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This World Water Day, let's honor the most important component of life and pledge to use it wisely - as citizens, as leaders. #APIM #AsiaPacificInstituteOfManagement #WorldWaterDay #SaveWaterForFuture #savewatersaveearth #JoinAPIM

“Over the next decade, two decades, it is expected that there will be $150 billion worth of oil and gas extracted off your coast. It’s an extraordinary figure. Think of it in practical terms, that means, according to many experts, more than 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions will come from your seabed, from those reserves, released into the atmosphere. I don’t know if you as a head of state went to the COP in” Then Dr Ali raises his hand to stop Sackur and says: “Let me stop you right there. Do you know that Guyana has a forest, forever, that is the size of England and Scotland combined.  A forest that stores 19.5 gigatons of carbon, a forest that ‘we’ have kept alive, a forest that we have kept alive” To which Sackur interrupts with: “Does that give you the right, does that give you the right to release all of this carbon” To which Dr Ali assertively challenges back: “Does that give you the right to lecture us on climate change? I’m going to lecture YOU on climate change, because we have kept this forest alive that stores 19.5 gigatons of carbon, that you enjoy, that the world enjoys, that you don’t pay us for, that you don’t value, that you don’t see a value in, that the people of Guyana have kept alive.  Guess what? We have the lowest deforestation rate in the world, and guess what? Even with our greatest exploration of the oil and gas resources we have now, we will still be net zero. Guyana will still be net zero. Sackur seeks to butt in with “powerful words Mr President” to which Dr Ali holds his line and says: “I am not finished yet, I am not finished yet. I am just not finished yet. Because this is a hypocrisy that exists in the world.  The world in the last 50 years has lost 65% of all of its biodiversity, we have kept our biodiversity. Are you valuing it? Are you ready to pay for it? When is the developed world going to pay for it?  Or are you in the pocket, are you in the pocket of those who have damaged the environment. Are you in the pocket, are you and your system in the pocket of those who destroy the environment, through the industrial revolution, and now lecturing us. Are you in their pocket? Are you paid by them? There is no hypocrisy in our position” This conversation must not be forgotten. #hegemony #possbility #changeisaninsidejob https://lnkd.in/gVvSWnBm

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆, '𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲,' 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded. ✅ Nexira's sustainability legacy began in the 1970s, focusing on preserving natural resources, particularly acacia forests. The Acacia Program exemplifies Nexira's commitment to protecting and preserving nature and is aligned with four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Over 15 years of collaboration between Nexira and SOS SAHEL International France in the Acacia Program have demonstrated how to sustainably harvest #acacia and significantly impact the environment and biodiversity by fighting against desertification. More than 2 million trees have been planted across over 10,000 hectares, contributing to soil stabilization and acting as a barrier against desertification. This initiative is an essential contribution to the Great Green Wall. Engaging present and future generations is more important than ever to halt and reverse land degradation and meet the global commitments to restore 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030. Together, we can make a difference. #United4Land #WeAreAcacia #DesertificationandDroughtDay https://lnkd.in/eiv_Rpsi

Check out the latest #Champion Colleague interview with Ommid Saberi on IFC’s pioneering work in scaling low-carbon and resource-efficient buildings that conserve energy, water, and materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. #IFCManufacturing

To summarise what I saw and heard over the last couple of weeks would be impossible, so I won't even attempt it. I wanted to start, first and foremost, with gratitude. Gratitude to #Cali, gratitude the forests along the pacific coast, gratitude to the guides who took me there and the people who welcomed me on their land, gratitude to the people who prepared food for me, gratitude to each bird whose song I heard and gratitude to each person I met at #COP16. I don't remember ever being as energised, despite the 24-hour return journey and the intensity of the preceding days. I heard many stories, ranging from the unfathomable destruction and insidious corruption through to the hopeful willingness and virile determination to learn and do things differently. From project developers, we hear concerns over capacity and expertise; over financial viability and the ability to scale operations whilst respecting the idiosyncrasies of nature and local context. To this end, we recently launched the recarb Project Developer Portal for submitting all relevant project due diligence data. Our hope is that the tool will significantly ease life for project developers by making the requirements and process of a due diligence predictable, all through a self-service digital interface. Just co-creation remains my main ethical concern when working on technologies aimed at scaling nature markets. I attended as many indigenous-lead conversations as I could - primarily hosted by Savimbo - in a bid to enrich my product perspective with worldviews I resonate with deeply, but hadn't had the chance to hear in real life. We're facing a difficult and necessary transition which affects a set of very different parties - indigenous people and local communities, project developers and corporates alike. Support is crucial and it means something very different to everyone involved. My dream is to create a platform which supports all parties in a way which ensures everyone sits at the same table and no one is there as an afterthought. The task is gargantuan and the need for tools which account for multi-dimensional, mutli-party risk is growing. This is where we are taking a shot at the problem many of us at #COP16 are attempting to address: how to unlock #finance for #naturerestoration at the scale at which this cost-effective approach to stabilising the planetary polycrisis has a chance at achieving its potential. Everything we attempt will have its limitations, flawed as we all are. And yet, I have never experienced the hope with which I returned from seeing so many people self-qualify as 'reformed', people who are working on this because of love, because of their children and because they can't, like me, just let this ball drop. I'm closing the rumination with a musical offering: one to Colombia's superstar of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent, Totó la Momposina. Our stories are carried in the music and after COP I am curious to see what stories come about next.

