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- Soil sealing prevents cities from cooling naturally and increases flood risks. Soil sealing: easy to do, hard to undo. Healthy soils absorb water, help reduce flooding and build resilience to climate extremes. #SoilHealth #GreenCities #ElNiño
- 🐝 Bees are our tiny #FoodHeroes. Without them, most of the food we eat wouldn't exist.🐝 ⚠️ But bees are in danger. Beekeepers around the world are working to protect them. 👩🌾🐝 To all those unsung heroes we say, 🙏THANK YOU!
- 🌳🔥 What causes wildfires? ➡️ Fuel ➡️ Weather ➡️ An ignition source But wildfires can be prevented — and it starts long before the flames ignite. Find out how @FAO is working to help countries stop blazes before they begin: fao.org/forestry/firem… #GlobalFireHub #ExtremeHeat
- 🔥 #ExtremeHeat can flip forests from carbon sinks to carbon sources. Forests face the dual risk of reduced growth and a dramatic increase in the number of days with high fire risk. @FAO-@WMO report offers four practical solutions 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd9394…
