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New WWF study reveals that every year, Member States funnel 💸 €34-48 billion in subsidies into activities that harm nature.

Up to 60% of EU’s #CAP , over €32 billion, is detrimental to biodiversity while failing to support the farmers.

🔗 wwf.eu/?13738891/Can-…

#DYK  that since 1970, 1/3 of the 🌍 freshwater ecosystems have been lost, and freshwater populations have plummeted by 83%?

Join the #EUGreenWeek 2024 opening session on 29 May at 13.45 CEST to discuss the key challenges and vision for a #WaterWiseEU 👉 europa.eu/!MkYwkk

#WorldMigratoryBirdDay (May 11) is an opportunity to shine a light not only on these amazing birds but also on the insects that sustain so many of them🐛

And on the wetlands that are critical for insects, birds and people

Great blog by WWF's Vivian Fu: medium.com/WWFWater/worl…

It was a privilege to join H.E Joshua Irungu,EGH & Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Deputy Amb.Joris van Bommel in issuing a grant for water resource mngt in Ewaso Nyiro N. Basin

This basin is vast & water scarce yet with proper water resource management,water access for all will be achieved.
#C2T

I'm not quite ready to reveal all the details of my next project just yet, but here's a clue 👀

Post your best guesses in the comments below! ⬇️

#RunBlue #Water Action #Water #Goal6 #FixTheCycle

It's what the #water world's been waiting for: Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸's album of greatest hits!

Let it Flow includes his classic River Songs from Swimways to Renewable Revolution, Run Blue, Update the CBD & Water Year.

Read Jeff's blog & then dive into the songs medium.com/@WWFWater/let-…

Fantastic footage of a 'freshwater monkey'!

Going to read this with interest - if you want to learn more about the torrent of arsenic, heavy metals & mutagenic chemicals washing off our roads & directly into our waterways, poisoning wildlife, you couldn't get a more expert analysis.

💧 Are your local rivers clean enough to swim in?

For many people - especially city dwellers - the answer is no, due to the dangers posed by water-based transport and pollution.

I'd like to see this change, for the health of our rivers, our environment, and our people.

P.S.

ONE MONTH TO GO 👟💧

On the 5th of June 2024, #GlobalRunningDay , I'll be taking on an entirely new challenge - my first project since completing RUN BLUE, 200 marathons in 1 year for water.

Watch this space for more information, and count the days down with me.

#RUNBLUE
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Can protectedplanet please correct the legend so that the green box accurately refers to 'terrestrial and inland waters'.

No idea why 'inland waters' were edited out of this when they are correctly included throughout the database & website

Collaborative conservation efforts keep lake sturgeon off the endangered species list fws.gov/press-release/…

via USFWS Fisheries @USFWS

'irreversible damage,.... the environmental impact assessment flawed... 35 violations of statutory requirements and guidelines, as well as 27 serious technical assessment and data errors' embarrassing for HK and CEDD sc.mp/9fyvt?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

What to know about California's new state park, where two rivers meet latimes.com/travel/story/2…

Delighted to be in Jordan for our Middle East Partnership meeting hosted by our Partner, the RSCN, & pleased it coincided with our Palestinian Partner’s 25th anniversary so we could mark the impact of this extraordinary organization that continues to serve its nature & people.

Here is the full video #cycling #biodiversity #wetlands #EarthDay (is every day) youtube.com/watch?v=u2YvM7…

There's a new #AmazonOfEurope bike trail, covering a 5-nation biome and in all 1,200km of stunning #wetland landscape. Gorgeous #biodiversity & European culture I tried just a snipped with WWF Austria's Lisa Wolf but I am dreaming of the whole route: Danube Region Strategy WWF Water 💧🐟

90% of people live within 10km of these vital waterways that have sustained us for centuries. It's our shared responsibility to protect them 🏞️💙

Today the White House announced the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge, the largest freshwater restoration and protection initiative in history.

Read WWF's statement from SVP of Freshwater and Food, Melissa Ho, on being an inaugural member: worldwildlife.org/press-releases…

The EPA recently announced that PFAS must be removed from drinking water. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, published in 1962, helped galvanize the creation of the EPA. Learn about the influence of Carson's writing on the 60th anniversary of her passing bit.ly/3TZpZJ4