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Ann Nyambura
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In honor of the latest installment in DreamWorks Animation's beloved franchise, Kung Fu Panda 4, WWF and DreamWorks Animation have joined forces to shed light on the real-life wildlife depicted in the film. This action-comedy adventure follows the journey of the iconic giant panda Po, now bestowed with the title of Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, alongside Master Shifu, Tai Lung, and Zhen. Just as Po embraces his new role, real animals like giant pandas and snow leopards play vital roles in maintaining the balance of their ecosystems. Every species contributes to the health and prosperity of their natural habitats. By safeguarding one species, we're safeguarding the entire ecosystem, benefiting both people and nature alike. Protecting pandas goes beyond preserving a single species—it's about safeguarding the intricate web of life. Explore the unique characteristics of these magnificent creatures and how they support their habitats. Together, we can ensure the protection of wildlife and their wild homes. Join us in celebrating Kung Fu Panda 4 and discover how you can make a difference through our educational resources tailored for ages 8-15. https://wwf.panda.org/act/take_action/Kung_Fu_Panda_4_teams_up_with_WWF_to_save_the_planet/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk6SwBhDPARIsAJ59GweiTZR5ow2jMWsGW3CYA_uUUnlHgw6beLw1Zk1kq3HvW6-P1r4f7GMaAm-aEALw_
Kung Fu Panda 4 teams up with WWF to save the planet
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River dolphins are extraordinary. As apex predators, they are the icons of some of the world’s greatest river systems. But all six remaining species are facing extinction, while a seventh species, the Chinese river dolphin or baiji, was declared extinct in 2007. Since the 1980s, river dolphin populations have plummeted by 73% due to a barrage of threats. The recent deaths of over 150 river dolphins in the Amazon’s drought-ravaged Lake Tefé show that climate change is becoming an increasingly severe threat to their survival. Last year, for the first time, countries are committing to collective action to save river dolphins: the landmark Global Declaration for River Dolphins. This Global Declaration “roadmap” not only created hope for the endangered river dolphins but also for the world’s most important rivers, including the Amazon and Orinoco in South America, which are relied on by indigenous people and local communities in remote areas to the residents of megacities. “Inspiring conservation efforts at local and national levels have yielded some incredible results, but progress is limited and the threats remain vast. This is why the Declaration is vital: we need collective global efforts to ensure the long-term survival of all six river dolphin species,” said Daphne Willems, WWF Lead River Dolphin Rivers initiative. Tap the link to learn more about great WWF´s conservation actions over the past year. https://wwf.panda.org/?10611966/WWF-in-2023-A-year-of-conservation-action
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Sarah Chabane
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The 2023 Forest Pathways Report by WWF is out and emphasises the critical importance of protecting and restoring forests in the context of climate change and sustainable development. The world is at a crossroads, where we can either choose a future with more forests or one with fewer. The report highlights the following key points and recommendations: - Global commitments and their implementation: The report stresses the need to take action on existing global commitments to protect, restore, and sustainably manage forests. Without a real focus on these commitments, high ambition and accountability these goals won't be achieved. 🚨 - Current state of forests: Despite forests being a powerful ally in the fight against climate change, the world is falling short in safeguarding them. Forests play a significant role in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions, supporting biodiversity, and providing livelihoods to billions of people. However, forest loss, conversion, and degradation continue despite international pledges and declarations. ⚠️ - Deforestation trends: The report reveals that the world is off track in halting deforestation by 2030. Global deforestation increased by 4% in 2022, and 6.6 million hectares of forest were lost during that year, deviating from the 2022 target. Particularly concerning is the loss of 4.1 million hectares of primary humid forest in the tropics, representing a 33% divergence from the 2022 target. 🪵🪓 - Climate change impact: The report shows the impact of climate change on forests across various regions. These impacts include shifting wildfire regimes, more extended dry seasons in tropical forests, intensified forest fires, and increased tree mortality. This makes forests less resilient to climate change, posing a significant threat to their sustainability. 🌍 - The impact of land use: The decisions regarding land use and climate change will determine the fate of global forests. If society takes measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C, models suggest the potential recovery of 350 million hectares of forest by 2100. However, under high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, coupled with the failure to reclaim cultivated land for forests, an additional loss of 500 million hectares of forest is projected by 2100. 🚜 🤔 Some positive developments? The report acknowledges positive developments such as market regulations in importing countries, trade agreements with producing countries supporting sustainable forest products, regional solutions like Project Finance for Permanence and payments for ecosystem services, and innovative financial strategies like blended finance schemes and debt-for-nature swaps. 🗺️ Pathways to Forest Protection: The report outlines pathways to meet forest goals, which include recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to own and manage their lands, mobilising significant financial resources for green and sustainable forest economies, reforming global trade rules to eliminate deforestation, and transitioning to nature-based and bio-economies. In line with the report's findings, there is a clear and resounding message: "We do not need any more forest goals. What we need is to start implementing the ones we have justly, with ambition, and at pace, growing positive momentum in both the public and private sectors." It's time for collective action and accountability in the pursuit of a future with more forests, and the report serves as a stark reminder of the urgency and importance of these actions. https://www.wwf.org.uk/our-reports/forest-pathways-report-executive-summary https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-10/WWF-Forest-Pathways-Exec-Summary-2023.pdf
