🌿 The 38th Deutscher Naturschutztag ("German Nature Conservation Day") hosted this week in Berlin demonstrated the importance of strong alliances in nature restoration.

As part of Germany's and IUCN's leadership in scaling restoration globally to combat climate change, land degradation, and biodiversity loss, IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team member Anique Hillbrand met with Federal Minister Carsten Schneider, Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen, and Eike Christiansen to share perspectives on the importance of restoring forests and other landscapes worldwide, particularly under the Bonn Challenge.

Initiatives like the Bonn Challenge (https://t.co/let4Qa2QNX) demonstrate that when governments, civil society, scientists, and communicators work together, restoration can move from ambition to real impact on the ground—cleaner air and water, improved biodiversity, and more sustainable livelihood opportunities, including through the development of bioeconomies.

Building on recent studies highlighting the effects of climate change on European forests (https://t.co/7fOGPUyk3R), Minister Schneider spoke on forest protection and the need for restoration throughout Germany and at a global level. His message emphasised that forest conservation is key in existing forests and that forest landscape restoration (FLR) on degraded land is more important than ever for a resilient future.

🤝 Explore how IUCN and Germany are collaborating under the Bonn Challenge and beyond: https://t.co/9rKbA2M5Jq

🌳 To learn more about Deutscher Naturschutztag check out the programme: https://t.co/HOyaZ3yZfx

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This #NOAASatelliteShowdown contender brings the heat! 🔥

Team Solar Flare!

The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) onboard @NOAA’s #GOESEast satellite caught this strong solar flare erupting from the sun on March 28, 2025.

Like to vote! https://t.co/2lRBPi2oGn

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RT @antonioguterres: For decades, dependence on fossil fuels meant dependence on volatility. In past oil shocks, countries had little choice but to absorb the pain. 

Now they have an exit ramp: Homegrown renewable energy has never been cheaper, more accessible, or more scalable.

The resources of the clean energy era cannot be blockaded or weaponized. There are no price spikes for sunlight & no embargoes on the wind.
 
The fastest path to energy security, economic & national security is clear:

Speed up a just transition away from fossil fuels & toward renewable energy.

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🌐 Now in the Climate Data Store: global daily & monthly sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice surface temperature (IST) from 1982–present. Includes SST-only and combined SST–IST fields with a sea‑ice mask.

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🧊 https://t.co/JOVBOwmo8y https://t.co/26mmxT08Q4

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RT @NWSWPC: ⚠️ A major winter storm is likely to bring heavy snow and strong winds from the High Plains to the Great Lakes this weekend. Expect dangerous travel conditions with 6”+ of snow and wind gusts up to 50 mph. https://t.co/tjhSclv9S8

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RT @NWSWPC: Intense clipper-like system will bring a swath of moderate to heavy snow across the Upper Great Lakes Thursday night https://t.co/A3RX3bwD5b

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RT @NWSWPC: Widespread high wind event expected from the northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest today; Critical Risk of fire weather for the central/southern High Plains https://t.co/A3RX3bwD5b

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RT @NWSWPC: Active Atmospheric River pattern bringing heavy lower elevation/coastal rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies https://t.co/A3RX3bwD5b

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RT @NWSWPC: A prolonged period of well above average heat for March will begin to build over the western U.S. heading into the weekend https://t.co/A3RX3bwD5b

NOAA

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As cities grow, so must solutions for how we live in them.

Take a walk through a green city.

#GreenCities https://t.co/vKGtVOlZvs

FAO Forestry

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In the world’s most fragile settings, energy is more than infrastructure.

It’s a strategic enabler of peace and recovery.

@UNDP is helping countries harness sustainable energy to power that transition.

👉 See how: https://t.co/yRPywTnwc6

#ClimateAction https://t.co/1QGGkoG7Iz

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RT @NOAADrought: #DroughtMonitor 3/10: The Midwest saw the most improvements this week. Surrounding regions (S. Plains, South, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast) saw drought decrease a bit.

The West saw areas worsen. Florida too (again).

#Drought2026’s Footprint: 45.2% of US
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