Wetlands may often be overlooked, but they are essential to life.
Wetlands store water during droughts, absorb floods, filter pollution and support livelihoods.
This #WorldWetlandsDay, let us honour the traditional knowledge and cultural heritage that have protected wetlands for generations.
Today marks a historic moment as the BBNJ Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty, enters into force.
UNEP Executive Director IngerAndersen.bsky.social urges countries to turn ambition into lasting protection for the high seas.
PROBLUE's Annual Report highlights how PROBLUE supports countries to transition to a blue economy by supporting assessments, costing, strategic planning, governance structures, and marine spatial planning - with support from @Sida. Read more here: thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/c2b10...
We join the world in mourning the passing of Jane Goodall — visionary ethologist, devoted IUCN member, and tireless advocate for nature. We honour and celebrate her extraordinary life and legacy.
#RememberingJane
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MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.
Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org
Bad news for the Ocean and our Climate 😥
WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies enters into force #fisheriessubsidies dlvr.it/TN4th8
@sidasweden.bsky.social has supported @iisd.org in their important work to get this landmark WTO instrument for ocean sustainability in place. #results #SDG14 #StopFundingOverfishing #Trade&Environment
📣 Just out!
@FAO.org has released the most detailed report ever on the state of marine fish stocks!
The data shows that some of the world’s fisheries are recovering thanks to effective, science-based management.
👉 bit.ly/4l0LV28
#UNOC3 #BlueTransformation
Check this out today at 2:30 pm CET as a follow-up of our interesting side-event at #UNOC3 with World Bank #PROBLUE webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14... @sidasweden.bsky.social
Interesting discussions today with #DIHR #FAO #Swedbio regarding #SmallScaleFisheries and a #HumanRightsBasedApproach at the UN Ocean Conference! #UNOC3 ##SDG14
Happy #WorldOceanDay! @swedensida.bsky.social supports #PROBLUE. Protecting the #Ocean is a gamechanger for people, marine life, economy and planet. #SDG14 www.worldbank.org/en/news/imme...
The planet is speaking through nature.
It teaches us balance, zero waste, and resilience.
Plastic pollution won’t solve itself, but together, we can.
Today, on #WorldEnvironmentDay, we rise to act and #BeatPlasticPollution.
Biodiversity is the web of life that connects us all & the foundation of our well-being.
Yet our biodiversity is in crisis.
The Global Biodiversity Framework is the world’s blueprint to halt & reverse the nature crisis.
22 May is #BiodiversityDay: www.unep.org/resources/ku...
The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, managed by the World Bank, is seeking feedback to help shape its future strategy - take part of the consultation: www.gfdrr.org/en/external-...
Press Release
USD 10M Boost for Climate Resilience in Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts.
The Adaptation Fund just greenlit $10M to protect Bangladesh’s Chattogram Hill Tracts—one of its most climate-vulnerable regions.
Read the press release: www.icimod.org/press-releas...