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Tabitha Kimani
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Pressure grows outside the talks for action to phase out all fossil fuels and accelerate renewables Bonn, Germany: Negotiators made some progress during the Bonn Climate Change Conference, but failed to send a strong signal that the world is united in confronting the climate crisis at speed and at scale. This puts even more pressure on the crucial COP28 UN climate summit, taking place later this year, to deliver the course correction needed to avert climate catastrophe. Process issues plagued the talks in Bonn, with the agenda formally adopted only on the second to last day of the two-week session, although negotiations proceeded during this time under the provisional agenda. This delay, and the acrimonious discussions around it, revealed a concerning lack of trust between parties, particularly on the key issue of finance for developing countries. Fernanda Carvalho, WWF global climate and energy policy head, said: “The Bonn climate conference showed a worrying lack of momentum towards our climate goals. This inaction is incompatible with the urgency needed, as highlighted by climate scientists. We don’t have time for any delays. Negotiators must use every opportunity between now and COP28 to build greater political trust and demonstrate the will to make the urgent changes needed across all sectors to tackle the climate and nature crises.” Outside the formal negotiations, momentum is growing behind the call to phase out all fossil fuels. Ending the production and use of fossil fuels and transitioning to 100% renewable energy use is the solution that will have the largest impact on preventing the worst effects of the climate crisis. It is welcome to see this being increasingly recognized by some parties, and is becoming a key political issue ahead of COP28. WWF is calling on countries to commit to a phase out of all fossil fuels and fossil fuel subsidies, and to agree on a target for the rapid expansion of renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access at COP28 in December. As UN Secretary General, António Guterres, said today: “...action must be global. It must be immediate. And it must start with the polluted heart of the climate crisis: the fossil fuel industry.” How to setup and finance the Loss & Damage fund agreed at COP27 was also the subject of many discussions in corridors between some parties, but was not on the Bonn agenda for any formal decisions. The Bonn climate conference advanced some key negotiation areas ahead of COP28, which will be vital for cutting emissions, building resilience to climate impacts, and delivering finance, including: The Global Stocktake - This critically important process will assess and respond to the world’s collective progress towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. The focus in Bonn was on completing the technical assessment and shaping the outcomes of the political phase, which must produce a roadmap to galvanize a global course correction towards limiting warming to 1.5℃. Mitigation Work Programme - The first Global Dialogue and Investment Focus Events were overall positive and constructive. However, the push by some parties for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a solution and gas as a transition fuel was concerning. The Global Goal on Adaptation - The framework is still on track to be agreed at COP28. In Bonn, parties agreed to set out the critical elements, which will be further elaborate in upcoming workshops and at COP28. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF global climate and energy lead, and COP20 President, said: “COP28 must be a COP of credibility, and there is much work to be done to rebuild trust between parties. We have key global political moments ahead - like the G20 Leaders Summit and the UN Climate Ambition Summit, among others - where leaders must re-energise the momentum needed to ensure successful outcomes at COP28. We need the same level of momentum as we had for securing the Paris Agreement. It is the only way we can effect the course correction we need so desperately.” Drafted ahead of the final plenary of the Bonn Climate Conference. An update will be issued if there are significant developments. WWF COP28 Expectations paper and thematic submissions are available for download. The Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 58) took place between 5 to 15 June 2023 at the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB). More information is available via the UNFCCC. https://wwfcee.org/news/un-bonn-climate-change-conference-wwf-warns-of-a-worrying-lack-of-momentum-ahead-of-crucial-cop28-summit
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Wil Sillen
