UNCCD at the Earth Week 2020: Let's make history
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UNCCD will have a major presence at the upcoming Earth Day Week on 20-25 April 2020. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Earth Day, artists and speakers from all over the world will come together for free online public events.
On Wednesday 22 April, Land Ambassador Ricky Kej will join forces with UNCCD, WWF, United Nations Climate Change, UNICEF, UNESCO – MGIEP and the Earth Day Network to perform a mega-concert online to support the World Health Organization (WHO) and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The concert featuring 44 fantastic musicians from six countries including another Land Ambassador Baaba Maal will stream on UNCCD Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube at 8 pm IST/4:30 pm CET/8:00 pm EST.
On Thursday 23 April, UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw will give a keynote speech to present climate solutions in food and agriculture. Agriculture is part of the climate crisis – and can be a part of the climate action. The agricultural sector is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases but also has the potential to sequester billions of tonnes of carbon through reducing livestock emissions and increasing soil health. Our eating habits, and the way we produce food, hold the key to a carbon positive future. Hungry for insights? Join in at 3 pm CET 9 am EST.
Ibrahim Thiaw has been working within the UN for many years. He’s a specialist in forestry, forestry product techniques and has about 40 years of experience in sustainable development, environmental governance and natural resource management. Alarmed by his own land footprint and whether current products will be affordable for future generations, this year he is on an global awareness-raising campaign about the sustainable consumption and production of food, fibre (fashion), and animal feed.
Agriculture is part of the problem – and part of the solution. The agricultural sector is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases but also has the potential to sequester billions of tonnes of carbon through reducing livestock emissions and increasing soil health. Our eating habits, and the way we produce food, holds the key to a carbon positive future.
Listen to Mr.Thiaw intervention following the link above
On Wednesday 22 April, Land Ambassador Ricky Kej will join forces with UNCCD, WWF, United Nations Climate Change, UNICEF, UNESCO – MGIEP and the Earth Day Network to perform a mega-concert online to support the World Health Organization (WHO) and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The concert featuring 44 fantastic musicians from six countries including another Land Ambassador Baaba Maal will stream on UNCCD Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube at 8 pm IST/4:30 pm CET/8:00 pm EST.
On Thursday 23 April, UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw will give a keynote speech to present climate solutions in food and agriculture. Agriculture is part of the climate crisis – and can be a part of the climate action. The agricultural sector is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases but also has the potential to sequester billions of tonnes of carbon through reducing livestock emissions and increasing soil health. Our eating habits, and the way we produce food, hold the key to a carbon positive future. Hungry for insights? Join in at 3 pm CET 9 am EST.
Ibrahim Thiaw has been working within the UN for many years. He’s a specialist in forestry, forestry product techniques and has about 40 years of experience in sustainable development, environmental governance and natural resource management. Alarmed by his own land footprint and whether current products will be affordable for future generations, this year he is on an global awareness-raising campaign about the sustainable consumption and production of food, fibre (fashion), and animal feed.
Agriculture is part of the problem – and part of the solution. The agricultural sector is a huge emitter of greenhouse gases but also has the potential to sequester billions of tonnes of carbon through reducing livestock emissions and increasing soil health. Our eating habits, and the way we produce food, holds the key to a carbon positive future.
Listen to Mr.Thiaw intervention following the link above
Keywords
environmental crisis
social contract
biosphere reserves
zoonosis
human health impacts
agriculture
food security
feed
fibres