#tropicsday — Public Fediverse posts

June 29 is International Day of the Tropics. Teach about the critical ecological importance of the Amazon Rainforest and what we can do to preserve it with Amazon Aid's River of Gold.

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#WeAreTheTropics #TropicsDay #StemEducation #Education #AmazonRainforest #Homeschooling #Biodiviersity

Am Internationalen Tag der #Tropen erinnern wir daran, wie beschwerlich & gefährlich für ihre Körper & Gesundheit Europäer*innen einst das Leben dort beschrieben haben:

▶ Annika Raapke, Zusammen sind wir schwach? Kranke Körper und Vergemeinschaftung in der französischen #Karibik des 18. Jh., #WerkstattGeschichte 78/2018, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-78-annika-raapke/

@histodons @historikerinnen

#histodons #TropicsDay #Kolonialgeschichte #Körpergeschichte #PrizePapers #CaribbeanHistory #FrenchHistory #18thCentury

RT by @CopernicusEU: The tropics cover 40% of Earth's surface & hold 80% of global biodiversity - protecting them is vital!
#TropicsDay

Summer 2023's heat 🌡️ led to intense bushfires & serious vegetation loss in N-Australia. #CLMS Burnt Area data show the massive burn scars.

https://land.copernicus.eu/en/products/vegetation/burnt-area-v3-1-monthly-300m

[2024-06-29 08:32 UTC]

RT by @EU_ENV: Tropical forests are crucial #ForPeopleForPlanet. Yet, they face threats from climate change, deforestation, urbanization, and more.

#TropicsDay is a reminder for #ClimateAction and the urgent need to step up #GenerationRestoration efforts.

[2024-06-29 04:53 UTC]

RT ipbes
Happy #TropicsDay! 🌍
#DYK that the tropics...🤔
➡️Host nearly 99% of mangrove species
➡️Have 54% of the world’s renewable water resources
➡️Are host to approximately 80% of the world’s #biodiversity
More about this day with @UN👇🏾
https://www.un.org/en/observances/tropics-day https://t.co/VqBHx4qtYu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IPBES/status/1674282545763037184