Oceans are Earth's own climate control system 🌊❄️ They regulate temperatures and weather patterns, but climate change is putting them under stress. That's why the UNDP's #ClimatePromise is working to protect our oceans – healthy oceans mean a healthy planet! 🌎 Let's all do…

Earth, you are irreplaceable. Happy Earth Month 💙🌍

Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue.

➡️ It's a climate issue.
➡️ It's a nature issue.
➡️ It's a health issue.

This #EarthDay , here are 5️⃣ facts you need to know to #BeatPlasticPollution !

Celebrate #EarthDay with this cool innovation! 🥥♻️ Fortuna Cools uses coconut waste to create sustainable coolers, helping in the fight for our #PlanetVsPlastics .

📺WATCH & see the power of nature-based solutions: bit.ly/BIonFortuna.

Plastic pollution is not just an environmental concern.

It's a social justice issue.
It's disproportionately affecting marginalized communities.
It's widening inequalities.

This #EarthDay , learn more in our explainer: undp.org/popping-the-bo…

#EarthDay spotlight 🌎 From local communities to national policy changes, Costa Rica's OneSea shows the power of inclusion in fighting #PlasticPollution . Their story is a global #OceanAction inspiration 🌊

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With Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) Sida Norad

Did you know, the ocean 🌊 holds solutions to our biggest problems? UN Development's Ocean Innovation Challenge supports brilliant solutions creating real-world change for healthy oceans and thriving communities.

Get inspired💡oceaninnovationchallenge.org

We are grateful for Sida and…

From discarded bags at the bottom of ocean, to microscopic particles in human placentas, to debris in space, plastics are ubiquitous.

This #EarthDay , see how Small Grants Programme supports work to #BeatPlasticPollution - from Ghana to Macedonia, Argentina to Maldives: ow.ly/oMmH50RjwXK

Launched👇: we aim to invest additional €20m in NGOs to support MPAs & coastal communities in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Call ➡️tinyurl.com/BlueActionETP2…
#OceanOptimism funded by 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇫🇷 🇳🇴 🇮🇪

4 bills, 40 smoke-free beaches, bags and bags of cigarette butts removed from Costa Rica's coastline.

Take a look at how UN Development and Norad are supporting OneSea in their work to #SaveOurOcean .

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#OceanDecade #ForPeopleForPlanet

At #eDhumashi , we believe in the power of community and the strength of Maldivian #WomenFisherfolk . Our platform is more than just a marketplace; it's a celebration of their talent, dedication, and heritage.

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En partenariat avec le PNUD Comores et Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC), agissons pour un avenir plus propre lors de la Journée Internationale #ZéroDéchet s . Rejoignez-nous dans cette initiative importante! #ZéroDéchet #MohéliPropre VeraHakim Snehal V Soneji UNDP Africa UN Environment Programme

Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue.

It is a climate issue.
It is a nature issue.
It is a health issue.

To protect people and the planet, we must #BeatPlasticPollution .

Learn more in our new story: undp.org/popping-the-bo…

Lionfish versus Pufferfish 🤔

The 🐡 emerges as the bigger threat! Learn more about the journey of our #OceanInnovator Mersea Marine Consulting in creating a greener, healthier sea by controlling this invasive species 👉 bit.ly/3W6fiXT (3/3)

Lionfish versus Pufferfish 🤔

Still curious which species is the bigger threat? Here’s a comparison in terms of teeth makeup, predatory control, and danger to human health. Check our next post for the big reveal! 🐠🐡 (2/3)

Lionfish versus Pufferfish 🤔

#OceanInnovator Mersea Marine Consulting shares comparison of the two species in terms of spreading, size, and reproduction. Stay tuned to know which species is the bigger threat 🐠🐡 (1/3)

Waste is becoming an increasingly pressing issue for environment, societies and health.
 
Ahead of #WCEF2024 , UN Development and partners gather in Brussels to share experiences in building zero waste cities as part of Global Environment Facility (GEF)- funded “Shifting to Zero Waste Against Pollution” initiative.

The ocean produces at least 50% of the 🌎's oxygen.

It's home to most of Earth’s biodiversity, and is the main source of protein and nutrition for more than 3 billion people.

Despite all this, the ocean is at risk.

Here are 10 things you can do to #SaveOurOcean .

#OceanDecade

Ecosystem-based management #EBM is crucial for ocean sustainability 🌊 UN Development and partners, with @TheGEF support, champion science-driven strategies & strong partnerships in Large Marine Ecosystems #LME 🌎KNOW MORE about this unique approach at the UN Ocean Decade Conference event.

The 2024 Ocean Decade Conference starts today! 🌊🙌

Together, we'll open a new chapter for global ocean action to deliver the science we need for the ocean we want.

Join the conversation with #OceanDecade24 . Not in Barcelona? Tune in to the livestream: ow.ly/aTyt50RbXXr