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The message is clear and the lights are flashing red. Our most comprehensive report ever on the state of global vertebrate wildlife populations presents terrifying figures: a shocking two-thirds decline in the global Living Planet Index less than 50 years. And this comes at a time when we are finally beginning to understand the deepening impacts of the interlinked climate and nature crises, and the fundamental role biodiversity plays in maintaining the health, productivity and stability of the many natural systems we and all life on Earth depend on. The COVID-19 pandemic has given many of us a new awareness of our vulnerability. This is beginning to challenge the unthinking assumption that we can continue to dominate the natural world irresponsibly, taking nature for granted, exploiting its resources wastefully and unsustainably, and distributing them unevenly without facing any consequences. Today, we know that there are consequences. Some of them are already here: the loss of lives and economic assets from extreme weather; aggravated poverty and food insecurity from droughts and floods; social unrest and increased migration flows; and zoonotic diseases that bring the whole world to its knees. Nature loss is now rarely perceived as a purely moral or ecological issue, with a broadened sense of its vital importance to our economy, social stability, individual well-being and health, and as a matter of justice. The most vulnerable populations are already the most affected by environmental damage, and we are leaving a terrible legacy to our children and future generations to come. We need a global plan for nature, as we have for climate. https://www.wwf.nl/globalassets/pdf/lpr/living-planet-report-2022-wwf.pdf
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Patrick Kiash
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Earth Hour was launched in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and its partners in Sydney, Australia, according to a news release from the organization. The nonprofit describes Earth Hour as the “largest global grassroots movement for the environment.” “Earth Hour aims to increase awareness and spark global conversations on protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis, and working together to shape a brighter future for us all,” the WWF says on the Earth Hour website. The Earth Hour campaign has led to other actions related to curbing climate change. The WWF’s chapter in Uganda, for instance, created the first “Earth Hour Forest” in 2013. Additionally, Argentina used its 2013 Earth Hour campaign to help pass a Senate bill for 8.4 million acres of marine protected area in the country, according to the WWF. What time is Earth Hour? To participate, all you’ll need to do is turn off the lights in your home from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in your local time zone on Saturday. Iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building in New York, the Space Needle in Seattle and the Willis Tower in Chicago will recognize Earth Hour by going dark. How turning off the lights helps the environment According to the WWF, turning off the lights is a “symbolic” way to raise awareness about climate change. “The hour of darkness pulls us out of the busyness of our daily routines and allows us to reflect on the one home we all share,” said the organization in its news release. “In the face of accelerating biodiversity loss and climate change, there has never been a more crucial time to come together and take action for our collective fut What is Earth Hour? Earth Hour was launched in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and its partners in Sydney, Australia, according to a news release from the organization. The nonprofit describes Earth Hour as the “largest global grassroots movement for the environment.” A dire forecast: Scientists used AI to find planet could cross critical warming threshold sooner than expected “Earth Hour aims to increase awareness and spark global conversations on protecting nature, tackling the climate crisis, and working together to shape a brighter future for us all,” the WWF says on the Earth Hour website. The Earth Hour campaign has led to other actions related to curbing climate change. The WWF’s chapter in Uganda, for instance, created the first “Earth Hour Forest” in 2013. Additionally, Argentina used its 2013 Earth Hour campaign to help pass a Senate bill for 8.4 million acres of marine protected area in the country, according to the WWF. What time is Earth Hour? To participate, all you’ll need to do is turn off the lights in your home from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in your local time zone on Saturday. Iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building in New York, the Space Needle in Seattle and the Willis Tower in Chicago will recognize Earth Hour by going dark. How turning off the lights helps the environment According to the WWF, turning off the lights is a “symbolic” way to raise awareness about climate change. “The hour of darkness pulls us out of the busyness of our daily routines and allows us to reflect on the one home we all share,” said the organization in its news release. “In the face of accelerating biodiversity loss and climate change, there has never been a more crucial time to come together and take action for our collective future.” The Earth Hour website points out that the planet is on track to reach over 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, “in doing so risking irreversible environmental degradation and runaway climate change that will affect all our societies and economies.” The organization encourages participants to use their lights-off hour “doing something positive for our planet.” This might mean reading an article or listening to a podcast about biodiversity or climate change, spending time outdoors to reconnect with nature, picking up trash in your neighborhood, or sharing information about climate change with friends, family, or local politicians. For more than info-:) https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/25/world/earth-hour-lights-off-explained-trnd/index.html
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Tabitha Kimani
