#Regram #RG @yalenenvironment360: China’s decision to no longer import the world’s recycled waste has left municipalities and waste companies from Australia to the U.S. scrambling for alternatives. In the year since the Chinese ban was implemented, millions of tons of plastics and other recyclables have piled at export facilities, been sent to incinerators, or ended up in landfills. In England, more than half-a-million more tons of plastics and other household trash were burned last year, while communities across the U.S. curtailed collections or halted their recycling programs entirely. But experts say the crisis triggered by China’s ban could have an upside if it leads to better solutions for managing the world’s waste. To read the full story, visit our website. Link in bio. Story by Cheryl Katz. Photo by Ezequiel Becerra/AFP/Getty Images.

#Regram #RG @unenvironment: Reducing plastic pollution in the oceans is a priority issue for us. . Last year: . . 127 countries had adopted legislation to regulate plastic bags . 30 countries charged consumers fees for plastic bags . 63 countries had mandates for producer responsibility on single-use plastics . The push to #BeatPlasticPollution for #CleanSeas continues to gain momentum. . Learn more about our work on our annual report: at www.unenvironment.org/annualreport

This #InternationalWomensDay I’m celebrating the work of @1millionwomen, an incredible organization building a lifestyle revolution to fight the climate crisis. Link in bio to learn more.

#Regram #RG @amazonfrontlines: “Our territory is our life. Without our territory, without our forest, we cannot exist. We hope that our rights and lives will be respected. Our forest is not for sale!” A powerful and historic moment for indigenous rights and the rights of nature has just happened in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Chanting songs about defending the forest and carrying their spears, on Wednesday the Waorani people marched towards the Provincial Court of Pastaza where they filed a lawsuit to demand the respect of their collective rights and to protect their lands from oil extraction. The Waorani were joined by other indigenous nations from the north and south, including Siona, Kofan, Secoya, Kichwa, Achuar, Sapara, and others, who expressed their solidarity and affirmed their alliance to protect their rainforest homes. Show your support for #WaoraniResistance by helping them reach 100,000 signatures on their petition. Please share to your network! waoresist.amazonfrontlines.org/action #amazon #ecuador #indigenous #indigenousrights #frontlines #tribes #survival #climatechange #environment #forests #amazonia #waorani

#Regram #RG @washingtonpost: Of climate change’s many plagues — drought, insects, fires, floods — saltwater intrusion in particular sounds almost like a biblical curse. Rising seas, sinking earth and extreme weather are conspiring to cause salt from the ocean to contaminate aquifers and turn formerly fertile fields barren. A 2016 study in the journal Science predicted that 9 percent of the U.S. coastline is vulnerable to saltwater intrusion — a percentage likely to grow as the world continues to warm. Scientists are just beginning to assess the potential effect on agriculture, East Carolina University hydrologist Alex Manda said, and it’s not yet clear how much can be mitigated. If farmers in coastal areas have any hope of protecting their land — and their livelihoods — the first step is to disentangle the complex web of causes that can send ocean water seeping into the ground beneath their feet. “We spend a lot of time and money to try to prevent salt,” farmer Dawson Pugh says. “I worry what the future is. If it keeps getting worse, will it be worth farming?” Read more at washingtonpost.com. (Photos by Eamon Queeney/for The Washington Post)

#Regram #RG @guardian: Young people striking from school over climate change have issued an open letter ahead of a global day of action on 15 March. Students across 50 countries are expected to participate and nearly 500 events are listed to take place on the day. Janine O’Keefe from FridaysForFuture.org hopes to see "over 100,000" participating in the day of action. The letter was written by a global coordination group of 150 students, including the first youth climate striker Greta Thunberg.

#Regram #RG @leonardodicapriofdn: Today is #WorldWildlifeDay2019 and this year's theme is #LifeUnderWater. Through our @SharkConservationFund, we're working to halt the overexploitation of the world’s sharks and rays, preventing extinctions, reversing declines and restoring populations. Follow the link in bio to read more about SCF's projects.

The Leuser Ecosystem must be protected for the wellbeing of the many species that call it home and for its powerful effects on climate, as it stores vast amounts of carbon. Join the movement to protect this landscape and answer @stellamccartney’s challenge to participate in the #THERESHEGROWS campaign. For every person that dedicates a tree, the Stella McCartney Cares Foundation will make a donation to @canopyplanet, a not-for-profit that works to protect the Leuser Ecosystem. Link in bio to learn more. #LeuserEcosystem #LovetheLeuser #Forests #rainforests #ancientandendangered #Conservation #Sumatra #Indonesia #Climate #Sustainability

#Regram #RG @guardian: Teachers staged a protest in front of the Department for Education in London to demand that the climate crisis is made part of the curriculum. Organisers @extinctionrebellion say students will only hear climate change mentioned in fewer than 10 lessons out of approximately 10,000, and believe that it should be made an 'educational priority'. Students also joined the protest. The demonstration comes as young people across the world participate in school strikes to urge politicians to take action. Photos: Jonathan Watts/Guardian + Extinction Rebellion

#Regram #RG @lionrecovery: Lions can recover with sufficient investments to protect them, their prey species, and habitats. This is why we are proud to announce the latest round of projects we are funding to support the impressive conservation work of our partners in the field. Over the next week, we'll be sharing more information about each of these six new projects and how they are working to protect lion populations in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Gabon. Click the link in our bio to learn more. Photo credit: Steve Mandel

#Regram #RG @world_wildlife: The Arctic Refuge is one of the world's most important protected areas, providing vast, intact habitat for wildlife to roam freely. In 2017, Congress approved opening up parts of this national treasure to allow for oil and gas drilling. This move, which is now being fast-tracked, would disturb the species we cherish and destroy tundra and wetland habitat. We have very limited time to make our voices heard! Sign our letter and oppose oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: follow the link in our bio!

#Regram #RG @bbcearth: #EarthCapture by @georgetheexplorer Meerkats are the ultimate survivors. They thrive in some of the world's most hostile environments, where daytime temperatures can reach 50c by day and freeze overnight. Incredibly, they don't even drink water and instead absorb it from their prey - primarily insects - an amazing desert adaptation. This particular colony is one of two groups habituated on the edge of the Nwetwe Pan in Botswana, right outside Jack's Camp. Researchers and film crews from all over the world have visited these babies' ancestors, making them a very famous family! Sadly, recent reports have stated that the global meerkat population hangs in the balance, with a new scientific model giving them about 50 years before the species faces complete extinction in the wild due to the impacts of climate change. . . . . . #africa #meerkat #animals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #bbcearth #earth #planetearth #earthwonder #nature_briiliance #amazingplaces #wonderfulplaces #amazinganimals #climatechange #extinction #conservation #animallovers #cute #baby #babyanimals #naturephotography #liveauthentic #savetheplanet