Protecting the environment - #GreenWednesday
How can we protect our environment and reduce poverty simultaneously? Here are some of the most popular #GreenWednesday tweets and Facebook posts. Join the global discussion on protecting the environment - we’d love your input!
"Sustainable development isn't only an option but the ONLY option for a shared future in this planet!" @RGrynspan #GreenWednesday- If sea levels rise 50cm along Mediterranean coast, over 2m ppl have to abandon homes, 214.000 jobs lost #arabdrr13 #GreenWednesday
- Do we need targets for the management of natural resources in #Post2015? ow.ly/jffuw #Sustainability2015 #GreenWednesday
- 'Reducing vulnerability to climate shocks also helps to reduce poverty – it's a win:win!' @HelenClarkUNDP #GreenWednesday
- Inspiring: Ppl of Kilifi County in #Kenya protect largest indigenous coastal forest in East Africa! ow.ly/i4C7N #GreenWednesday
- Through environmental education & monitoring, local people coordinate marine conservation efforts in Micronesia:
- Being green is not difficult. Here are some tips to support environmental sustainability: bit.ly/NJvfMU #GreenWednesday
- VIDEO: Check out this video about the protection of medicinal plants from One Day On Earth by UNDP in India:
How many medicinal... | FacebookUnited Nations Development Programme - UNDP wrote: How many medicinal plants can you name?... Join Facebook to connect with United Nation...- Millions could escape #hunger if countries invested more in #agroforestry. @FAOnews explains how: ow.ly/hEbhQ #GreenWednesday
- Agriculture starts over in Zubeir after mine-cleaning - click below to find out more:
- Nature ≠ a drag on growth - quite the opposite: the economy needs nature! on.undp.org/hsnxQ @GdnDevelopment #GreenWednesday
- Would having reliable energy at home change YOUR life? See other people's votes and cast yours here: http://ow.ly/hegQt
- Traditional electrification of Croatian villages is 3x more expensive than #solarenergy alternative ow.ly/h3S7i #GreenWednesday
- This indigenous family in Brazil is excited to use its new eco-stove, significantly improving the quality of air they breathe.
- Do you love maths? Even if not, these calculators make it easy to find out your carbon footprint! ow.ly/gSgc1 #GreenWednesday
- Our chief Helen Clark is happy about her solar bike! This photo was taken during her recent trip to Croatia, where investing in clean solar energy helps create jobs: http://on.undp.org/h0eMK
- Did you know? 2011 was the most expensive year on record for natural hazards: ow.ly/gSgK3 #GreenWednesday
- Even a crow knows how to keep the environment clean!
- You can only be as well as the environment you live in is, this village in #Thailand teaches: on.undp.org/gEc9O #GreenWednesday
- 31.5% of ppl in #Bangladesh live in poverty & depend on natural resources for their livelihoods: on.undp.org/gshiU #GreenWednesday
- Check out our Facebook album showing our work around environmental protection: http://ow.ly/gC8LQ
- Click below to get more information on our work on environment and energy!
Environment and Energy | UNDPThe poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services. UNDP hel...
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