Romy Chevallier

Can the ‘Super Year for Nature’ – a year of important global negotiations on #biodiversity, #oceansgovernance & #climateaction – be salvaged? Our experts & research say YES! #EarthDay2020 @CeciliaNjenga @UNEP_Africa saiia.org.za/research/can-t… @Alexbenk @RomyChev

Investing in restoring ecological infrastructures as the foundation of development objectives could place Africa at the forefront of the ambitious UN Decade on Restoration 2021-2030 @CentreforCST bit.ly/2VrMh8Z #GreenDeal #EarthDay2020

Investment in #naturebasedsolutions must become the underpinning objective of all future development planning. Policies must enable change-driven biodiversity responses: bit.ly/2VrMh8Z #EarthDay2020 @alexbenk @romychev #ClimateAction #GreenDeal #biodiversity2020

We need to convey a sense of urgency because the world is changing. The next ten years is likely to be the most important time in the next 10,000 years. We have options that we are going to lose within ten years unless we take action now.

@LewisPugh Sis Spanish vessel!

The Irish Naval Service has just detained a Spanish vessel. On board they found an estimated FIVE THOUSAND sharks! The scale of the ocean’s destruction by the industrial fishing fleets is beyond imagination. irishtimes.com/news/environme…

Opening session of the 9th Conference of the Parties to the #NairobiConvention in Mombasa. Let's hope for ambitious leadership and tangible outcomes for the protection and sustainable management of the coastal and marine environment of the Western. Indian Ocean #unep #wiosap

One of the big findings from this report is that the captive predator breeding industry only supports 1300 jobs, but easily the same number could be created by turning even half the land over to ecotourism for conservation. And that wouldn’t damage tourism more broadly.

@harvross Well done Ross

What you would use for perhaps less than 12 minutes can take 400 years to break down in the environment. Here are 9 good reasons why we should all try to give up single-use plastics – not just in the month of July but forever. bit.ly/2mRTbT5 #PlasticFreeJuly

@Alexbenk Fascinated to hear more!

South Africa's oceans need protection, government has committed to this through #operationphakisa. We need more and better enforced MPAs that also support communities. What's the hold up? saiia.org.za/policy-briefin…

The outlook for SA’s mining industry, if Ramaphosa is quick, is bountiful businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/201… #miningindaba18 @ross.harvey

The outlook for SA’s mining industry, if Ramaphosa is quick, is bountiful businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/201… via @BDliveSA

@t_fues @ax_berger @sachin_joshi @DIE_GDI @grimm_sven Prefer the word pioneers ;)

The Oceans Pathway Initiative, launched today at COP23 by Fiji, hopes to see the insertion of oceans into NDCs. It also calls for a ocean-specific UNFCCC agenda item and work programme by 2019 #cop23 #Cop23Bonn #oceans

After #COP23 how can countries turn policy into climate action? @RomyChev makes recommendations: bit.ly/2hat5Ic

Op-Ed: #COP23 – ‘Technical COP’ to finalise Paris Agreement despite US withdrawal buff.ly/2m0PH3 By ROMY CHEVALLIER @RomyChev

As countries look to strengthen their domestic action on climate change, it is an opportune time to include ecosystem-based solutions within the NDCs. More attention must be placed on coastal and marine ecosystems #Cop23Bonn #blueforests #ClimateAction #UNFCCC

It’s Africa Day at COP23! Time to move beyond discussion towards collective action and strengthened partnerships for the implementation of the Paris Agreement #AfricaCOP23

#Cop23Bonn #blueforests #NDC

Our climate expert @RomyChev breaks down some important issues about #COP23 as the conference progresses. WATCH!