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- A driving force in protecting the Amazon, @Imazon is using cutting-edge science and AI-powered tools to track and predict deforestation, turning data into action to safeguard one of the world’s most vital ecosystems. More about this #EarthChamps: unep.org/news-and-stori…
- Jeans look humble, but behind every pair is a vast global chain of resource extraction, manufacturing & transport. Can such a vast & complex system stay in line with environmental boundaries? Here’s the hidden environmental cost of jeans—& what's being done about it:
- The poorest and most marginalised communities suffer most when nature is degraded. Restoring nature and biodiversity is a step toward achieving equality and the #GlobalGoals. Find out how the Global Biodiversity Framework can help: unep.org/interactives/b… @UNBiodiversity
- 50 billion tonnes of sand are used every year, making it the world’s 2nd most used resource after water. But we are extracting it faster than nature can replenish it. UNEP report warns unsustainable sand extraction is threatening ecosystems and livelihoods:
