@ColvinH2O

💙Water #ClimateCrisis #JustTransition @wwf Water Policy lead. Previously @theriverstrust @wwfsouthafrica Views my own

 London, England
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Joined October 2013
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Christine Colvin retweeted
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@WWF24 Oct 2024
Did you know all six species of #RiverDolphins are endangered? The good news is that 10 countries have committed to taking action for river dolphins 🩵 #CoP16Colombia is our chance to #ActForOurPlanet! @WWFLeadWater
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Christine Colvin retweeted
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@WWFEU17 Jun 2024
Replying to @WWFEU @WWF_Belgie @WWF_Belgique @WWF_Deutschland @wwfaustria @WWFCEE @WWFFrance @WWFespana @WWF_Portugal @WWF_Romania @WWF_Polska
"After years of intense campaigning and many ups and downs, we are jubilant that this law is now reality - this day will go down in history as a turning point for nature and society." Here's a reaction of our #RestoreNature coalition 👇wwf.eu/?14108441/Historic-wi…

Historic win for EU's nature: EU Council seals the deal on Nature Rest

Today, after a nail-biting last discussion, the EU Environmental Council finally adopted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL), marking the last step for this long-awaited proposal to become law. This outc

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Christine Colvin retweeted
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@WWFEU17 Jun 2024
🚨 BREAKING: We have the EU Nature Restoration Law! Member States have just adopted the game-changing law for Europe's degraded ecosystems It's a huge win for the EU's nature, citizens & the economy and the people behind the #RestoreNature campaign! Thank you all 💚
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Christine Colvin retweeted
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@WWF5 Jun 2024
Rivers are our lifelines! Today, @Minaguli begins a run the length of France’s Seine River pre- #ParisOlympics to highlight river restoration efforts. As countries gather in Paris, it's a message to restore all rivers. #WorldEnvironmentDay #GlobalRunningDay
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Christine Colvin retweeted
WWF News@WWFnews23 Apr 2024
Today the White House announced the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge, the largest freshwater restoration and protection initiative in history. Read WWF's statement from SVP of Freshwater and Food, Melissa Ho, on being an inaugural member: worldwildlife.org/press-rele…

WWF Backs Historic U.S. Freshwater Challenge

WWF joins the U.S. Freshwater Challenge to help restore rivers and wetlands and secure clean water for people, nature, and future generations.

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WWF Science@WWFscience10 Apr 2024
Several countries around the world are experiencing critical water shortages. WWF's Global Freshwater Lead Scientist, @jjopperman, talks with @cnni's @vausecnn about the cascading impacts of water scarcity.
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Christine Colvin retweeted
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@wwf_uk6 Nov 2023
New data reveals the UK continues to import beef, soy and palm oil linked to #Deforestation - despite government promises to stop. ❌ It's time for the UK gov to turn words into action. 💪 We must protect our forests, the climate & our food security. 👇 theguardian.com/environment/…

Beef, soy and palm oil products linked to deforestation still imported into UK

Campaigners accuse government of failing to stick to promises made at Cop26 climate summit in 2021

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BROKEN the HALF BILLION BARRIER! @WWF video of a water fight between a giraffe & an elephant has now been viewed 500 million times on @YouTube Surely the most viewed environment video ever? youtube.com/watch?v=677R2ezf…
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#Stormciaran shows us yet again that we are not ready for Climate Extremes. UNEP tells how unready. We are only spending 10% of what's needed and its falling.. Action to protect against climate crisis ‘woefully inadequate’, UN warns theguardian.com/environment/…

Action to protect against climate crisis ‘woefully inadequate’, UN warns

International funding to shield people from heatwaves, floods and droughts only 5-10% of what is needed, report finds

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OUT NOW: @UNEP report shows #Adaptation funding FELL despite world facing worsening floods, droughts & heatwaves. Urgent need for public & private sector to scale up investment in adaptation theguardian.com/environment/…

Action to protect against climate crisis ‘woefully inadequate’, UN warns

International funding to shield people from heatwaves, floods and droughts only 5-10% of what is needed, report finds

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OUT NOW: Flagship @WWF provides first estimate of economic value of water & freshwater ecosystems - and it's huge! US$58 trillion. But this value is at risk due to the degradation of freshwater ecosystems - threatening our societies & economies wwf.panda.org/discover/our_f…
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Christine Colvin retweeted
João Campari@WWFLeadFood16 Oct 2023
OUT NOW Launched on #WorldFoodDay @WWF’s flagship report highlights exactly why #WaterisFood - and why we need to protect & restore our freshwater ecosystems to have any hope of sustainably feeding the world’s growing population wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/d…
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New @WWF report shows how the world’s water crisis threatens our future. We must act now to improve water management & invest in healthy freshwater ecosystems. wwfint.awsassets.panda.org/d… #ValuingWater #ValuingRivers #WaterisFood
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MUST READ 👇Brilliant piece in @TIME on danger of aging dams in era of #climatecrisis & benefits of #damremoval "The best way to eliminate the danger is to remove dams entirely." @fishmigration @WWFEU @jjopperman @Stuart_Orr @RewildingEurope @americanrivers @intlrivers
Jacques Leslie@jacqules26 Sep 2023
Here's my piece on the significance of the Libya dam disaster. The event "is likely to herald a grim new dam era, in which the decline of dam building accelerates and deadly dam failures become more and more common." time.com/6317451/dams-enviro…

The Case Against Dams

Deadly dam failures will become more common, and removing them helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Shocking news from the #Amazon where more than 120 endangered river dolphins have died in the last few days - as severe #drought intensifies Highlights the need for urgent action & the importance of the upcoming Global Declaration on River Dolphins
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#Mekong #delta channels incision aggravating rapidly! #SandMining "results revealed upper reaches of Bassac experiencing average 1.4m incision 2017-2022 = 127 Mm3 #sediment loss. Mekong branch lost 1.3m 2017-2020 = 139 Mm3 loss" @MRCMekong @WWFAsianDelta sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Christine Colvin retweeted
WWF UK
@wwf_uk22 Sep 2023
The evidence couldn’t be any clearer: acting on #NetZero will benefit us all. We know what needs to be done #ForOurWorld. Remind your MP now. 👉 brnw.ch/21wCQhG
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BREAKING: SAVED! Fantastic news from #Zambia. Govt cancels destructive mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Decision will safeguard health of the Zambezi river and all the people & nature in Zambia, Zimbabwe & Mozambique that depend on it wwf.panda.org/?9585966/Zambi…
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Scrapping nutrient neutrality will trigger a Race to the Bottom ⬇️not the Levelling Up ⬆️ & Regeneration that we’ve been waiting for. England’s rivers cannot survive another broken promise 💔 theguardian.com/environment/…
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Richard Benwell@RSBenwell29 Aug 2023
Scrapping #NeutrientNeutrality would expose England's most sensitive rivers to yet more pollution. If Government were to do this, it'd undermine our most vital nature laws, the #HabitatsRegulations. Please don't make this environmental error @RishiSunak ft.com/content/4569fa08-670a…

UK to scrap rules protecting waterways to boost housebuilding

Developers argue EU-era regulation on ‘nutrient neutrality’ has prevented construction of tens of thousands of homes

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