd

[2024-11-05 08:30 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Nature-based Solutions offer many benefits.

Restoring ecosystems like mangroves and agroforestry can:

🪬Protect communities
🍲Enhance #foodsecurity
💵Boost economies

Every $1 in restoration yields up to $30 in benefits 🤯.

via @UNESCOWWAP

[2024-11-04 18:00 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Meet Vaya, the globe-trotting Great White Pelican🪿

Her migration from #SouthSudan to #Bulgaria has offered valuable insights into #pelican patterns✈️#LIFEProject Pelican Way of LIFE supports bird conservation in #Bulgaria & beyond🌍

👉https://tco.li/y43ne

#LIFEProgramme

[2024-11-04 12:56 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: At #COP16, the EU announced €160M package in partner countries to:

🌿 Protect biodiversity
🦏 Combat wildlife trafficking
💪 Strengthen local communities

More 👉 https://europa.eu/!MCfHMM

#GlobalGateway

[2024-11-04 10:30 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 🌍 Did you know that almost all EU countries have increased their performance in environmental innovation since 2014?

Discover who’s leading the way in the #EcoInnovation Index 2024!

Access the full report ⤵️

[2024-10-30 12:00 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 🌍 #COP16Colombia made a key stride toward making #PeaceWithNature with agreements on Indigenous roles in biodiversity protection and a new global benefit-sharing mechanism for digital genetic information.

📄 Read the full press release here:
https://cbd.int/article/agreement-reached-cop-16

[2024-11-02 17:47 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: #COP16Colombia has delivered.

On nature, climate, health and on marine areas. An agreement to give a stronger voice to Indigenous Peoples, to Afro-descendants. And an agreement on a new Digital Sequence Information Fund.

But critical tasks lie ahead. Implementation cannot wait.

[2024-11-02 16:26 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 📣 BREAKING: 🇪🇺 delivers on its global financing commitments to protect nature at #COP16Colombia

The package of almost €160 million includes new initiatives aimed at supporting partner countries and safeguarding biodiversity globally 👉 https://europa.eu/!KjKTXP

#PeaceWithNature

[2024-10-31 17:05 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 📢#Breaking: Armenia will host the next United Nations Biodiversity Conference #COP17 🤝🌱

Armenia is set to welcome the upcoming @UNBiodiversity conference, reinforcing its commitment to global #biodiversity conservation.

[2024-11-01 02:20 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: 🏙️ This #WorldCitiesDay, we’re celebrating waterfront cities in Europe as they set sail for climate resilience. EU-funded researchers are working with local urban partners to create greener, more resilient communities.

How do you imagine your city in 2030?

#HorizonMagazine

[2024-10-31 15:30 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: We stand with those affected by the floods in #Spain

Our thoughts are with families who lost people and homes, following a month worth of rain falling in 1 day

Europe is the fastest-warming continent. We need to better prevent & prepare for extreme weather events

#WaterWiseEU

[2024-10-31 13:16 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Recycling waste in construction🚧

#DYK that construction & #demolition waste makes up 40% of all waste in the #EU?

#LIFEProjects WASTE2BUILD, CIRRCON & @EcotilesLifeEu are transforming waste into resources for a greener future♻️🌿

👉https://europa.eu/!FkY6bY

#LIFEProgramme

[2024-10-31 12:59 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: ⚡Report from #COP16Colombia

+115 countries submitted targets & 35 Parties submitted revised National Biodiversity Strategies

Negotiations are ongoing about indigenous people's role, closing financing gaps, monitoring framework & more

We'll do our part to make #PeaceWithNature

[2024-10-29 10:41 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: #DYK that #CopernicusMarine is organising a 2⃣ day workshop on the #Arctic 🐻‍❄️ Ocean❓

Its aim 🎯: To showcase how our products can be used for monitoring the ecosystem and addressing 🌊 challenges related to the region

Register for the #MarineData4Arctic workshop at 👇
https://events.marine.copernicus.eu/marine-data-4-arctic-ocean

[2024-10-29 12:07 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Debt-for-nature swaps: Financial instruments that reduce a country's external debt in exchange for commitments to protect nature and biodiversity, tackle nature loss and the climate crisis.

Learn more in @UNDP’s new  #ClimateDictionary, Nature Edition: http://go.undp.org/oxv

[2024-10-29 10:40 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: COP16 Biodiversity Summit: Urgent Calls for Action as Global Leaders Gather in Cali https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/29/cop16-biodiversity-summit-urgent-calls-for-action-as-global-leaders-gather-in-cali?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1730182712

[2024-10-29 07:03 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: The High-Level Segment of #COP16Colombia starts today! 🌿

The 4⃣ main topics for the discussions will be:
🔹 #KMGBF implementation
🔹 Financing
🔹 Biodiversity and #ClimateChange
🔹 #PeaceWithNature

Learn more: https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2024/cop-16-hls

[2024-10-29 06:00 UTC]