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🌍On 5 June, we celebrate World Environment Day. With the Earth in crisis, this year's UN Environment Programme theme emphasises the urgent call for restoring land, stopping desertification, and improving drought resilience. At #GSEU we focus on the importance of harmonised subsurface data and knowledge for a healthier environment. Subsurface data enables us to understand soil composition, groundwater dynamics, and geological formations. This knowledge helps identify areas suitable for restoration efforts, guiding effective land management practices🌎 Moreover, our aspirations to digitalise data will allow us to preserve and transmit it to future generations 🌟#GenerationRestoration #GeologyforSociety Join us in our mission to safeguard the environment and build a sustainable future for all! 🤝#WorldEnvironmentDay #LandRestoration #Sustainability #GSEU #ClimateAction

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay. This year's theme is very pertinent to #SouthAfrica: land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. Here are some tips from Dr Lize Barclay, senior Lecturer in Systems Thinking and Futures Studies at Stellenbosch Business School: https://lnkd.in/dycyBXGp

In 1 teaspoon of soil there are more microorganisms than there are people on the Earth. Did you know that? 🌍 Despite it being literally under our feet, humanity has only discovered a tiny fraction of the extraordinary life that is happening underground. Soil is amazing and vital in so many ways! Unfortunately, 60-70% of soils in Europe are degraded. 🌱 📽 Watch this video to learn how amazing soil is, and why we should all take better care of it: https://lnkd.in/g9qjYgSs The FER-PLAY project is promoting sustainable soil management practices by advancing the use and production of circular fertilisers (as opposed to chemical fertilisers), supporting Europe in its transformation to a more circular and resource-independent economy while safeguarding ecosystem health. #SoilHealth #Fertilisers #EU #MissionSoil #Agriculture

Sustainable development is only possible if there is sustainable peace.

https://lnkd.in/gxf2RKM5 5th June is #WorldEnvironmentDay and puts a spotlight on environmental challenges. This year 2024 focuses on land restoration, stopping desertification and building drought resilience. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts this year's edition globally. How can you help ? #Agriculture is a major use of land. Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture. The extensive land use of agriculture has a major impact on the Earth's environment and threatens biodiversity. #Reducing the #consumption of resource-intensive products and increasing #land #productivity makes it possible to produce food with much fewer inputs and reduce the environmental impact. The practice of precision agriculture, soil health practices, vertical farming, crop rotation and diversification, and agroforestry can be powerful forces for land restoration. Let's work together to ensure #foodsecurity while protecting the environment for future generations. #sustainability Gabby Nizri UN Environment Programme Daniela Kandel

New Series Launched... Environment This Week! Weekely Current Affairs for Environment & Ecology with MCQs. Every Friday 7PM at Drishti IAS - English Topics covered: Joshimath Landslide Malayan Tiger SDG Index 2023-24 Heat Dome High Seas Treaty #upsc #currentaffairs #upsccurrentaffairs #upscgsIII #environment

Fast-growing conifers are up to 3 times more effective at absorbing carbon from the atmosphere than native tree species - simply because of their growth rate. In the first Expert Insights video by Scottish Woodlands Ltd, Stuart Wilkie also addresses the need to use the timber produced by conifers in appropriate ways. He says: "You have to use that timber sensibly and lock up carbon in construction. More and more architects are coming to the conclusion that using timber and engineered timber in new and novel ways is the best way to lock that carbon up." Mr Wilkie, our Environment and Certification Manager, discusses this in the context of three interlinked crises - the climate crisis, biodiversity crisis and timber crisis - and calls for a joined-up approach to tackle all three. Watch the clip attached - and the full video interview with David Lee here: https://lnkd.in/evQgfJ7t

A microclimate refers to the climate conditions within a small or localized area that may differ from the surrounding region's broader climate patterns. Various factors contribute to the formation of microclimates, including topography, vegetation, bodies of water, and human activities. Microclimates can exhibit distinct temperature, humidity, wind patterns, and precipitation levels compared to the surrounding areas. Examples of microclimates include urban heat islands, sheltered valleys, coastal areas, and forested regions. Understanding microclimates is important for agriculture, urban planning, and environmental management.

🔙 #TBT PIWAM MERA - Las voces del agua 🎬 This powerful production highlights the #Misak cosmovision and Indigenous knowledge on natural resource management, aiming to center these perspectives in the crucial ongoing discussions about water resource management in the #GuambiaIndigenousReserve. 💬 "We, the original peoples of the world, who are part of nature and not owners of it, are the environmental future of the planet. The Misak survive as a form of knowledge that re-exists in the rule of Origin. From here, our existence is one more in the fabric of ancestral vanguard against the climate crisis. The West, which has put a price on air, water, soil and subsoil, is destroying the great home of all. This is our message to the world." 👉 Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3zDoCcP

Check out this very insightful paper by my colleague David Legates on the complexities associated with coastal indundation https://lnkd.in/dD7dMAnP