Insects perform key functions in ecosystems, not only as a food source for vertebrates but also by providing shelter and influencing biodiversity, as highlighted in a recent study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity. (translated)
Record-breaking marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Accelerating sea-level rise. Dramatic ice loss in the Arctic. Today’s Ocean State Report sounds the alarm. For Europe, this is a call to strengthen our action to protect marine biodiversity, support resilient #MarieneUmwelt #Klimawandel #Biodiversität #IT #BG #GR #TR #UA #RU #NO #DK #SE #FI #IS
Forests 🌳🌲🎋are essential for our health, well-being, and a healthy planet. They are rich in biodiversity and hugely important in the fight against climate change. The EU Forest Strategy for 2030 is one of the flagship initiatives of the European Green Deal and builds on the EU https://t.co/N9C7hWcBiW #Forests #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #EU
Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects: praying mantises, hummingbird hawk moths, hoverflies, cicadas, striped hawkmoths, painted lady butterflies. Some are starting to breed and establish and potentially survive through the winter in the south https://t.co/PO1JkNGOuA #InsectMigration #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #GB
AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. DR CONGO — EBOLA VACCINATION EXPANDS IN OUTBREAK EPICENTRE — 10/10 (CRITICAL) DR Congo has begun vaccinating healthcare and other frontline workers in Bunia and Mongbwalu, Ituri, amid the rapidly expanding Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. Authorities reported 7,541 confirmed cases and 3,639 deaths as of Saturday. Ervebo is being used while its effectiveness against the Bundibugyo strain is still under study, making the campaign both an emergency response and a major public-health test. Source: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2026-09-20-congo-begins-ebola-vaccinations-for-health-workers-in-the-epicenter-of-the-outbreak/ 2. SUDAN — SECOND DEADLY GOLD-MINE COLLAPSE IN A WEEK — 9/10 (VERY HIGH) At least 11 miners were killed and 30 injured after a shaft collapsed in the northeastern Red Sea state, with searches continuing for missing miners. It was Sudan’s second major informal-mine disaster in a week, after at least 82 people were killed in a collapse in western Sudan. The incidents underline the extreme risks surrounding Sudan’s artisanal gold sector amid the continuing war. Source: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/gold-mine-collapse-northeast-sudan-kills-11-136605439 3. UGANDA / TURKEY — KAMPALA SUSPENDS MILITARY COOPERATION — 9/10 (VERY HIGH) Uganda’s military announced the immediate suspension of defence and military cooperation with Türkiye amid a dispute over Ankara’s handling of Uganda’s attempts to secure the extradition of dissident blogger Fred Lumbuye. The dispute is significant because Türkiye has been expanding defence and security ties across Africa. Source: https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/uganda-suspends-military-ties-turkey-102902926.html 4. DJIBOUTI — SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND FIXER REPORTED MISSING — 9/10 (VERY HIGH) South African journalist Micah Reddy, Africa Coordinator for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and Djiboutian fixer Kooki Mahmoud have reportedly disappeared in Djibouti. ICIJ and the Committee to Protect Journalists have raised concerns, while authorities in South Africa, the UK and Djibouti have been contacted. The circumstances remain unclear. Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sa-journalist-micah-reddy-reportedly-missing-in-djibouti/ 5. TANZANIA — TEN LIONS FOUND DEAD IN SUSPECTED POISONING — 8.5/10 (VERY HIGH) Ten lions were found dead in the Ndutu area of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Preliminary findings suggest poisoning, and authorities have opened an investigation. The deaths are significant for conservation and tourism because Ngorongoro is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Tanzania’s most important wildlife destinations. Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/10-lions-found-dead-in-suspected-poisoning-at-tanzania-reserve/ 6. SOUTH AFRICA — THREE PERSONS OF INTEREST QUESTIONED OVER EKURHULENI WOMEN’S DEATHS — 8.5/10 (VERY HIGH) Authorities say eight of nine women whose bodies were found in Ekurhuleni since July have now been identified, while three persons of interest have been questioned. A multidisciplinary police team is investigating whether the killings are linked. The cases have triggered nationwide demonstrations and renewed pressure on the government over gender-based violence and femicide. Source: https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/eight-of-nine-women-found-dead-in-ekurhuleni-identified/ 7. KENYA — RUTO TAKES INVESTMENT AND AFRICA DIGITAL-ECONOMY AGENDA TO UNGA — 7.5/10 (HIGH) President William Ruto arrived in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly with an agenda focused on investment, trade, digital technology and artificial intelligence. Kenya is also promoting a proposed KSh2.2 trillion East Africa Refinery in Lamu, which the government presents as a regional energy-security and industrial-development project. Source: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-09-20-photos-ruto-arrives-in-new-york-for-unga-summit 8. SOUTH AFRICA — ESKOM REPORTS SIX-YEAR HIGH IN GENERATION AVAILABILITY — 7.5/10 (HIGH) Eskom says its energy availability factor has risen to about 67.96% since the start of the financial year, its strongest level in six years, while South Africa has gone roughly 490 consecutive days without load shedding. Sustained improvement would have material implications for industrial output, investment and economic growth. Source: https://thesouthafricanenquirer.com/article/eskom-reports-six-year-high-in-plant-availability-as-load-shedding 9. SUDAN / UGANDA — VOLUNTARY REFUGEE RETURNS CONTINUE — 7/10 (SIGNIFICANT) A further 202 Sudanese refugees returned voluntarily from Uganda on two flights to Khartoum and Port Sudan. The flights form part of an organised voluntary-return programme. The movement is noteworthy given that large parts of Sudan remain affected by war and humanitarian insecurity. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/202-sudanese-refugees-return-from-uganda-on-voluntary-flights 10. NIGERIA — VICE PRESIDENT SHETTIMA TO LEAD DELEGATION TO UNGA — 6.5/10 (SIGNIFICANT) President Bola Tinubu has designated Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 81st UN General Assembly. Nigeria says its agenda will include development, peace and security, climate finance, reform of the global financial architecture and economic diplomacy. Source: https://guardian.ng/news/shettima-to-lead-nigerias-delegation-to-81st-unga/ #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #Tanzania #Ngorongoro #WildlifeConservation #LionConservation #WildlifeProtection #WildlifeCrime #Biodiversity #EndangeredWildlife #AfricanWildlife #Kenya #WilliamRuto #UNGA2026 #UnitedNations #AfricanEconomy #DigitalEconomy #DigitalTransformation #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Investment #Trade #EconomicDevelopment #LamuRefinery #EnergySecurity #Uganda #Turkey #Turkiye #MilitaryCooperation #DefenceDiplomacy #Security #RegionalSecurity #EastAfrica #AfricanGeopolitics #AfricaToday #wrldorg
Human health & the health of nature are inseparable. Biodiversity loss is multiplying the risks of infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance & food insecurity. Let’s confront threats before they become crises, and protect biodiversity, advance public health & reduce #Biodiversity #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases #Nocountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.