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Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the thousands of king penguins that densely congregate on the remote Possession Island each year now face a new threat: climate change. The birds spend most of their life at sea, but come breeding time in December half the world's population flock to the islands in the southern Indian Ocean's Crozet archipelago, roughly halfway between Antarctica and the southeastern tip of Africa. Robin Cristofari, a specialist in penguins at the Finland's University of Turku, looks out on a colony massed at a bay on Possession Island. "This species was not very far from extinction" after being massacred by seal hunters from the end of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th, he said. When the hunters ran out of seals to kill, they used the penguins as fuel, burning them to melt seal blubber in cauldrons, said Cristofari. For a short time they even made penguin oil, "but it was not good quality", he added. The king penguin population rebounded in the latter half of the 20th century, but their numbers plateaued around 20 years ago. "After that first hurdle, the species now faces a second, more insidious one: climate change," Cristofari said. He was the lead author of a 2018 study that found that global warming was on track to wipe out 70 per cent of the world's king penguins by the end of the century. Polar front King penguins stand just under a metre (three feet) tall and sport black-and-white tuxedos accessorised with bright orange on their necks and beaks. They only return to land to breed and are very picky about where they do so. It must be a dry place, without winter sea ice around the island, and have a smooth beach of sand or pebbles as well as plentiful, accessible sources of food. This means breeding spots need to be close to the Antarctic Polar Front, where cold waters from the south converge with warmer northern flows to create an area abundant with fish, squid and other marine food. In January, the polar front is usually 350 kilometers(about 220 miles) south of the Crozet archipelago. But during hot years it can be up to 750 kilometres away, too far for penguins to get food and quickly return to their hungry hatchlings and relieved partner. "Reproductive success is directly related to the distance from the polar front," Cristofari said. But with the polar front drifting southwards as human-driven climate change warms the world, the Crozet Islands could soon become uninhabitable for king penguins. And that would leave the flightless birds with only a handful of islands to the south, many of which cannot sustain large breeding colonies. "We are not worried about the species, the population will not disappear in the next 50 years," Cristofari said. But their way of life could be seriously disrupted, he said. Playful and curious King penguins live for about 25 years and have their first chicks aged about six or seven. Out of more than a million breeding pairs worldwide, around half breed on the Crozet Islands. They typically arrive in early November, selecting and mating with the partner with whom they will stay faithful for a year. The parents share equal responsibilities during the 50-day incubation period and the first month after the chick hatches. Cristofari said the "playful and curious" birds barge into the gigantic nesting colonies on the islands, carefully waddling with their egg nestled between their feet. Finding a place among the crowd, the partners take turns using their bellies to warm their precious future offspring, Cristofari said. The parent not caring for the egg or chick heads out to sea in search of food. Their partner back on land can go a month without eating. The chicks are well fed until May then fast during the Southern Hemisphere's winter. The parents come back to feed their offspring occasionally until spring. "The cycle is timed to make it as easy as possible for the chick to start feeding on its own, ideally during the peak of summer," Cristofari said. Then, a full year after hatching, the hungry penguins enter the water to catch their own food for the first time.
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Tabitha Kimani
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Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted nearly 70 percent in the last 50 years. Featuring data from 32,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, the WWF Living Planet Index shows accelerating falls across the globe. In biodiversity-rich regions such as Latin America and the Caribbean, the figure for animal population loss is as high as 94 percent. Main drivers of wildlife loss are habitat degradation due to development and farming, introduction of invasive species, pollution, climate change and disease. The Living Planet Report argues that increasing conservation and restoration efforts, producing and consuming food more sustainably, and rapidly and deeply decarbonizing all sectors can alleviate the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. NB: Read the full report on the link below. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/science-health/wildlife-populations-plunge-69pc-since-1970-wwf-3984448
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Edwin wangombe
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A new WWF-backed initiative will help to safeguard vast expanses of Colombian wilderness that both people and wildlife rely on. Heritage Colombia–or Herencia Colombia in Spanish – is a new US$245 million initiative that will help to safeguard 32 million hectares (123,500 sq miles) of land and marine areas over the next 10 years. Colombia is home to 10% of the world’s biodiversity, living in wildernesses ranging from dense rainforests and glacier-tipped mountains to rolling coastal sand dunes and multi-coloured coral reefs. This initiative will help safeguard the ecosystem and preserve biodiversity and WWF deserves more Climate Loves as over time it has dedicated itself to fight for the betterment of the society and the planet as a whole. Read more https://brightvibes.com/2744/en/colombia-heritage-to-help-to-safeguard-32-million-hectares-of-land-and-marine-areas
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Leo Alexander
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For a year and a half sand and gravel has been mined from the river Drava in Croatia. The mining threatens freshwater wildlife and the people who depend on rivers for food & livelihoods. When the Croatian government decided to allow 460,000 m3 of sediment to be excavated last year, WWF-Adria and other organizations took the case to court. Now finally the High Administrative Court has halted the excavation work!! Read more: https://updates.panda.org/court-rules-against-sand-mining-of-croatian-river
