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We’re a team of women who’ve been working to advance Black women’s careers in economics and most times have met for the first time in person during our conference!
BREAKING NEWS: The mayor of Lytton, B.C., said he has ordered the entire town to be evacuated after a fast-moving wildfire swept in on Wednesday evening.

Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire' | CBC News
A small B.C. village that endured the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Canada for days on end this week was engulfed in flames Wednesday night an...
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Canada is a warning: more and more of the world will soon be too hot for humans | Simon Lewis

Canada is a warning: more and more of the world will soon be too hot for humans | Simon Lewis
Without an immediate global effort to combat the climate emergency, the Earth’s uninhabitable areas will keep growing, says Simon Lewis, profess...
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To all my fellow Seattleites + Pacific Northwest folks experiencing this #ClimateEmergency caused #heatwave, please stay safe.
The majority of our homes are not air conditioned because we are built to withstand cold, not heat.
Watch out for #heatstroke and #heat exhaustion:
Ummm 122⁰ F in Canada tomorrow. We are on an entirely different planet now. https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/1409719100998242306
Oh, NBD, just a cool 120F (+) in the forecast for the British Columbia interior tomorrow. (Lytton is ~100km as the crow flies from Vancouver, BTW.) #BCwx https://twitter.com/ChrisScottWx/status/1409661453561335816
Kenya's first national park - Nairobi National Park lies only seven kilometers from the skyscrapers of Nairobi's city center. A haven for wildlife, the park is also a rhino sanctuary, which protects more than 50 of these critically endangered creatures.
#CityInTheSun
Diversity of animals ,including humans ,are an extended #earthfamily,sustained by the green leaves & grass, sustaining & regenerating the soil.Circular economy of #biodiversity that indigenous cultures including pastoralists have practised for millennia Walking light @IlseKohler https://twitter.com/IlseKohler/status/1408081122781585412

Spending the night with these guys. After 8 month on migration, they will reach their village tomorrow. 7 families, 2500 sheep, 40 camels, and guard dogs
School strike week 149. Today we are celebrating midsummer outside the Parliament. Even though it’s summer holiday we keep on protesting on Fridays.
#schoolstrike4climate
#MindTheGap
#climatestrike
#fridaysforfuture #FaceTheClimateEmergency
The climate and ecological crisis must be faced together. We know how. It’s just a matter of getting on with it NOW. #ClimateStrikeOnline week 79😲. #MindTheGap🌍 #FaceTheClimateEmergency
@Fridays4future @GretaThunberg @vanessa_vash @Connect4Climate @COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet🌍
☎️CALL NOW: Arrests are happening in Palisade, where DNR officers have been harassing water protectors in a sacred lodge. @USACEHQ has placed a stop work order at this site.
Call @GovTimWalz now at 651-201-3400 and ask him to tell Aitkin County to stop these arrests. #StopLine3
Would u buy something cheaply and throw it away after few wears OR would you save to buy something a bit more expensive and quality and keep it for ever? #tuesday #questiontime https://www.instagram.com/p/CQaVtRmjS7z/?utm_medium=twitter
All over the world environmental defenders are being threatened, arrested and even killed. We who are privileged must raise our voices to speak up against these human rights violations. This is outrageous.
#DefendTheDefenders https://twitter.com/RadioFreeAsia/status/1407144352556662786
Cambodia sends three young environmental activists to Prey Sar Prison to wait for their trial on charges of conspiracy for filming the drainage of waste into a river near the Royal Palace.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/prison-06212021171107.html
Today is World Rainforest Day and the third day of programming. Learn and be inspired by stories and projects protecting rainforests. 🌴🌎
#WRD2021
https://www.worldrainforestday.org/event-schedule
#WorldChimpanzeeDay is ONE MONTH AWAY! Chimpanzees are our closest relatives - #DYK they have unique form of communication? Jane starts lectures w. one of their greetings, a “Pant-Hoot.”
Learn more & take action today! >>
http://worldchimpanzeeday.org
#wcd2021 #GiveaPANTHOOT
Do you follow us on @YouTube ?? Make sure to like and subscribe to never miss some of our exclusive content including #JaneReads 'In the Shadow of Man'! Check out our recent episode Chapter 4 >> #janegoodall
"Kenya's Wildlife Warriors", a 4 minute film about our work, has been selected as a finalist for the Deauville Green Awards today! You can watch it on the waterbear network http://waterbear.com search for Wildlife Warriors @wildlifedirect @VividFeaturesKE Pls RT
.@NatGeo My @ROLEX @InsideNatGeo award just arrived. Looking forward to my keynote this evening during the #NatGeoFest
I'm taking most off the summer off public events but am excited about one of the last ones this coming Thursday. A conversation about next steps for the climate movement with @lizwathuti. Details below: https://twitter.com/guardianlive/status/1403019123475496962
Next week, we'll be joined by @NaomiAKlein and @lizwathuti as they discuss how we can fight the climate crisis.
They'll be chatting to @dpcarrington to explore how we can bring about meaningful change.
Join in the conversation 👇
https://bit.ly/3vKlowr
Hey, we made a book trailer with some amazing young climate activists, for Earth Day!
Thanks to @simonteen @SimonKIDS @PenguinTeenCa and @TundraBooks for your support
Nadia’s Initiative is launching our 2nd Business Incubator, which will enable 50+ women in Sinjar to build businesses, gain confidence, foster community & establish economic independence. We can’t wait to see what this next cohort creates! This project is funded by @UAEAid