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Dear Mother Earth,Thank you for the countless gifts you share with us every day, year after year: clean air, fresh water...
25/12/2025

Dear Mother Earth,

Thank you for the countless gifts you share with us every day, year after year: clean air, fresh water, abundant life, and endless beauty.

Let us honor your generosity by protecting and restoring what sustains us all.

Always with care,

Without changes, plastic pollution will keep pushing health-related economic losses even higher.But shows it doesn’t h...
24/12/2025

Without changes, plastic pollution will keep pushing health-related economic losses even higher.

But shows it doesn’t have to be this way.

See the solutions that can help us and build a healthier planet:

https://www.unep.org/interactives/geo-7-feature/

Each year, the world wastes 1.05 billion tonnes of food at home, in markets, restaurants, and schools. But why does that...
24/12/2025

Each year, the world wastes 1.05 billion tonnes of food at home, in markets, restaurants, and schools. But why does that matter?

Combined with the food that doesn’t even make it to our plates, food waste contributes 8–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, driven by transport, packaging, the massive land needed for production, and methane released from decomposing food.

Young people have a unique opportunity, as future decision-makers and consumers, to lead the movement to and re-shape our food systems.

Learn more and take action: stopfoodlosswaste.org/act-now

Wild salmon are disappearing from Canada’s rivers.The Respectful Returns initiative is restoring damaged rivers and stre...
23/12/2025

Wild salmon are disappearing from Canada’s rivers.

The Respectful Returns initiative is restoring damaged rivers and streams by working alongside Indigenous Peoples and local communities. So far, it has restored more than 65,000 hectares of land and waterways to protect salmon and their habitats. At six of the seven sites, salmon numbers are already rising.

These efforts go beyond repairing rivers. They are about renewing cultural connections, strengthening biodiversity and ensuring future generations can experience the richness of these ecosystems.

Congratulations to the effort for bringing science, culture & community together for nature:

https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/respectful-returns-canada

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How much do you know about our ocean and the life hidden in its depths?The ocean covers 70% of our planet, but two-third...
23/12/2025

How much do you know about our ocean and the life hidden in its depths?

The ocean covers 70% of our planet, but two-thirds of it lies beyond national borders and jurisdiction. These vast areas, known as the high seas, are vital for marine life and climate regulation.

Yet they remain largely unprotected and are threatened by pollution, overfishing, and resource extraction.

The High Seas Treaty aims to safeguard biodiversity by establishing marine protected areas. https://tinyurl.com/2y4dpjdb

We cannot air condition our way out of the heat crisis.The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustaina...
22/12/2025

We cannot air condition our way out of the heat crisis.

The Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.

It calls for cooling to be treated as essential infrastructure, on par with water, energy, and sanitation: https://ow.ly/v7L550XN6rf

The colour of the year is Cloud Dancer, but nature has its own timeless palette.From ocean blue to coral pink, these col...
22/12/2025

The colour of the year is Cloud Dancer, but nature has its own timeless palette.

From ocean blue to coral pink, these colours sustain life, yet many are critically at risk.

Protecting nature means protecting every colour .

A healthy planet isn’t just good for nature, it’s good for people, too. shows that investing in a healthy planet and sh...
21/12/2025

A healthy planet isn’t just good for nature, it’s good for people, too.

shows that investing in a healthy planet and shifting toward a thriving, sustainable economy could lift more than 100 million people out of extreme poverty by 2050.

The cost of inaction is too high.

Governments must choose a better path: https://www.unep.org/interactives/geo-7-feature/

20/12/2025

NBSAP.

Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.

📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.

19/12/2025

“Nature is profoundly intelligent. When we live in harmony with nature, it is abundant and resilient,” said Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark Det danske kongehus during a Leadership Dialogue at .

UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen, met with the Queen, UNEP Patron of Biodiversity, reaffirming a shared commitment to a future where young generations can grow up connected to nature.

Three years after the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, renewed ambition and collective action are more important than ever to achieve a world living in harmony with nature.

Australia’s shellfish reefs were once abundant but have become critically endangered.The Reef Builder programme is addre...
18/12/2025

Australia’s shellfish reefs were once abundant but have become critically endangered.

The Reef Builder programme is addressing this challenge by restoring these vital coastal ecosystems. The initiative aims to rebuild 60 shellfish reefs by 2030, recovering 30 per cent of their original locations and supporting the recovery of an ecosystem at risk of extinction.

Shellfish reefs act as natural ecosystem engineers, improving water quality and providing habitat for hundreds of marine species. Since its launch, the programme has removed nearly 15 tonnes of nutrient pollution, filtered 125 billion litres of seawater, increased fish stocks to almost 50 tonnes per year, and delivered significant biodiversity gains.

The programme also delivers socio-economic benefits. Restoration activities have created hundreds of jobs and are expected to generate nearly AUD 14 million annually in ongoing benefits.

Congratulations to this effort, making Australia the first nation to recover a critically endangered marine ecosystem.

Read more: https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/shellfish-reef-building-program-australia

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