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Sarah Chabane
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February 20 will see the celebration of World Whale Day and the majestic and mysterious animal is encountering increasing threats due to climate change and human activity. The report "Protecting Blue Corridors" by WWF provides the first truly comprehensive look at "whale superhighways" and the threats whales face migrating across all oceans. The report highlights how the cumulative impacts from industrial fishing, ship strikes, fossil-fuel exploitation, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change are creating a hazardous and sometimes fatal obstacle course for marine species. Protecting Blue Corridors visualises the satellite tracks of 845 migratory whales worldwide and the threats they face in their habitats – areas where they feed, mate, give birth, and nurse their young – and along their migration superhighways, or ‘blue corridors’. Why does it matter? Because whales have benefits for nature and people and play a critical role in maintaining ocean health and our global climate. I recommend having a read at the report, it's fascinating to read about the whales' highways and how different types of human activity are having a terrible impact on these migration roads and key habitats in different parts of the world. The report also gives possible solutions to protect whales and their habitats. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb210d07f71d5494d254bb9/t/620df13a20916e704d3b8efe/1645080964227/WWF_Blue_Corridors_Report-Feb2022_web.pdf
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Lydia Kalekye
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WWF is an organisation that goes deep into environmental conservation. The organisation gives the members of the community, both indigenous communities of catchment areas and stakeholders in non catchment areas a chance to contribute. I believe that as a result of excellent stakeholder involvement in issues environment, activities to reduce the impacts of climate change will be very effective. The organization has devised new ways to protect the catchment areas and with the commitment of the institution, more trees can be planted, more biodiversity can be restored and the community will better understand the significance of every aspect of biodiversity, including the impacts of biodiversity degradation.
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NOT1BEAN
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Where charities sell coffee their supply lines often worsen the problems they aim to eradicate. Suppliers don't share the same priorities as non profits and don't always share the full picture, the result being that coffee suppliers to some of the world's largest charities are causing incredible amounts of environmental damage in their pursuit of profits. Obviously charities aren't informed as their coffees are re-exported back and forth across oceans, causing enormous avoidable climate damage - in fact none of the current certification systems take these extra ocean crossings into account. Nor are they informed about the thousands of unnecessary road journeys taken before their 'climate friendly' coffees reach supporters and donors. Coffee needs to be roasted before shipping - making it up to 20% lighter and then shipped once - in the case of coffees supplied to charities the opposite is true on both counts. We'll continue to make charities and their supporters aware that the coffees they're buying are exacerbating the very issues they hold dear. Charities should not be part of the problem. At NOT1BEAN all our coffees are roasted first and then shipped once. www.not1bean.com Partners to We Don't Have Time - the largest social network for the planet. https://youtu.be/ADJLZiAqVCM
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Leo Alexander
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One Planet City Challenge (WWF) is a friendly and inspiring competition that calls on cities and municipalities to lead the way to a green future. Last Friday the challenge celebrated 10 years! And the registration for 2021 is now open. This is a great way to help inspire and push for good change! Learn more: https://wwf.panda.org/projects/one_planet_cities/one_planet_city_challenge/
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Samuel Plumppu
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WWF has done an excellent job to highlight how air pollution is connected to many of the challenges that cities around the world are facing today. Check it out if you haven't done so already! https://panda.org/healthycities Read the full report: https://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/downloads/1_mhul_wwf_report.pdf
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Monika
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WWF is inviting the whole of Sweden to participate in climate action with a Challange in the mobile app Deedster. In Earth Hour Challenge we learn more and compete in doing climate smart actions. The world needs more climate action so we’ve made it easy and fun! Download Deedster today and create a team of your own!
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Johannes Luiga
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The forest elephants living in Central African rain forests helps hardwood trees grow stronger and those trees could capture up to equal France 27 yearly CO2 emissions according to the below article. Please give a climate 💚 to WWF that create reservations for the elephants https://www.theplanetarypress.com/2020/02/the-carbon-sequestration-powers-of-the-near-extinct-forest-elephant/
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Daniel mutinda
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Lets protect our forests
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