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aperint · 7 days

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Gula, pecado capital y ¿el desperdicio de alimentos? ¿Qué debería ser?

Gula, pecado capital y ¿el desperdicio de alimentos? ¿Qué debería ser? #aperturaintelectual #vmrfaintelectual @victormanrf @Victor M. Reyes Ferriz @vicmanrf @victormrferriz Víctor Manuel Reyes Ferriz

07 DE MAYO DE 2024 Gula, pecado capital y ¿el desperdicio de alimentos? ¿Qué debería ser? POR: VÍCTOR MANUEL REYES FERRIZ Para aquellas personas cercanas a las “instituciones” religiosas, uno de los pecados capitales es la gula, lo que significa comer en exceso y este término nos podría remitir de manera casi en automático a diferentes épocas de la historia, incluso la actual, empero, vayámonos…

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grasshoppergeography · 10 months

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Adopt-a-River

The UN Environment Programme and Rotary International's Adopt-a-River initiative uses my map to spread the message about river pollution and its impact on the planet. We are very proud to be involved in this!

Read more about the program and watch their highly informative video on https://restorerivers.org/:

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#adopt a river #rivers #river ecology #river restoration #biodiversity #unep #united nations environment programme #geography #maps #cartography #my art #maps reimagined #watershed map #watersheds #climate change #environmental activism #environmental action #Youtube

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environmentday · 1 year

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk.

The appeal comes as countries continue negotiations towards an international treaty on plastic pollution, and ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June.

“Plastic production has increased exponentially over recent decades and today the world is generating 400 million tonnes of plastic waste yearly,” said David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, and Marcos Orellana, Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights.

“We are in the middle of an overwhelming toxic tidal wave as plastic pollutes our environment and negatively impacts human rights in a myriad of ways over its life cycle.”

A dangerous ‘cycle’

The experts outlined how all stages of the “plastics cycle” are harmful to people’s rights to a healthy environment, life, health, food, water and an adequate standard of living.

Plastic production releases hazardous substances and almost exclusively relies on fossil fuels, and plastic itself contains toxic chemicals which put humans and nature at risk. Furthermore, 85 per cent of single use plastics end up in landfills or dumped in the environment.

Meanwhile, incineration, recycling and other “false and misleading solutions” only aggravate the threat, they added, noting that “plastic, microplastic and the hazardous substances they contain can be found in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe.”

Suffering in ‘sacrifice zones’

The statement also addressed how marginalized communities are most affected by exposure to plastic-related pollution and waste.

“We are particularly concerned about groups suffering from environmental injustices due to heightened exposure to plastic pollution, many of them living in 'sacrifice zones'”, they said, referring to locations near facilities such as open-pit mines, petroleum refineries, steel plants and coal-fired power stations.

Plastic pollution has also made an “alarming” contribution to climate change, which is often overlooked, according to the experts. “For instance, plastic particles found in oceans limit the ability of marine ecosystems to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere,” they said.

As Special Rapporteurs, Mr. Boyd and Mr. Orellana receive their mandates from the UN Human Rights Council. They are not UN staff and are not paid for their work.

They noted that over the past two years, the Council and the UN General Assembly have adopted landmark resolutions recognising the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, which should prompt and guide initiatives to address plastic pollution.

A woman sorts plastic at a recycling plant in Jordan.

Treaty negotiations underway

They also welcomed progress towards an internationally binding treaty to turn the tide on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) projects that the amount of plastic waste entering aquatic ecosystems could reach some 23 to 37 million tonnes per year by 2040.

Negotiations continued this week in Paris, following on from an initial session held last year in Uruguay.

Speaking during the opening on Monday, UNEP chief Inger Andersen bluntly stated that “we cannot recycle our way out of this mess”, adding that “only elimination, reduction, a full life-cycle approach, transparency and a just transition can bring success.”

The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2) will conclude on Friday, and delegates have a deadline to agree a treaty by 2024.

#single use plastic #plastic pollution #plastic waste #united nations environment programme #Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2)

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meteorologistaustenlonek · 11 days

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"Friday, 3 May is #WorldPressFreedomDay, which this year is dedicated to the importance of journalism amid a series of mounting environmental crises.

Environmental journalists are often the chroniclers of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Many report on hidden issues such as illegal logging and the theft of freshwater. " - United Nations Environment Programme UNEP https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/saving-lives-and-truth-why-protecting-environmental-journalists-matters-more

#World Press Freedom Day #United Nations Environment Programme #UNEP #Journalism Is Not A Crime #Environmental Journalism

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worldriversday · 1 month

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To safeguard our future, we must unite in action.

