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Important step forward towards improving#soilhealth in Europe! 🐛🌿Did you know that in a healthy handful of soil there are 50+ billion bacterias? Healthy soils are at the basis of sustainable food production and play a key role in fighting climate change and its effects, for example by strengthening Europe's resilience facing potential natural disasters. However, much of our soil is currently in poor condition.As European Parliament rapporteur for Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive I welcome today's vote in the European Parliament's Environment Committee. It will give the tools to farmers and foresters to protect our much-needed soils.Progresívne SlovenskoRenew Europe

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🌍🌱🌏Denmark is ambitious regarding #sustainable transformation of #agriculture and #food systems. How to share and activate experiences from a world class Danish agriculture and food sector was discussed at today’s meeting between Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Mr. Dan Jørgensen and Food Nation Denmark; Torben Ladegaard, Mie Ole Lauritzen and Lise Christiansen Walbom. At #COP28 the first ever Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action was launched. This is an unprecedented acknowledgement of food systems - and the connection to #climate mitigation and adaptation.The follow up on the Declaration is among others about sharing solutions needed to combat climate change – solutions and innovative technologies that Danish companies already possess today and are ready to scale up and deliver on.➡️ Find the White Paper on climate right here: https://lnkd.in/e4MMzDjh

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It was a true honor to be invited to the World Health Summit as a minister of climate and environment. It shows us we are finally breaking down the barriers between environmental, animal and human health; and that we are truly encompassing the concept of “One Health“.The One Health Framework is a true opportunity to fundamentally shift the way we view our health and how we take care of our planet.The framework embraces the need for deep prevention, prevention aimed at the drivers of our health and well-being. It acknowledges the dangers the triple environmental crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution poses for humanity. Socio-ecological aspects are indispensable if we talk about health. We need a green and just transition to protect the One Health. We can leave no person and no place behind in doing so!www.worldhealthsummit.org

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❓ How can we reduce the environmental impacts of food production? Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Research Director of Climate Action at the Alliance and Leader of CGIAR #ClimBeR Initiative, spotlights evidence on plant-based foods, cultivated meat and fermentation-derived products as alternatives or complements to conventional meat and dairy. 📚 Read the report in collaboration with UN Environment Programme: https://bit.ly/4aykEQbAccelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)

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🗂 Recently, Milieudefensie,Greenpeace Nederland and Harvest published a report -Bankrolling ecosystem destruction -on the role of EU-based financial institutions infinancing key actors in ecosystem risk sectors. ⚠️ The report highlights the importance for EU regulations on the financial sector to align with global climate and biodiversity goals. The report has been supported by 18 other organisations, among which AidEnvironment.Read the full report here → https://bit.ly/49rnpRA

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Feeding Europe in a Changing Climate: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Systems Transformation”, a 5thFood Systems Talk, is jointly organized by theIssue-based Coalition on Sustainable Food Systems (IBC-SFS)and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).As we approach the imminent UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment, it becomes increasingly evident that climate change exerts a profound impact on every aspect of our food systems.In light of this urgency, the 5th Food Systems Talk brings togetherMr. Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development of Luxembourg, andDr. Elena Mateescu, Director of the National Meteorological Administration from Romania, to shed light on the intricate relationship between climate and food systems. The two perspectives will help us bridge the gap between policy and scientific understanding, showcasing the importance of collaboration and informed decision-making. Watch it now! https://lnkd.in/ewTNNWUd Natalia Berghi Valeria Rocca World Meteorological Organization Claude Haagen Kornélia Radics #UNFSS2 #StocktakingMoment #climatechange #foodsystems #FoodSystemsTalks

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👎 Taking backwards steps on environmental commitments is bad news for our health, our economy and our wildlife.By taking more environmental action, the Government could:🪙 Save the NHS billions💚 Improve public health🌱 Give certainty to businesses🌾 Boost food securityJoin our #Nature2030 calls to tell all political parties that the public is firmly in favour of better plans to restore nature and fight climate change👇bit.ly/nature_2030

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When the climate crisis affects public health:Ministers of Health and Environment of the WHO European Region recognised the need for further action to fight climate change that affects human health by signing the Budapest declaration on Friday (7 July).“The chances to see a massive pandemic that would be as devastating as COVID within twenty-five years is about 52%”, alerted Kőrösi, president of the UN General Assembly.Rising temperatures and biodiversity decline are strongly linked to increases in the risk of zoonotic diseases, those that are transmitted from animals to humans, like Zika or dengue.As already seen in theEU plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), lawmakers emphasise the need to take a One Health approach in policy-making,ensuring the inclusion of human, animal and plant health and their interactions with the environment.Jean-Yves Stenuick Cristina Pricop Lars Münter Viktor Jósa Rosa Castro EFN - Paul De Raeve Jack Fisher Jack Hunter Natasha Azzopardi Muscat https://lnkd.in/ewmge7fQ

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COP28 is the first ever to make food and agriculture a major topic of discussion. We hope to see three key outcomes emerge from this crucial and overdue attention. -A concrete action plan for last year’s“Sharm El Sheikh Joint Work on implementation of climate action on agriculture and food security,” including details on financing and integration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)-Plans from UNFCCC signatories on the inclusion of food and agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and NDCs-A roadmap for how agricultural subsidies, which total over$600 billionannually, can be brought in line with climate and biodiversity goals

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