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From near extinction: How Australia is restoring its shellfish reefs
Meet Australia’s largest marine restoration project. While coral reefs receive more media attention, this initiative is focused on an equally important ecosystem: Shellfish reefs! These ‘ecosystem engineers’ are critical for water quality and fish stocks. Learn how ecopreneurs aim to bring back 30% of Australia’s lost reefs by 2030.
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‘Let us never lose hope’: Young leaders on the frontlines of climate action
From rising tides threatening coastal communities, to the urgent need for global energy transition, climate change is no distant crisis – it is a present reality. For young climate advocates like Fatou Jeng from The Gambia and Beniamin Strzelecki from Poland, the fight can be deeply personal. As they near the end of their tenure on the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, they’ve been reflecting on what they’ve achieved.
In this interview with UN News’ Pia Blondel, they discuss bridging grassroots activism and high-level policymaking – and share their advice for the next generation of advisers.
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“When the forest was large and had everything, we didn’t need to buy; now that the forest is disappearing, water and fish are scarce and we have to work harder to feed our families,” says Indigenous leader Teodora. Paraguay lost 347,000 hectares of forest each year — the world’s sixth-highest rate. Discover how local communities are fighting to reverse deforestation.
Along some Mexican coastlines, the biodiversity seems endless; but without careful management, biodiversity and local livelihoods could be in danger. , a project that takes its name from the Mayan word kuxa’an ("alive") and the Spanish word turismo ("tourism"), is working to address this challenge.
In the heart of the Himalayas, a UNESCO project is giving local communities the tools they need to protect the exceptional biodiversity of the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area—and position it for greater global recognition.