The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food on our tables, the medicines that heal us, the livelihoods we depend on — are all provided by Earth's ecosystems, on which humanity’s survival depends. UN Environment programme.

Follow the conversation witg the hashtags #ForNature.

#fornature #united nations environment programme #water resources #river basins #rivers #water bodies #take action #clean river

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internationaldayofzerowaste · 2 months

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Tracking progress to have global food waste.

To catalyse essential action towards reducing food waste and achieving SDG 12.3, it's imperative to grasp the extent of food waste. Measuring food waste allows countries to comprehend the magnitude of the issue, thereby revealing the size of the opportunity, while establishing a baseline for tracking progress.

The Food Waste Index Report 2021 marked a pivotal moment in understanding global food waste across retail, food service, and household sectors. It unveiled a greater availability of food waste data than anticipated, particularly at the household level, and revealed that per capita household food waste generation was more consistent worldwide than previously thought.

The Food Waste Index Report 2024 builds upon its predecessor in three key ways: Firstly, it incorporates vastly expanded data points from around the world, providing a significantly more robust global and national estimates, detailed in Chapter 2 of the main report. Secondly, it expands on the SDG 12.3 food waste measurement methodology introduced in the 2021 report, offering enhanced guidance on measurement across retail, food service, and household sectors. This additional guidance delves into various methodologies, their strengths and limitations, and strategies for prioritising sub-sectors for measurement, as explored in Chapter 3. Lastly, the report transitions from focusing solely on food waste measurement to exploring solutions for food waste reduction. The chapter examines effective approaches to reducing food waste globally, with a spotlight on public-private partnerships in this 2024 report.

Explore the Food Waste Index Report 2024!

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#solutions for food waste reduction #Think.Eat.Save #united nations environment programme #household food waste #sdg 12.3 food waste indicator #food waste #food waste reduction #food waste index report #Youtube

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wildlifeday · 2 months

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UN Environment Programme Executive Director Message for World Wildlife Day 2024.

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Message for World Wildlife Day 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director, Mrs. Inger Andersen.

#United Nations Environment Programme #world wildlife day #wildlife #3 march #wildlife conservation #statements #flora and fauna #UNEP #Youtube

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endfoodwasteday · 8 months

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Why is reducing food loss and waste important in contributing to agrifood systems transformation?

Between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million (FAO, 2023). While hunger and food security continue, an estimated 13 percent of the world’s food is lost in the supply chain from post-harvest prior to retail (FAO, 2022); a further 17 percent of food is wasted in households, food services and in retail (UNEP, 2021).

Currently, many of the world’s agrifood systems are unsustainable, as they degrade agricultural land, contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity and consume groundwater. Food systems are also vulnerable to external climate and other shocks, partly because of the impact on the environment.

Reducing food loss and waste can play a key role in the transformation of agrifood systems by increasing the availability of food, contributing to food security, healthy diets, and building resilience. Food loss and food waste reduction also serves as a key climate strategy by reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). It can therefore help countries and businesses to raise climate ambition, while conserving and protecting our ecosystems and natural resources upon which the future of food depends.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – specifically SDG 12, target 12.3 – calls for halving per-capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains. Target 16 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) among other issues, also calls for “halving global food waste by 2030.”

Accelerating the pace of actions to reduce FLW toward meeting the SDG 12.3 target, and the target set by the GBF for food waste reduction is a dire necessity to positively impact the pace of agrifood system transformation – with tangible benefits for people and planet.

#food waste reduction #international day of awareness on food loss and waste reduction #agri food systems #agriculture sustainability #food security #united nations environment programme #Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations

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worldyouthskillday · 10 months

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To celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2023, the Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka to the United Nations, in collaboration with UNESCO, the ILO and the Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth, are convening a panel discussion with Member States, young experts, social partners, teachers and educators, and other stakeholders.

The challenges we face to achieve sustainable development can only be addressed through meaningful, inclusive and participatory intergenerational dialogue and cooperation. Collaboration among teachers, trainers and youth is an exemplary illustration of such partnership.

#world youth skills day #wysd #panel discussion #international labour organisation #UNESCO-UNEVOC #united nations environment programme #Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth #teachers #trainers and youth

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eurydike-on-media · 11 months

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United Nations Environment Programme’s Instagram needs to do better.

Maybe you've come across the UNEP before, but to quote them, they are "the leading global authority on the environment" and their "mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations" [1], and indeed their Instagram page compliments this to an extent.

They do share inspirational stories and inform with recent data. However, they completely lack brand identity, leading to their posts feeling inconsistent. There is no instantaneous recognizable detail to their individual posts that immediately informs you that this is the UNEP, a reliable source for environmental information. In an era of doom scrolling and fake news, shouldn't the UNEP do what little effort they can to ensure their over two million followers are at least registering their posts to be from them?

