Elizabeth M. Mrema
@mremae
Deputy Executive Director @UNEP @UN Assistant Secretary-General
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http://unep.org 24-09-2013 19:51:47
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Last month was delighted to be in Riyadh as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & UN Environment Programme launched campaigns to combat desertification, restore land & build drought resilience.
#GenerationRestoration begins with us. Great momentum ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay .
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Pleased to join a panel of experts to discuss #environmental challenges impacting populations of #African descent. #UNCSC
Addressing these issues is vital for tackling the historical & systemic inequalities that exacerbate their environmental risks. #EnvironmentalJustice
Saturday’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay spotlights insects, crucial for migratory birds during their extensive travels and breeding periods.
Yet, threats like pesticide use and habitat loss jeopardize these vital partners. Taking action to #ProtectInsectsProtectBirds is pivotal for
Environmental defenders are nature’s truest allies. Journalists are some of the most important defenders we have
World #PressFreedom Day focuses on journalism in the face of the #EnvironmentalCrisis . As UN Environment Programme says, journalists save lives & unearth truth: unep.org/news-and-stori…
In #SaudiArabia , ASG & Deputy Executive Director of #UNEP Mrs. Elizabeth Mrema Elizabeth M. Mrema visited King Khalid Center for Wildlife Research in Al-Thumamah with Dr. Mohammed Qurban CEO of the المركز الوطني لتنمية الحياة الفطرية &@samidimassi_UN
Ikunda was the name she gave to the new born 🦌she adopted
Tunahitaji kuboresha hekta bilioni 1.5 kufikia mwaka wa 2030 ili kuwezesha viumbe mbalimbali kuishi na kutunza afya na ustawi wa binadamu.
#SikuYaMazingiraDuniani inaweza kutumiwa kuleta mabadiliko ya #GenerationRestoration .
Hotuba ya Elizabeth M. Mrema: unep.org/news-and-stori…
We need to restore 1.5 billion hectares by 2030 to safeguard the web of life & protect human health and wellbeing.
#WorldEnvironmentDay can be a turning point for #GenerationRestoration .
My statement: unep.org/news-and-stori…
Pleased to join the Minister and Vice Minister of وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة for the 2024 #WorldEnvironmentDay (WED) campaign launch event in Riyadh, 🇸🇦
This year, on 5 June, the Kingdom will host WED with a focus on land restoration, #desertification and drought resilience
5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay .
This year is all about accelerating action on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
Join #GenerationRestoration – together, let's restore & safeguard our land & soil.
worldenvironmentday.global
Happy to meet with Justice YANG Linping, Deputy Chief Justice and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court 🇨🇳
UN Environment Programme is committed to partnerships that strengthen the principles of rule of law and judicial means for environmental protection #ForPeopleForPlanet
Pleased to meet Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment (MEE), 🇨🇳
We discussed China’s commitment to multilateralism and global #environmentalgovernance and ways to fast track implementation of the GBF #ForNature
Today, 20 million waste pickers across the world collect 60% of all our plastic waste.
They are the unsung heroes helping to keep our communities clean, protect nature & provide jobs.
A pleasure to see ♻️ International Alliance of Waste Pickers again & hear their perspectives on what #INC4 must deliver.
'Plastic is fantastic' is a fairy tale gone wrong.
Facing a pollution nightmare that threatens our health and ecosystems, it's time to eliminate unnecessary plastic products.
Join us in rewriting this story as the world crafts a #PlasticsTreaty : unep.org/beatplasticpol…
I welcome the announcement of the release of 4 environmental conservationists - including our former UN Environment Programme colleague #NiloufarBayani - who have been imprisoned in Iran.
Environmental stewardship is critical to protect people and planet.
My statement: unep.org/news-and-stori…
Delighted to announce Astrid Schomaker has been appointed new UN Biodiversity Executive Secretary.
As we lose biodiversity at alarming rates, look forward to Astrid's leadership to help drive progress #ForNature & reverse nature loss #ForPeopleForPlanet : un.org/sg/en/content/…
Most grateful to UN Environment Programme Advocate Jason Momoa for his clear words in this CNN Op-Ed.
Reflecting on the devastating Lahaina fires, Jason explains how nature can still heal. We are glad to have him on board of #GenerationRestoration
edition.cnn.com/opinions/jason…