RT by @EU_ENV: It's almost time to go #BackToSchool, with nature!
🌱 What's biodiversity?
🦊 What exactly is a species?
🏞 What's a habitat?
The EU Nature Protection Toolkit, available in all 🇪🇺 languages, helps students find all the answers about #EUEnvironment 👉 https://europa.eu/!47QjjB
[2024-08-27 08:25 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Bringing the #Corncrake back to LIFE🐦
In Ireland 🇮🇪, the #LIFEProject @CorncrakeLife is working to restore the summer breeding habitats of this iconic bird along the northern and western coasts🌿🌊
[2024-08-27 10:16 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: By revitalizing #soil health, the EU strives to build a resilient ecosystem for current and future generations
@InBestSoil1 project, funded by the EU #MissionSoil, values soil ecosystem services & promotes investments in soil health🌱💰
More➡️https://europa.eu/!fx3fcK
#EUMissions
[2024-08-27 10:21 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 🏛️ Discover how local heritage can boost disaster resilience!
The EU-funded project #RESILIAGE connects communities with expert guidance and innovative resources to preserve culture, while preparing for challenges🤝
Learn more👉https://bit.ly/4cyrlBP
@EUgreenresearch
@EU_ENV
[2024-08-27 09:24 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: ⚠️ Wildlife populations have decreased by 69% 🐨, according to @WWF
If you are committed to restoring biodiversity, #GreenAssist - the expert advice to support sustainable projects that protect natural habitats - is just what you need!
Apply now 👉 https://europa.eu/!Hbkjwb
[2024-08-26 08:35 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Restoring soil health has multiple benefits, including strengthening climate change adaptation, resilience, and more.
Find out more about the benefits of restoration and @UNEP's work #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://www.unep.org/topics/food-systems/nature-positive-resilient-agriculture/nature-based-solutions-restoring
[2024-08-25 21:00 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 🌍 Supported by the EU, our project #NBSINFRA benefits:
• Climate resilience 🌡️
• Urban biodiversity 🦋
• Cost-effective solutions 💰
Nature-based infrastructure is transforming our cities!
Learn more👉 https://bit.ly/3WQ10cw
@EUgreenresearch @EU_ENV
[2024-08-26 09:25 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Our waterways🌊are essential to #OurWorld🌍
The #LIFEProject LIFE Living Rivers is here to safeguard them🤝
By uniting public bodies, companies & organizations, it promotes sustainable forestry🌳and fisheries management🐟in #Slovakia.
[2024-08-26 07:11 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: #WorldWaterWeek kicks off today, highlighting the critical role of global water cooperation in building a peaceful and sustainable future.
More on UNEP’s works to protect & restore freshwater ecosystems: https://www.unep.org/topics/fresh-water
[2024-08-25 06:10 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Six more weeks to submit proposals on restoring #SoilHealth!
€134.50 million is available under #MissionSoil - including two topics on setting up #LivingLabs.
See our tips on crafting compelling proposals to receive EU funding.
[2024-08-26 07:00 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: How much land do we use for the products we consume?
We developed a new land use footprint model, estimating how much cropland, grassland, and forest land the EU uses in one year.
Read the news: https://europa.eu/!7Tv6G3
[2024-08-23 12:22 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Coral reefs are some of the most vibrant and diverse ecosystems on 🌏, but they're facing unprecedented threats.
🌊😱🐠
Here are 5⃣ key reasons why our coral reefs should be protected at all costs!
[2024-08-23 06:00 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: On 25-29 August #WorldWaterWeek takes place in 🇸🇪 Stockholm
The EU is committed to the #WaterAction Agenda to reach:
💧water security
💧global resilience
💧human right to safe drinking water & sanitation
💧protected & restored aquatic ecosystems
💧water supply & demand balance
[2024-08-23 07:59 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: #DYK there are flamingos in #Bulgaria? 🦩
For the first time ever, Greater #flamingo chicks have hatched at Lake Atanasovsko🐣
This is a big win for nature, made possible by the hard work of the #LIFEProject #LagoonofLIFE team🥳
[2024-08-23 07:30 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Only 1⃣ week left to apply for a Blue Book #EUTraineeship with us starting in March 2025!
If you are a university graduate interested in working on environmental matters at 🇪🇺 level, this opportunity is for you!
Apply by 30 August 👉 https://europa.eu/!J6FbVN
[2024-08-22 13:51 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 🌍 80% of ocean litter comes from land.
🗑️ 85% is plastic.
🚨 Only 9% is recycled.
🇳🇱-based Infinity Recycling, with #BlueInvest & #EIF, aims to fully recycle plastic into high-quality materials through its Circular Plastics Fund.
🌊 More: http://europa.eu/!VFfXfF
[2024-08-22 09:59 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Forests are home to most of Earth's terrestrial biodiversity, providing habitats for:
🐸 80 percent of amphibian species
🦜 75 percent of bird species
🦍 68 percent of mammal species
via @FAO
[2024-08-21 03:00 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Registrations to attend the #DroughtResilience10 Conference in 🇨🇭 Geneva online are open!
We are facing a water crisis, with more frequent droughts & floods. That's why we need to become a #WaterWiseEU, and scale up #DroughtAction
Register by 25 Sept 👉 https://www.droughtmanagement.info/hmndp10/registration/participants/
[2024-08-21 08:34 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 🌱 It is essential to protect our soils!
Every year, we lose large areas of fertile soil to overexploitation, erosion, deforestation and pollution.
Learn More: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-raises-global-alarm-rapid-degradation-soils?hub=701%60
#ForNature
via @UNESCO
[2024-08-20 18:00 UTC]
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