Providing news, stories & interviews to inspire, excite & encourage positive conversations for our sustainable future. Together we can be #FuturePositive.
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Protecting people’s livelihoods means protecting their future.
@FAO is helping to build that future by supporting communities who need it the most with...
🐮animal feed
🌾drought-resistant seeds
🚜farming and storage tools
🐛pest control
#AnticipatoryAction
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We have moved us dangerously close to irreversible #climate tipping points. It's time to reverse course.
There is no planet B, there is no time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #ClimateAction #GreenNewDeal
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Ocean Waves can be a source of unlimited #cleanenergy. This Wave Power Plant, could power thousands of homes.
We have the solutions to the #climateemergenecy. Stop the delays. Implement them.
#ActOnClimate #climatecrisis #climate #energy #Tech #renewables #GreenNewDeal
92% of the UK’s seagrass has been lost, and restoring it is vital for ocean health. To help restore seagrass, Project Seagrass planted almost 1 Million seagrass seeds over two hectares along the coast of Wales in 2020!🌱🌊
#futurepositive #seagrassoceanrescue #climatechange #sea
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In Norway, 79% of new cars sold in 2022 were electric. There are now over 600,000 electric vehicles in Norway.
We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #transportation #GreenNewDeal
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Scotland is aiming to be the world's first rewilded country. It's looking to rewild 30% of the country by 2030.
We have the solutions. Replenishing and protecting nature is one of them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #biodiversity #GreenNewDeal
Scotland has become the first country to stop its hospitals using the anaesthetic desflurane because of the threat it poses to the environment!🏴
Banning it in Scotland would cut emissions equal to powering 1,700 homes a year!👏
#futurepositive #nhs #scotland #carbonfootprint
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#NaturebasedSolutions offers our cities and #ecosystems 🏙️ a wide variety of benefits for:
🌿 #Biodiversity
📉 Disaster risk reduction
🩺 #Health
🌡️ #ClimateChange
Learn more below ⬇
@EU_ENV @EUClimateAction
@EU_Health @ConnectingNBS @NetworkNatureEU
Via @SfEP
VoltaFuturePositive retweeted
The #UN2023WaterConference is just 1️⃣0️⃣ days away!
Get set to take #WaterAction & 👀check out @WorldBank events : wrld.bg/xC6w50NfSnb
#SDG6
VoltaFuturePositive retweeted
What benefits do people derive from #mangroves?
@wwf
&
@iucn
list the following contributions to people
🌳wood
📸tourism
🎣fisheries
💚livelihoods
💧water filtration
🌊coastal protection
🌡️climate regulation
& mangrove ecosystem services
Via @IPBES
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Planting trees in cities is good for people, good for the economy and an important answer to the #climatecrisis.
We have solutions. Time to ditch fossil fuels and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #Renewables #solar #nature #rewilding #GreenNewDeal
VoltaFuturePositive retweeted
Most people who lack access to digital technology are women & girls.
On Wednesday's #InternationalWomensDay, @UN_Women is calling for more investment to help women get equal access, skills & opportunities in the tech industry.
unwomen.org/en/news-stories/…
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🌲The world’s forests absorb 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year meaning reversing the effects of #deforestation is essential in the fight against #ClimateChange.
Via @IUCN
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Women move mountains & they are vital to conserving these ecosystems.
They contribute to:
🌎 resource management
🌾 agricultural activities
💧 water & food security at household & community levels
& so much more!
#MountainsMatter #IMD2022
Via @FAO
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My colleagues @ShakilaYouthnet and @JebaHumayara Jeba, two leading climate activists, have been invited by the French and German ambassadors in #Bangladesh to a reception in honor of International Women's Day. #EmbraceEquity #IWD2023
@GerAmbBD @MarieMasdupuy
Happy #InternationalWomensDay There's much to celebrate about women's achievements, yet we all know there's more to do. Let's embrace #equality & build a better world for women everywhere.
Collectively we can all forge positive change 🙌 🌎 #futurepositive #IWD2023 #change
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Each of us has a role to play in protecting our ecosystems, which all of humanity depends on for survival.
Yet, nature is in crisis.
Take @UNEP's quiz and see how much you know about nature loss & how it impacts us all.
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Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations!🌊
The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature.
bbc.com/news/science-environ…
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Orange-coloured fruits & vegetables are great sources of carotenoids, so make sure to include them in your diet to keep your eyes healthy.
#HealthyDiets