When it comes to climate, biodiversity, education, health, or safety, what matters isn’t how the average changes, but how the gaps between extremes change—and how often those extremes occur. Populism is the political manifestation of this. We won’t overcome this by shifting https://t.co/lYjcQkXmXM #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Populism #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire for the first time in a century after larvae reared in garden shed. They have vanished from the British countryside in recent decades and are notoriously difficult to re-establish https://t.co/ZLoLNs8L4D #Glowworms #NorthYorkshire #Biodiversity #GB
Il Wildlife Photographer of the Year ha selezionato 100 immagini finaliste, tra cui fotografie di un orso polare, un rondone e un rospo, per la sua 62esima edizione, con oltre 65.000 candidature provenienti da 121 Paesi, e annuncerà i vincitori il 13 ottobre, mentre una mostra sarà aperta dal 16 ottobre al Natural History Museum di Londra, accompagnata da approfondimenti sui cambiamenti degli habitat naturali. #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Biodiversity
Extreme weather is now the new normal. Three @UN conferences this year will address land, biodiversity and climate. Different agendas. One interconnected crisis. As #COP17Mongolia begins today, the real test is not what is promised. It is what is delivered. https://t.co/WVOZuwmGNp #ExtremeWeather #ClimateAction #COP17Mongolia #MN
Najnowsze badanie naukowe opublikowane w czasopiśmie Nature Ecology & Evolution wskazują, że około jeden na dziesięć gatunków motyli rozszerzył lub zawęził swój zasięg geograficzny bądź zmienił wysokość na której żyje. Zachowanie to jest podyktowane gwałtownie zmieniającymi się #biodiversity #motyle #zmianyklimatyczne #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedintheprovidedtweet.
Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies worldwide — 80% experienced range expansions, and 79% of range shifts were associated with climate change and extreme weather events. 27% contracted their ranges, 22% shifted along elevational gradients https://t.co/5laFYyMggz #ClimateChange #ButterflyConservation #Biodiversity #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
Experts warn that the rise of generative AI has led to an increase in altered images, posing significant risks to biodiversity studies due to the discovery of hundreds of manipulated photos in species registration databases, which can lead to erroneous ecological inferences. #InteligenciaArtificial #Ciencia #Biodiversidad
The future of our fisheries depends on the health of our oceans. Well-designed and effectively managed Marine Protected Areas are essential to safeguard biodiversity and strengthen the long-term resilience of our ocean. The D. Carlos I Marine Natural Reserve in Madeira 🇵🇹 is an https://t.co/rg8VaeEVkh #MarineProtection #OceanHealth #Biodiversity #PT
The circular economy is helping restore #Europe's rivers, soils and coasts, not just reduce waste. These EU #GreenDeal projects show how circular solutions can boost biodiversity, cut emissions and build more resilient communities. 🌍♻️ Read more 👇 https://t.co/PPQy7hoHfF #CircularEconomy #GreenDeal #Biodiversity #EU
Earth’s hidden insects: Scientists estimate there could be 20 million species, triple what was thought https://t.co/RqHsEeS0DY #Insects #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Therearenospecificcountrycodesinthegiventweet.
Italy has quietly become one of Europe’s biggest environmental success stories. More than one-third of the country’s land is now covered by forests, the highest level since the Middle Ages. Much of this growth happened naturally as abandoned farmland regenerated over the past century, alongside conservation efforts and sustainable forest management. The expanding forests are helping absorb carbon, restore wildlife habitats, reduce erosion, and improve biodiversity, making Italy an unexpected leader in large-scale reforestation.
"Climate and biodiversity are two challenges, and we need to tackle both." 🤝 We spoke to Helle Herk-Hansen, VP of Environment at @VattenfallGroup, about making the energy transition nature-inclusive. Watch more from @london_climate on @WeDontHaveTime. https://t.co/jHlQNcckPE #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #EnergyTransition #Therearenospecificcountrymentionsinthetweet.
A study has revealed that four days of extreme rainfall in Sumatra last November resulted in the deaths of approximately 58 Tapanuli orangutans, or about 7% of this critically endangered species, highlighting the severe impacts of climate change on their survival and the increasing threats posed by natural disasters. #OrangutanConservation #ClimateChange #BiodiversityLoss