We start the week by sharing this documentary, "Turkana Struggling for Survival," by KBC Channel 1 TV on climate change, where our Ikal Ang'elei spoke about some of the work we are doing in the region and around the lake. “As Friends of Lake Turkana, we are trying to build community power, community assembly, and community organizing because this is a community resource that can only be sustainably used if the community understands that this resource is for the current generation, from the previous generation, and for the future generation,” said Ikal Ang'elei. https://lnkd.in/dusfhmMb

#GFCR Frontline Youth Ambassador from Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas, Mary Grace Catapang delivered a powerful opening speech at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) 6th Leadership Dialogue. Grace relayed: “Real change is not merely the result of global leaders gathering in these conference rooms to write and approve resolutions or multilateral agreements, while these agreements are powerful words on paper, their impact is realised when programs are implemented and when they deliver tangible, real world results” thereby necessitating effective collaboration among regional and international actors. Grace shared personally witnessing thousands of livelihood lost following a tanker oil spill, coral bleaching from rising sea temperatures, reefs suffocated by ghost nets, and once thriving ecosystems destroyed by human activities. To bolster conservation efforts and as part of the GFCR-supported Blue Alliance work in the Philippines, Grace showcased the transformative change happening on ground: the regeneration of threatened coral reef biodiversity if there is collaboration and sufficient resources invested. As the voice of the youth and the coastal communities, Grace urged the leaders for a form of environmental multilateralism that is not only effective but also equitable and inclusive. Grace’s speech received a standing ovation from the delegates commending her courage. Aligned to this call, the UNEA negotiations at the closing plenary passed a resolution addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Recognising that the ocean is fundamental to all life, the resolution: 1.⁠ ⁠Calls for decisive and urgent multilateral action to improve the health and resilience of ocean ecosystems; 2.⁠ ⁠Encourages member states to implement the regional seas conventions marine and coastal environments protection; and 3.⁠ ⁠Invites significant efforts to tackle issues such as plastic pollution in the marine environment and ocean acidification. Further, the resolution invites secretariats of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans to support participating countries in developing strategies to counter marine pollution. To ensure continued cooperation among global and regional organisations, it reiterates enhancing capacity to achieve ocean-related sustainable development goals, strengthening ocean science-policy interface, and increasing participation at the upcoming 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France. In line with UNEA resolution, #GFCR operates as an implementation vehicle for the Global Biodiversity Framework and Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water. The #GFCR Coalition seeks to support a transformed global ocean economy where climate, ecosystems, economies, and people are healthy and resilient. 🎥 Watch Grace's full speech below  https://lnkd.in/gTAcPSJy

Interesting #talk about what (#female) global #leadership for a #nature positive future looks like between the Minister for the Environment and Water, Australia, Hon Tanya Plibersek and HE Razan Al Mubarak, President of IUCN The conversation cements the relationship on #biodiversity, #nature #conservation and #NaturePositive between #Australia as a State Member and IUCN. It further links the #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit in #Sydney with the #IUCNLeadersForum in #Geneva - taking place at the same time.

#Corporates FICCI #cii #UNBiodiversity --- If FORESTS are Large #Carbonsinks then Why we are not #Expanding on #Forestsmsking ? We can give a ID to this as #L2EP ( Limitless Expanded Personality). And L2EP can make #L2EF ( Limitless Expanded FORESTS). our NGO mail is [email protected]

register for insightful discussion on how we can individually become elements of change: https://lnkd.in/dqKC2iWc Huleji Sunday Oluwatobiloba Ojuoluwa Odinakachukwu Echeta #SBIclimatesolution. #climateactionnow