Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out this footage of two tigers, Bohdana and Kuma, in Kazakhstan, which has been without tigers for more than 70 years!

Wetlands are vital for #biodiversity, including as critical habitats for many migratory species.🐦🌍🧪 — @ipbes.bsky.social #LandDegradation Assessment Yet, many of these #wetlands are now threatened. Learn how wetlands support biodiversity with Ramsar for #WWD2025: www.worldwetlandsday.org

In honour of #WorldWetlandsDay, the magnificent Bearded Tit! Have you got out and about in nature this weekend? Share your snaps and stories... 👇😍

Coastal wetlands of #GreatLakes come in all shapes and sizes, but the one thing they share in common is how important they are! They're kind of like the rainforests of the #GreatLakes - lots of biodiversity and productivity, and also facing threats from development #WorldWetlandsDay

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay to all who celebrate. Wetlands help reduce climate change impacts, they sustain the water we drink, and they support an amazing diversity of wildlife. In short: wetlands rock 🌿

Wonderful #WorldWetlandsDay blog on the importance of wetlands in DRCongo's Salonga National Park to hundreds of local communities, its extraordinary biodiversity & the climate medium.com/@WWFWater/jo... @wwfafrica.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk @wwfnederland.bsky.social

Journey to Salonga: a wetland treasure in the heart of the DR Congo

By Martina Lippuner, WWF Africa’s Head of Communications, with WWF’s Alfred Yoko and Christian Mpassi

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Mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries and salt marshes are among the coastal habitats we celebrate on #WorldWetlandsDay. Healthy wetlands are central to food security, reducing disaster risks, and tackling climate change. @wwf-water.bsky.social

NEW ANALYSIS: China added enough clean energy in 2024 to power Germany (500TWh) That halted rise of emissions for most of 2024 – but did not cut CO2 China could add enough clean GW in 2025 to power 2xUK (600TWh) Lauri Myllyvirta looks at implications: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Critically, she also highlights #adaptation. "Given the increasing frequency & severity of climate shocks, adaptation has become a top priority...This year, countries must finalize their national adaptation plans, specifying the private and public investment required to realize them."

Ed King@ed-king.bsky.social · 2y ago

#COP30 CEO says she wants countries prepped for... 'agreements and steps toward tripling renewable-energy capacity, doubling energy-efficiency measures, accelerating the transition from fossil fuels, ending deforestation, and increasing reforestation' www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...

Victory for the Vistula: River resistance pays off! HUGE win for people, nature & climate resilience in Poland after years of protests as govt cancels environmental consent for disastrous Siarwezo dam Congrats WWF-Poland @otop-birdlife.bsky.social & other partners savepolesia.org/victory-for-...

Human barriers are replete across the world! This paper just out in Nature Water aims to advance a more comprehensive river barrier mapping solution to support environmental management www.nature.com/articles/s44... @jjopperman.bsky.social @americanrivers.bsky.social @wwf-water.bsky.social

Towards a comprehensive river barrier mapping solution to support environmental management - Nature Water

This Review examines methods for mapping river barriers, emphasizing the potential consequences of a lack of data on smaller barriers. It highlights the need for improved mapping approaches to support...

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Wind, solar and hydropower have overtaken fossil fuel power in the UK for the first time, @ben-spencer.bsky.social reports on a new report from @ember-energy.org link.thetimes.co.uk/view/633483f...

Thames Water saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell. It reported 359 category one to three pollution incidents in the six months to 30 September, which it said was due to a wet spring and summer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thames Water: Sewage spills soar as debts swell

Thames Water saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell.

bbc.co.uk

20-25 years ago, it was received wisdom that wind and solar could only supply 10-20% of the grid without chaos. Today, grids handle 50%+ renewables and aim for 100%! The renewable #energy revolution is real—cleaner, cheaper, and unstoppable. 🌍⚡ #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

Ember@ember-energy.org · 2y ago

🚨BREAKING | UK low-carbon renewable power is set to overtake fossil fuels for the first time this year Wind, solar and hydropower will reach a RECORD 37% of UK power in 2024 🌪️☀️🌊 This will exceed fossil fuels fuels at 35%, for the first time 📈 Learn more: ember-energy.org/lat...

An area of land a third larger than India has turned from humid conditions to dryland, where agriculture is difficult, in the past three decades - report #COP16Riyadh Story by @fionaharvey www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

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November 2024 #C3S Climate Bulletin: it was the second-warmest November globally on record. Findings: 🌡️ +0.73°C above 1991-2020 average 🔥 on track to be the warmest year on record 🌊 Sea surface temperature second highest value All details: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...

I had to read & re-read it because it seemed that could not possibly be their plan. I know DEFRA have been making noises about it being unaffordable to bring every river up to scratch so they were going to focus on flagship rivers but who could have imagined they intended to create sacrifice rivers?

We can't afford to take backwards steps. ❌ Soy producers must uphold the Amazon Soy Moratorium & protect the rainforest from irreversible damage. Weakening it could open up large areas of forest for animal feed. 🌎 theguardian.com/environment/... #Amazon #Rainforest

Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat

Exclusive: With Brazil’s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threat

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Just when you think you've heard it all....🤦

Leana Hosea@leanahosea.bsky.social · 2y ago

This plan is so ridiculous I can't believe I'm about to write these words - water companies want to build pipelines to divert sewage away from protected rivers to... other rivers & lakes with fewer legal protections...& they want to raise our bills to pay for it... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Big boosts for the #FreshwaterChallenge. It now boasts 50 members from A(ustralia) to Z(imbabwe). And recieved $5 million investment from the GEF to accelerate action Shows how momentum is building behind world's largest freshwater restoration & protection initiative wwf.panda.org?13024966/Maj...

And @jjopperman.bsky.social has playlists of songs

It’s hard to believe we’re already in December! 🤯 The last couple of weeks have been full of training, meetings and setting goals for 2025. Planning for the year ahead is always an exciting challenge! What are you focusing on as 2024 winds down? 💙😊

WWF Freshwater@wwf-water.bsky.social · 2y ago

🐡 🐟 Exciting new fish species! Catfish, electric fish, killifish, swamp eel & tetras are among 96 new fish species discovered and described for the first time in the Congo Basin. bit.ly/CongoBasinSpeciesReport 🤿 Dive into the full WWF report to explore these & other incredible new species 🔎 🐾

🐡 🐟 Exciting new fish species! Catfish, electric fish, killifish, swamp eel & tetras are among 96 new fish species discovered and described for the first time in the Congo Basin. bit.ly/CongoBasinSpeciesReport 🤿 Dive into the full WWF report to explore these & other incredible new species 🔎 🐾

FYI This year’s #GarWeek will be celebrating the “whole gang” of ancient fishes, including sturgeon! So enjoy the Charlie Brown Cut of @garlab.bsky.social’s Lake Sturgeon video 🐟👍 *GarWeek begins December 16!!!

Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2y ago

Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!

New research: Extreme heat in several regions has been increasing in intensity faster than predicted by models over recent decades #climatecrisis www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Global emergence of regional heatwave hotspots outpaces climate model simulations | PNAS

Multiple recent record-shattering weather events raise questions about the adequacy of climate models to effectively predict and prepare for unprec...

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