Toucans reintroduced 50 years ago disperse seeds of endangered trees in Brazil More than 50 years ago, the ariel toucan was reintroduced to Tijuca National Park, the world’s largest urban forest, located in Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. Now, a new study finds that the…

After 50 years, reintroduced ariel toucans are back to work in Brazil’s Tijuca National Park.

A new study shows they disperse 90% of large-seeded plants, including endangered trees like the jussara palm. Half a century later, these birds are key to forest restoration.

By @shannahl.bsky.social.

Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip

Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Belo Monte power plant Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.

Studies warn that climate change could slash hydropower generation across the Amazon by up to 40%, with controversial Belo Monte among the most exposed plants in Brazil.

Rafael Spuldar on @mongabay.com

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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

Wait what
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From local roundtables to a new national policy, Chile is strengthening coastal marine governance - linking communities, science, & government action.

With support from FAO & the GEF a more resilient future is taking shape.

For nature. For people.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rKNrZC

#FAOPolicy

Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets

Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

- Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets

#meat
Story by Ajit Niranjan
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief

- António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

#climatecrisis
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For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it The world spends billions to protect nature, but trillions are being invested in business activities that harm the environment.

For every $1 spent protecting nature, $30 goes to destroying it

- @unep.org report calls for major shift towards solutions that help the natural world – and support the economy at the same time

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"The report calls for the recognition of the state of 'Water bankruptcy' as a persistent post-crisis condition of a human–water system in which long-
term water use has exceeded renewable inflows and safe depletion limits, causing irreversible or effectively irreversible degradation [...]"

From capitalist food systems to degrowth agrarian futures
Interview: Donatella Gasparro

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How the SDGs negotiations enabled action towards the agrifood systems transformation agenda The road to 2030 has not been easy, but the integrated approach to food and agriculture we built remains our strongest tool

"I would sit in the negotiation room or in Rome connected to NY with my laptop, and whenever a question arose – from SDG2 on hunger to other SDGs – all eyes turned to us. 'Is FAO in the room?' they would ask. And yes, we were."

blog by Anna Rappazzo, @fao.org

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Beyond the negative headlines, some truly good things came out of Cop30 In this week’s newsletter: Ultimately, climate progress will come from real-world action, and this year’s summit made some promising strides on that front

"Look outside, hear the thunder, feel the rain: in the real world, change is happening" @fionaharvey.bsky.social in The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém

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At the 10045th meeting of the UN Security Council, @fao.org Chief Economist @maximotorero.bsky.social presented the @theipcinfo.bsky.social as the global standard — a “common currency” for analysis of food and nutrition crises.

Read more ➡️
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What science tells every negotiator at COP30 The bad news is that we are in danger. The challenge is that we are running out of time.

By Johan Rockström, @pik-potsdam.bsky.social

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Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

As humans heat the planet, largely by burning fossil fuels, more people are dying in extreme heat. Their deaths are often recorded as accidents or attributed to other conditions that heat exacerbates. This piece tells the tragic stories of people who died preventably in extreme heat in Phoenix, AZ.

Strong governance holds the key to resilient agrifood systems New HLPE-FSN findings show that coordinated policies, multiscalar governance, and inclusive programmes are essential to building equitable, climate-resilient...

📢 "Strong governance holds the key to resilient agrifood systems"
HLPE-FSN findings show that multiscalar governance & inclusive programmes are essential to building equitable, climate-resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems worldwide.
🆕🗞️via @fao.org
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Renowned ‘sponge city’ architect Kongjian Yu dies in Brazil plane crash The 62-year-old Chinese landscape architect was killed with three others while filming in the Pantanal wetlands

damn. can't think of anyone who has had such a massive effect in addressing climate adaptation

sponge city concepts are being incorporated everywhere (and rightfully so)

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School meals are not just about feeding children—they're a powerful tool for green industrial strategy that can lead to transformative change. Today I'll deliver closing remarks at @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social's regenerative school meals event to launch our new report ➡️ buff.ly/bOxeCWl

Israel’s attack on Yemeni newspaper complex kills 31 media workers Press freedom group says ‘brutal and unjustified attack’ is deadliest against journalists since Maguindanao massacre Thirty one journalists and media staff were killed by Israeli strikes on newspaper offices in Yemen last week in what the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Friday was the deadliest attack on journalists in the last 16 years. Israel struck a newspaper complex in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, which housed three Houthi-connected media outlets on 10 September. At the time, members of the Yemeni army’s press arm were finishing the weekly print edition, according to the publication’s editor-in-chief, which increased the number of journalists present during the strike. Continue reading...

Israel’s attack on Yemeni newspaper complex kills 31 media workers

No beef here. Brazil beat hunger the right way. By Raj Patel. Three years ago, 33 million Brazilians went to bed hungry. Today, Brazil is off the United Nations Hunger Map.

🇧🇷 Brazil shows hunger is not a tragedy—it's a scandal.”

ICYMI Brazil has lifted 33M people out of hunger – through family farming, public food programmes, and massive action.

This is what political will looks like.

📢 Read @rajpatel.org on what the world can learn:
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Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria

Failing to address climate change is very expensive.

☀️When the body can’t cool itself, heat stress takes over.

2024 was the hottest year on record, putting agricultural and all other outdoor workers at greater risk.

Take a look at these these practical @fao.org tips to prevent heat-related illnesses 👉 bit.ly/4g9dQMf

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

Posts about scientific research on Bluesky receive substantially more attention than similar posts on Twitter. More importantly, you're far less likely to get sexist or racist replies.

"[...] Land clearance is raising the temperature in the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and south-east Asia because it reduces shade, diminishes rainfall and increases the risk of fire, the authors of the paper found. [...]"

ONU declara fome em Gaza, a primeira no Oriente Médio Declaração oficial ocorre após meses de advertências sobre a situação no território devastado pela guerra

ONU declara fome em Gaza, a primeira no Oriente Médio

🔴 #GazaStrip

#Famine is confirmed in #Gaza Governorate, projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis Governorates by the end of September.

📄 Read more: www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/us...

60 percent of the world’s land area is in a precarious state 15.08.2025 – A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over centuries. It finds that 60 percent of global land areas are now already outside the...

More than half of the world’s land area is in a precarious state, according to a new study mapping the #PlanetaryBoundary of functional biosphere integrity - in spatial detail and across centuries. 38% of global land is already in the high-risk zone. 👇
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