🛑 #HeritageAlert 🛑

6000-year-old Vingen Rock Art Area and Pristine Surrounding Landscape Face Threat of Damage

Read our statement and take action: buff.ly/3ViZksB

#SaveVingen #ProtectVingen

Heading into an early summer peak in the garden

Spread the word. This is a great opportunity for Indigenous and SIDS professionals.

There are a few #Ticketmasters in our food system, too. Our recent blog highlights several Big Ag monopolists the @DOJ might pursue next. act.ucsusa.org/3wu5AUC

A new Southeast CASC study finds that 'nature-based experiences, and bird-watching in particular, increase well-being and reduce distress' on college campuses.

More of this, please!

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Very nice explainer from my @ucsusa colleague Dr. Delta Merner on why the new decision from the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (@ITLOS_TIDM) could be a legal game-changer for marine ecosystems & island peoples.
blog.ucsusa.org/delta-merner/i… The Science Network UCS Climate & Accountability (moving to Bluesky)

The world is witnessing the 4th pan-tropical coral bleaching event in 2023-2024. Wealthy countries like Australia should be leading the charge to protect reefs from greenhouse gas pollution……

polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/art…

With all eyes on Westminster, I thought I'd offer you a view of London in June 1841 before the Houses of Parliament were even built. I've cleaned-up this old salt print photograph taken 183 years ago by William Fox Talbot, from the window of his flat in Cecil Street. The original

World Heritage sites celebrate both the international Day for Cultural Diversity and #biodiversityday
iucn.org/blog/202405/wo…

📢Call for participation!📢

UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 is issuing an Open Call for Participation in Ad-hoc groups of the International Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages. Individual experts are invited to join.

More info and instructions here 👉tinyurl.com/4b9jcry8

📢 NEWS: Today, on #InternationalDayforBiodiversity , the first global assessment from Red List of Ecosystems reveals over half of all mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse.

🌍The assessment helps to identify threats and ways to mitigate these risks.

bit.ly/3wHiPS5

This program comment ensures the Army both complies w/Section 106 & offers military families who live in historic housing the quality of life, health, and safety they require and deserve. It also provides the flexibility necessary to enable continued use of historic buildings.

A lot of unseen, unspoken baggage behind this sale. Huia feathers are powerful & sacred in Māori worldviews. The extinction of the species stemmed from colonization, hunting & deforestation. #birds #Aotearoa #conservation #culturalheritage bbc.com/news/articles/…

Site of a Maori fortified settlement built on top of the largest volcanic cone in Auckland. Extensive terracing cut into its sides where settlement houses were built and other activities undertaken. #HillfortsWednesday
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Happy International Day for Biological Diversity 🌏

Worldwide, #IndigenousPeoples fight climate change and act as guardians for 80 % of the world's biodiversity. 🌱

Remember the really low levels of #SeaIce in Antarctica last year? Records tumbling?

For the first time, now we know:
1) how rare this sea ice loss was
2) if climate change made it more likely

Spoiler: it was super rare; now it’s four times more likely.
Buckle up for a 🧵⬇️

This is a map of the ENTIRE Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. I show this one because it contains North Carolina and Florida—both are often overlooked when folk talk about Gullah Geechees to the media. Tomorrow’s post is 5 things you need to know about the GGCHC in FL.

Some rare good news on climate change

Wind power was the UK’s biggest source of electricity for the last year, knocking gas off its pedestal

thetimes.co.uk/article/wind-p…

Feat Dr Iain Staffell Simon Evans Jess Ralston & Claire Coutinho MP

Identifying diverse stakeholder groups and rights holders is crucial for community-led cultural and natural heritage preservation initiatives. These initiatives thrive when everyone's voices are heard and respected.

ICOMOS National Geographic Society ClimateHeritage