Biswajit Dey

The world’s developing countries collectively need between US$215 billion and US$387 billion per year to adapt to #climatechange, yet only have access to a fraction of that total, found UNEP’s latest Adaptation Gap Report. | @UNEP unep.org/news-and-stori…

🌊The ocean covers 70% of our planet 🌊Significantly more than 50% of the Earth's oxygen production comes from the ocean 🌊The ocean absorbs around 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions Yet 40% of the ocean area is heavily altered On #WorldOceansDay, check ‌@IPBES infographic⤵️

What's needed to build peaceful & stable rural communities? ✅ resilient rural producers ✅ strong rural economies ✅ income opportunities ✅ food security ✅ access to tools, resources and finance Investing in rural people means investing in a more peaceful world.

Did you know? Marine forests are able to absorb 5 times more carbon than land forests. Yet, they are increasingly under threat due to human activity. UNESCO’s new report explores solutions on how to protect them & #SaveOurOcean: unes.co/qw1xpq #WorldOceansDay

The #indigenous system of #irrigation & #agricultural practice in this region, called the Ruza system, more popularly known as Zabo, is a time-tested unique #water management practice that has been yielding good harvests for nearly a century. | Barasha Das scroll.in/article/105425…

Priority Areas for Support 1. Enhancing #agricultural productivity, competitiveness, and rural growth; 2. #Poverty alleviation and community actions; 3. Sustaining the #environment and future agricultural productivity. worldbank.org/en/news/featur…

It's time to get education climate-ready!📚🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, UNESCO has released new guidelines on #GreeningEducation to ensure that schools around the world prepare education for a sustainable future. Check it out: bit.ly/3VvFYAB

If the new NDA Coalition still ignores farmers this time and go by the prescription being pushed by agribusiness, it can hope to sit in the opposition in 2029.

Rajgad has magically appeared as my screensaver on the work laptop. Must heed to this Call of the Sahyadris

Every breath you take, Every 💧 of water you drink, Every meal 🥘 you eat, you are connected to the 🌎. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, drop a 💚 to celebrate the richness and wonder of our only home - our planet.

Journey Under the #Sea With 15 Amazing Photos of #MarineLife: Text by Tracy Scott Forson. Photographs selected by Donny Bajohr. | @SmithsonianMag smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

Alok Shukla. an #environmental #activist, confronted big #mining companies planning to raze #forests to mine #coal. This month, Shukla was declared as one of the six winners of the 2024 Goldman Environmental award for his successes. | @indiantimbre @NPR npr.org/sections/goats…

Are people dying this year in #India's deadly #heat? No data. During the first intense #humidheat spell over east wetbulb may have inched close to danger mark. Over NW India, air temp is way too high. How are the poor and vulnerable dealing with it? hindustantimes.com/india-news/hea…

#Europe’s #temperatures are rising more than twice as fast as the global average with more and more extreme #heatwaves being recorded. The demand for #sustainable #cooling in #buildings is increasing. | @EUEnvironment eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-d…

The only way to address #climatechange is by tackling #misinformation head on. Holding the #oilandgasindustry to account for decades of deceit in the U.S. and Canada is an important first step in that process. | Gordon McBean @_TCglobal theconversation.com/the-oil-and-ga… #climatechange

Degradation of Earth’s extensive natural pastures & other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change & biodiversity loss poses a severe threat to humanity’s food supply & the wellbeing or survival of billions of people. | @cris10hemingway @EcoWatch ecowatch.com/pasture-lands-…

🔍TAKE THE SURVEY‼️ Celebrate #BiodiversityDay by sharing your management practices that preserve or promote #SoilBiodiversity while being #PartofThePlan #SoilHealth #GlobalSoilPartnership Enter the survey 👉🏿 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… More about #NETSOB 👉🏿 fao.org/global-soil-pa…

Biodiversity is essential for survival, but it's rapidly declining due to human impact. On Wednesday's #BiodiversityDay, let's recognize that everyone has a role in safeguarding the natural diversity upon which we all depend. Discover how to be #PartOfThePlan with @UNBiodiversity: cbd.int/biodiversity-d…

The #YuturiWarmi, an #Ecuadorian patrol group, has vowed to protect their community's land in the #AmazonRainforest from the #pollution of #extractiveindustries – and their efforts appear to be working. | @gabybarzallo @BBCEarth bbc.com/future/article… #women

We won't be able to achieve #ZeroHunger without small-scale farmers. They already grow 1/3 of the world's food. Think of what they could achieve with the right investments 🌾🌏