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Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue. It is a climate issue. It is a nature issue. It is a health issue. Here are five facts you need to know to #BeatPlasticPollution 💡➡️

Fareed Zakaria stood at Bard College’s commencement. He had a trigger warning. “I’m about to utter the two most provocative letters in English today. AI.” Students braced to boo. Instead, he flipped it. “I don’t want to talk about AI. I want to talk about HI. Human Intelligence.” The story: He pointed to the human brain. 3 pounds. ~20 watts. Less power than a laptop charger. AI data centers? They consume enough electricity to power entire cities. His point: humans aren’t “inferior computers.” We were never computers at all. The lesson: “A machine can write a sad poem. But it cannot weep at a funeral. It can generate a love letter. But it cannot fall in love.” Human intelligence doesn’t win on speed. Or efficiency. It wins because it’s embedded, consciousness, emotion, morality, memory, relationships, lived experience. The takeaway: Don’t ask “what’s left for humans to do?” Ask “what does AI reveal about everything humans already do, that’s irreplaceable?” Curiosity. Wisdom. Empathy. Critical thinking. These aren’t soft skills anymore. They’re the moat. Build the tech. Use the tech. But champion HI, human imagination, human inspiration, human interconnection. “Our imperfections aren’t bugs in some system’s code. They’re the cracks that let the light in.”

By sharing lessons learned, countries can manage drought early, protecting food systems, livelihoods, and economies. The Defying Drought Impact Program and Africa Water Center are ways to put collective knowledge to work: wrld.bg/WQbV50X7Su5

Ethiopia is ready to plant billions of saplings, building on the success of its already impactful Green Legacy Initiative. This effort continues the country’s commitment to restoring ecosystems, combating climate change, and fostering a greener, more sustainable future.

As AI reshapes our world, we must ensure it benefits everyone – and that it is accessible and safe. The first global scientific body on artificial intelligence brings together independent experts to assess how AI is transforming our lives and how it can serve the common good.

Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation, and the actions we take today will shape the world our children inherit.— Ban Ki-moon #ClimateAction #SaveOurOcean

Warning signals are everywhere. The past 11 years have been the 11 hottest on record.  In his #WorldEnvironmentDay message, @UN Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres calls for action #NowForClimate to cut emissions, protect nature, support vulnerable communities and speed transition to renewable energy.

Food security is not just about quantity of food. It is about protecting systems that keep food safe. Without climate stability, food security weakens everywhere. — Jacques Diouf #FoodSafetyForAll #ClimateActionNow

In her Nobel Prize lecture, peace laureate Wangari Maathai spoke about democracy and the responsibility we have to take care of our planet Earth. Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize “for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.” Hear her full prize lecture: bit.ly/3VCSKhc #WorldEnvironmentDay

I grew up with my grandmother and she sent me each morning to fetch water from a stream below our village. One dry season the stream simply stopped. We walked further, to another, and found it brown. She told me once, "What the land loses upstream, the child pays for downstream." At that age, I thought she meant the water. Today, on #WorldEnvironmentDay, under the theme Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future, I understand she meant all of it. Nature is not only being lost to neglect. It is being taken. Wildlife trafficked from forests that fall silent. Timber cut by people who will never replant. Rivers poisoned by mining no one licensed. Fish stripped from the sea by vessels that answer to no flag. Waste dumped in the night, in a poorer place, far from those who made it. These are crimes that affect the environment. And they do not only wound nature. They steal a country's revenue, erode its economy, and hollow out the very future this day celebrates. Look closer and the connection becomes urgent. The clean energy future the world is racing toward runs on critical minerals. If those supply chains are criminally contaminated at the source, the transition itself is compromised. There is no just, climate-resilient future built on stolen cobalt and laundered gold. So protecting nature is not only conservation. It is justice, and it is economics. But enforcement alone is not the whole answer. Here is what I have learned. The same enforcement data that locates a crime hotspot also reveals exactly where a community has been abandoned. Where the illegal miner recruits, opportunity never arrived. Where the trafficker finds willing hands, a young person was already without work. That data can do more than prosecute. It can guide investment. Instead of waiting for youth to be recruited, we can reach them first. Skills before the smuggler does. Cooperatives where mines were closed. Legal value chains in fisheries, recycling, renewable energy, responsible mineral processing. This is not charity. It is smart economics. It protects national wealth, reduces vulnerability, and restores dignity. Because the future this theme speaks of will not be inherited by minerals or forests. It will be inherited by the young. My grandmother, standing at that brown stream, said something I never forgot. "You do not fix the river by blaming the water. You go up and find who broke the ground." If there is anything I have said today that you should remember, let it be this. We protect nature not only by loving it, but by making sure those who steal it answer for it, and those tempted to join them are given something better to do. #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #endENVcrime #CrimesAffectingEnvironment @UNODC_ENV