In the below screenshot of their most recent posts (as of 9 June 2023), how many different fonts do they use across posts? How is it that World Seaweed Day and World Food Safety Day look wildly different as if created by different accounts? It is likely that the team working on marine information differs from the food safety team, however that is where brand identity must unite. The topics at hand are already a vast range, should there not be a consistency to pull it together?

I'd love to see this Instagram page improve it's brand identity given that the UNEP does incredibly important work which may be going unrecognized and under-appreciated as such. Strengthening the instant recognition that a post is from the UNEP would greatly benefit them in that their audience may actually pause to read their posts if they know the source is such a reliable and globally unified one.

Finally, I'd like to acknowledge that their website has a beautiful brand identity within the UN aesthetic, so my belief is not that they have no awareness of brand identity, they simply have not found a way to pull from that insight and extrapolate it towards their instagram page.

Ideally, this is the sort of project I would like to work on in the future as a (science) communicator. In essence curating content and creating an identifiable brand in everything from font to writing style such that important messages may be received well by the audience. It is a shame to be overlooked over something as adjustable as aesthetics.

#UN #United Nations #UNEP #United Nations Environment Programme #Brand identity #branding #identity #Environment #Environmental stories #Education #Environmental education #Social media #Instagram #Meta #Eurydike's #Eurydike on media #IG

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mario51magin · 1 year

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Semana 3: Día de la tierra

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#Conciencia ambiental #conservación #Día de la Tierra #Eco-Schools.#Green Education Foundation #Greenpeace #National Geographic #Perú #Sustainable Development Goals #The Nature Conservancy #United Nations Environment Programme #World Wildlife Fund #Youtube

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indizombie · 1 year

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In 2021, the International Cable Protection Committee, comprising industry and government officials, issued a “best practices” document for protecting and promoting resilience of submarine telecommunications cables. Among its recommendations was to disperse cable infrastructure to provide redundancy and backup measures during extreme events. The committee also co-published a report in 2009 with the United Nations Environment Programme that said rising seas could worsen erosion and increase flood risk of onshore coastal cable facilities. In hurricane and typhoon zones, severe storms “will not only attack the coast, but also influence the stability of the continental shelf seabed via the formation of eroding currents and waves," the report said. Such action could expose cables to more abrasion or suspensions above the seabed, as well as trigger submarine landslides and greater turbidity.

Daniel Cusick, ‘Global Internet Connectivity Is at Risk from Climate Disasters’, Scientific American

#Scientific American #Daniel Cusick #International Cable Protection Committee #Global Internet Connectivity #Climate Disasters #United Nations Environment Programme

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greenfue · 2 years

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COP27, ECOMONDO PARTNER OF THE FIRST MEDITERRANEAN PAVILION

Ecomondo, the international green economy exhibition organised by Italian Exhibition Group, will be a partner of the “Mediterranean Pavilion” at COP27 to be held from 6th to 18th November in Sharm el-Sheikh. At this year’s edition, which will be held at Rimini Expo Centre from 8th to 11th November, Ecomondo will also be celebrating its first 25 years of history as a pioneering event on the themes…

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#climate #ECOMONDO #Environmental Change #environmental sustainability #he international green economy exhibition #United Nations Environment Programme

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environmentday · 1 year

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Beat Plastic Pollution; We can do this together.

Ending plastic pollution will bring a massive payoff for people and the planet. This World Environment Day, show appreciation for those working towards solutions to Beat Plastic Pollution and call out those who need to do better. Find out how to get involved

#BeatPlasticPollution #united nations environment programme #water pollution #world environment day #get involved

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meteorologistaustenlonek · 2 months

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ThereIsNoPlanetB

"We have a #globalplasticcrisis. It is everywhere, from oceans to streets, beaches to our blood. We need an inclusive, just & ambitious global deal to #BeatPlasticPollution Great to discuss how with @AkshatRathi on @Bloomberg Zero podcast. Listen here⤵️" @IngerAndersen @UNEnvironmentProgramme

#Beat Plastic Pollution #UNEP #United Nations Environment Programme #Global Plastic Crisis

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raffaellopalandri · 11 months

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World Environment Day

Today is World Environment Day, the day Held annually on 5 June since it was established in 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach. In 2023, its theme will focus on finding long-lasting, effective solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution. This year’s celebrations are hosted by Côte D’Ivoire. Join millions…

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#Beat Plastic Pollution #Cote d&039;Ivoire #Plastic Pollution #Raffaello Palandri #UN Environment Programme #United Nations #World Environment Day

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