Today is #EarthOverShootDay!
As of Wednesday, humankind has already used up all the resources the Earth can regenerate in 2023.
This is a stark reminder to take action #ForNature & stop this deadly trend.
📖 Weekend reading 📖
A new report by the @EU_Commission demonstrates that participation in cultural activities strengthens engagement in civic and democratic life, independent of a person’s socio-economic background or education level.
Read it 👉 ne-mo.org/news/article/nemo/…
And where did @FridayForFuture present their program draft for the German transport sector? In a museum (!) - the amazing Naturkundemuseum @mfnberlin. So who dares to say museums are not relevant? Way ahead of @bmdv for sure . #Sofortprogramm
Wir legen heute ein Sofortprogramm für den Verkehrssektor vor!
Denn bis heute müssten das Verkehrs- und das Bauministerium eigentlich Klima-Sofortprogramme vorlegen. Dazu sind sie gesetzlich verpflichtet, weil in ihren Sektoren die deutschen Klimaziele verfehlt wurden.
ALT Pressekonferenz in einem Raum des Berliner Naturkundemuseums mit einer Wand mit fossilen Ausstellungsstücken hinter den Sprechenden
Is your museum implementing some of these #naturebasedsolutions ? If not, who in your surroundings is - Get in touch with them and support each other to learn and be active. #growingtogether
Where are your museum and museum community located? Let's take climate action asap so it wont be worse. We can secure safe living conditions and create better societies around climate action - so, what are you doing already to inspire others?
Heatwaves in #Europe will become more frequent, more intense & will last longer.
By 2050, about half of the European population may be exposed to high or very high risk of heat stress during summer.
#IPCC#ClimateReport FAQ 13.3 ➡️ bit.ly/WGIIFAQ
Indian Museums Against Climate Change (IMACC) is a programme led by @ReReeti to engage the museum community in India in the fight against the current Climate and Ecological Emergency
It's brilliant to read back on their first year in action! 🙌 #CultureTakesAction
Celebrating 1 successful year of Indian Museums Against Climate Change! On #InternationalMuseumDay2023, we are proud to release first IMACC Annual Report and are excited for you to read it. Find the report here:
rereeti.org/wp-content/uploa…
"The media [...] has the potential to play a role in shifting the narrative away from climate change as a nuisance, to an issue we must take seriously and act on."
Our latest blog from Esther Abramson @ClimateIlkley@IlkleyThingeryculturedeclares.org/the-big-…
Be bold, be courageous. A call to action by @hannbe . Kudos to @museumsbund for inviting the activists @M4Fger on stage to their annual conference in Osnabrück. Museums are trailing behind in the climate debate, time to #LookUp#AlleFürsKlima#dmb23
Indigenous Leader Dr Anne Poelina left us with hope as she said "We only have one mother earth. Together, we can dream a climate chance. I have hope, I have dreams and I believe in climate humanity." Lets believe in sustainable life ways before sustainable development! @ICCROM
Through restoration of natural areas damaged by industry, repurposed materials, and medicinal gardens @ArtworkArchive spotlights eco-conscious art in honour of #EarthDayartworkarchive.com/blog/envi…