“Young people are not just leaders of tomorrow, but leaders of today.” We can never go wrong investing in young people, they are assets now and for a sustainable future

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🚲 Cycling connects homes to opportunity. From jobs and education to healthcare and public spaces, safe and affordable cycling helps build healthier, more inclusive and resilient cities for all. #WorldBicycleDay #SustainableMobility #CitiesForAll

"I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up." — Charlie Munger

The climate crisis is not only about the environment. It is about justice, survival, and dignity for people everywhere. What we do to the planet, we do to ourselves. — Greta Thunberg #FoodSafetyForAll #ClimateActionNow

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬' 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @ESAFFUG will on 5th June 2026 launch the 4th Edition of the National Schools’ Agroecology Poem Writing Competition at Serere Township Secondary School in Serere district, as a strategic intervention to promote learner-led solutions to food system challenges, & nurture a generation of environmentally conscious young people capable of advancing sustainable and resilient food systems. Download the Press Release here: 6627cfd7-dfbf-4bc7-9649-fd8b… #YouthInAgroecology | #FundAgroecology

Top 10 most prosperous African countries in 2026, according to the latest ranking 1. Seychelles 🇸🇨 (Rank 39, Score: 77.4) 2. Cape Verde 🇨🇻 (Rank 42, Score: 76.1) 3. Mauritius 🇲🇺 (Rank 45, Score: 74.6) 4. Ghana 🇬🇭 (Rank 46, Score: 73.2) 5. South Africa 🇿🇦 (Rank 50, Score: 72.6) 6. Botswana 🇧🇼 (Rank 55, Score: 72.0) 7. Namibia 🇳🇦 (Rank 58, Score: 71.4) 8. Senegal 🇸🇳 (Rank 63, Score: 69.5) 9. Lesotho 🇱🇸 (Rank 72, Score: 67.5) 10. The Gambia 🇬🇲 (Rank 74, Score: 67.2) Prosperity is about more than just money. While economic growth often grabs headlines, a country's prosperity is increasingly measured by how well its people live, learn, stay healthy, and share in the benefits of development.

Dangote Group has been recognised as the Most Admired African Brand at the 16th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands rankings, unveiled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While we are honoured by this recognition, we see it as more than a reflection of brand strength. It is a recognition of the power of long-term investment, industrialisation, and the belief that African institutions can build at a scale capable of transforming economies and creating lasting impact. Across cement, fertiliser, petrochemicals, refining, logistics, and infrastructure, our focus remains unchanged: building the industries, systems, and capacity that support Africa's growth and future prosperity. We thank our customers, partners, employees, and stakeholders across the continent for their continued trust and support. #DangoteGroup #MostAdmiredAfricanBrand #Industrialisation

When family farmers can connect to markets, buyers, and financing, incomes rise, food security improves, and opportunities grow. Yet only 1 in 10 smallholder farmers can access commercial credit, leaving a $170B financing gap. #AgriConnect aims to help connect 75,000 family farmers in Jamaica and 300M globally by 2030.wrld.bg/XhgU50Z6KRB