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Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out this footage of two tigers, Bohdana and Kuma, in Kazakhstan, which has been without tigers for more than 70 years!

Wetlands are vital for #biodiversity, including as critical habitats for many migratory species.🐦🌍🧪

— @ipbes.bsky.social #LandDegradation Assessment

Yet, many of these #wetlands are now threatened.

Learn how wetlands support biodiversity with Ramsar for #WWD2025:

www.worldwetlandsday.org

A stunning close-up of a Bearded Tit perched delicately on a swaying reed, its warm russet and soft grey plumage blending beautifully with the golden tones of the surrounding reeds. Its striking black ‘moustache’ contrasts sharply against its pale face, and its tiny claws grip the stem with ease. A second Bearded Tit flutters into frame, wings blurred in motion, adding a sense of movement.

In honour of #WorldWetlandsDay, the magnificent Bearded Tit!

Have you got out and about in nature this weekend?

Share your snaps and stories... 👇😍

A landscape showing a coastal wetland in northern Michigan

A landscape showing a coastal wetland in eastern Michigan

A landscape showing a coastal wetland in western Michigan

A landscape showing a coastal wetland in northern Ohio

Coastal wetlands of #GreatLakes come in all shapes and sizes, but the one thing they share in common is how important they are!

They're kind of like the rainforests of the #GreatLakes - lots of biodiversity and productivity, and also facing threats from development #WorldWetlandsDay

Black bird with vivid yellow chest and head is perched on a brown cattail stem. The bird's head is thrown back as it calls. There is a second similar bird in the background, out of focus: a neighbour declaring its territory.

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay to all who celebrate. Wetlands help reduce climate change impacts, they sustain the water we drink, and they support an amazing diversity of wildlife. In short: wetlands rock 🌿

Journey to Salonga: a wetland treasure in the heart of the DR Congo By Martina Lippuner, WWF Africa’s Head of Communications, with WWF’s Alfred Yoko and Christian Mpassi

Wonderful #WorldWetlandsDay blog on the importance of wetlands in DRCongo's Salonga National Park to hundreds of local communities, its extraordinary biodiversity & the climate

medium.com/@WWFWater/jo...

@wwfafrica.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk @wwfnederland.bsky.social

Mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries and salt marshes are among the coastal habitats we celebrate on #WorldWetlandsDay. Healthy wetlands are central to food security, reducing disaster risks, and tackling climate change. @wwf-water.bsky.social

NEW ANALYSIS:

China added enough clean energy in 2024 to power Germany (500TWh)

That halted rise of emissions for most of 2024 – but did not cut CO2

China could add enough clean GW in 2025 to power 2xUK (600TWh)

Lauri Myllyvirta looks at implications:

www.carbonbrief.org/...

Critically, she also highlights #adaptation.

"Given the increasing frequency & severity of climate shocks, adaptation has become a top priority...This year, countries must finalize their national adaptation plans, specifying the private and public investment required to realize them."

Victory for the Vistula: River resistance pays off!

HUGE win for people, nature & climate resilience in Poland after years of protests as govt cancels environmental consent for disastrous Siarwezo dam

Congrats WWF-Poland @otop-birdlife.bsky.social & other partners
savepolesia.org/victory-for-...

Towards a comprehensive river barrier mapping solution to support environmental management - Nature Water This Review examines methods for mapping river barriers, emphasizing the potential consequences of a lack of data on smaller barriers. It highlights the need for improved mapping approaches to support...

Human barriers are replete across the world! This paper just out in Nature Water aims to advance a more comprehensive river barrier mapping solution to support environmental management
www.nature.com/articles/s44... @jjopperman.bsky.social @americanrivers.bsky.social @wwf-water.bsky.social

Wind, solar and hydropower have overtaken fossil fuel power in the UK for the first time, @ben-spencer.bsky.social reports on a new report from @ember-energy.org

link.thetimes.co.uk/view/633483f...

Thames Water: Sewage spills soar as debts swell Thames Water saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell.

Thames Water saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell.

It reported 359 category one to three pollution incidents in the six months to 30 September, which it said was due to a wet spring and summer.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20-25 years ago, it was received wisdom that wind and solar could only supply 10-20% of the grid without chaos. Today, grids handle 50%+ renewables and aim for 100%! The renewable #energy revolution is real—cleaner, cheaper, and unstoppable. 🌍⚡

#ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

An area of land a third larger than India has turned from humid conditions to dryland, where agriculture is difficult, in the past three decades - report

#COP16Riyadh
Story by @fionaharvey
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

November 2024 #C3S Climate Bulletin: it was the second-warmest November globally on record.

Findings:

🌡️ +0.73°C above 1991-2020 average

🔥 on track to be the warmest year on record

🌊 Sea surface temperature second highest value

All details: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...

I had to read & re-read it because it seemed that could not possibly be their plan. I know DEFRA have been making noises about it being unaffordable to bring every river up to scratch so they were going to focus on flagship rivers but who could have imagined they intended to create sacrifice rivers?

Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat Exclusive: With Brazil’s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threat

We can't afford to take backwards steps. ❌

Soy producers must uphold the Amazon Soy Moratorium & protect the rainforest from irreversible damage. Weakening it could open up large areas of forest for animal feed. 🌎

theguardian.com/environment/...
#Amazon #Rainforest

Just when you think you've heard it all....🤦

Big boosts for the #FreshwaterChallenge. It now boasts 50 members from A(ustralia) to Z(imbabwe). And recieved $5 million investment from the GEF to accelerate action

Shows how momentum is building behind world's largest freshwater restoration & protection initiative

wwf.panda.org?13024966/Maj...

And @jjopperman.bsky.social has playlists of songs

It’s hard to believe we’re already in December! 🤯

The last couple of weeks have been full of training, meetings and setting goals for 2025. Planning for the year ahead is always an exciting challenge! What are you focusing on as 2024 winds down? 💙😊

Want to help solve the world's #freshwater problems? Then please spend a few minutes responding to this important survey from @wwfleadwater.bsky.social & @globescan.bsky.social on how to frame water discussions:

survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/2/p26233...

🐡 🐟 Exciting new fish species! Catfish, electric fish, killifish, swamp eel & tetras are among 96 new fish species discovered and described for the first time in the Congo Basin.

bit.ly/CongoBasinSpeciesReport

🤿 Dive into the full WWF report to explore these & other incredible new species 🔎 🐾

A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline The findings are simply unacceptable for a natural asset so fundamental to Australia’s environmental, cultural and economic wellbeing.

"Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars & 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin"

New research offers insights into how (not) to restore #rivers:
theconversation.com/a-13-billion...

FYI This year’s #GarWeek will be celebrating the “whole gang” of ancient fishes, including sturgeon!

So enjoy the Charlie Brown Cut of @garlab.bsky.social’s Lake Sturgeon video 🐟👍

*GarWeek begins December 16!!!

Global emergence of regional heatwave hotspots outpaces climate model simulations | PNAS Multiple recent record-shattering weather events raise questions about the adequacy of climate models to effectively predict and prepare for unprec...

New research: Extreme heat in several regions has been increasing in intensity faster than predicted by models over recent decades

#climatecrisis
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....