Last chance to apply for this GRID-Arendal travel grant for journalists to attend UNEA-7 in Nairobi in December: www.grida.no/activities/2... Deadline is 13 October.

🔆 This UNU & UNFCCC Early Career Climate Fellowship offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their careers at the interface of international climate policy and research. See: unu.edu/vie/our-work...

The Department of Justice removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States." - @404media.co article. www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

There is still time to make money saving decisions for your home -- and to help protect the planet at the same time. homes.rewiringamerica.org/save?utm_sou...

Last day to apply for this @pulitzercenter.org fellowship for covering work to #SaveOurOcean pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...

Always excellent work from @carbonbrief.org. interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...

This @pulitzercenter.org article details the wide-ranging impacts of the cruel loss of USAID support. It's not just health. It's the jobs and training, too. pulitzercenter.org/stories/us-h...

"More hype than help." www.cjr.org/analysis/i-t...

Contrast this with the over 2 billion who don't have access to clean water. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/b...

Wednesday's #PlasticsTreaty plenary was riveting, with passionate interventions on human rights, pollution impacts, and more. Such a good watch for people interested in multilateralism and diplomacy. Helpful recap here: enb.iisd.org/plastic-poll...

Scary stats here on the impacts of plastic pollution and forever chemicals as work towards a #PlasticsTreaty resume in Geneva this week. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Lovely tribute to Kennedy Odede, Kenyan community organizer honoured for the 2025 UN Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize. africarenewal.un.org/en/magazine/...

OCHA provides critical support in conflict & disaster zones. In warzones, it coordinates info that helps streamline NGO response & deconfliction (so aid orgs didn't get targeted as hostile). The network through which search & rescue teams deploy internationally to earthquakes & floods is under OCHA.

Celebrating Mass in “what we might call a natural cathedral" -- Pope Leo XIV. apnews.com/article/pope...

New "TechPlomacy Connective," placing Nairobi at the center of global conversations on tech diplomacy & ethical AI governance (launched in Kenya this week) is seen as "a major step in aligning digital innovation with diplomacy, ethics, and inclusive development" www.citizen.digital/news/kenya-u...

Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.

"I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it's over, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life" -- Mandy Patinkin on one of his favourite movie lines. The perspective of this couple is so needed. What a great read. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/m...

This is creepy. Isn't spending the majority of time at the office and then online at home a good enough sign of loyalty? www.linkedin.com/news/story/g...

Yes.

Come work with the @unep.org Communication Division. All application information is here: www.linkedin.com/posts/nancyg...

Thoughts and prayers don’t stop mass shootings, and they don’t stop climate disasters either. This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.

"There is already persuasive evidence on the dangers of these chemicals that linger in the environment" -- important read from @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

I had no idea these kits existed. If you knit or crochet to help keep your mind off all the bad things happening around the world, check these out options to call attention to the climate crisis. www.tempestryproject.com/product-cate...

So many "substack is the future" posts. This one by @anamariecox.bsky.social has a different take and is worth reading. newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/subs...

It will taste better than it looks — this week’s lunch plan. But, will these glass jars break in my bag? Knowing me — 50/50 chance.

Designed for mass shootings, but same idea applies here. Too early to know anything.

Come work with the excellent @unep.org comms colleagues! We are looking for a social media specialist (consultancy) - based in Nairobi. All info here: careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

Good news. I'm curious to see how consumers react to changes in color. And, what will this do to the market for natural colors? Can it handle it? I hope so. www.linkedin.com/news/story/k...

Halfway through 2025, this is a thoughtful and important, though depressing read. www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-emerge...

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

"Plans for any AI features will require editor moderation and involvement at every step." @wikimediafoundation.org editors say that a "limited trial risked harming Wikipedia’s reputation as a reliable, sober source of information." www.mediaweek.com.au/wikimedia-pa...

I'm not normally one to discount the value of Model UN, but "...the bulk of his leadership experience came from serving as secretary general of a Model United Nations club in college." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Sound on! Mystery solved. After weeks of trying, I found the very loud bird outside our office. A white-browed robin-chat: ebird.org/species/wbrc... 📍 @unep.org offices in Nairobi 🇰🇪

More personal records than ever are being generated, but "historians might lose access to the kind of intimate material that reveals the most—a possibility that has led some prognosticators to predict a coming 'digital dark age.'" archive.is/rvMg7#select...

How lucky am I? This giant volunteer 🍅 plant is growing out of concrete

Looking for a nice sticker for #WorldEnvironmentDay? Check out our @unep.org Giphy options: giphy.com/UNEP/world-e...

Lots of beautiful #WorldEnvironmentDay posts on Instagram stories: www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2... Add yours!

Lots of cool updates coming in as people around the world celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay. As always, super proud of our @unep.org teams. See: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2025-updates

So Kermit and I have something in common. In 2018 I was honoured to give one of the commencement addresses at the University of Maryland. I would have loved to hear his speech in person. today.umd.edu/kermit-the-f...

"Why do people living in lower-light environments have such high rates of disease?" It might be the lack of sunlight! www.scientificamerican.com/article/surp...

Sundays are often for experimenting in the kitchen. This was so easy and amazing. I only had small squares so I made six individual ones. 👍👍 www.recipetineats.com/easy-french-...

As the mom of a teen boy, it's scary to see these groups united by an opposition to feminism and misrepresent men as “victims” creeping into what he sees on his social media feeds. @unwomen.bsky.social explains. www.unwomen.org/en/articles/...

Found surprise oranges on our table — I’m assuming the dog walker left them there. Always so touched when Kenyans share a gift of fresh fruit. ❤️🇰🇪

Had no idea that Ramy Youssef is part of the UN family. In this @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview, he says his dad was a translator! www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...

Attn journalists: free @coveringclimatenow.org training to understand the role of fossil fuels, recognize the main greenhouse gases, and learn how scientists know our climate is changing due to human activities. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I mean, the warning wasn't wrong. #proofOfCat

We’re far from being the only species with culture. Science shows whales or bumblebees pass on knowledge of migration routes, tool use, social customs. The Convention on @migratoryspecies.bsky.social has a pioneering role is factoring #animalCulture into conservation strategies.

“Circular economy technologies [are] growing rapidly. We do not need to bulldoze the bottom of the ocean to power our clean energy future” -- @maxinefororegon.bsky.social on deep sea mining. www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2025...

High-quality medical care, poverty, and corruption make the conditions ripe for the business of organs and surgery. www.spiegel.de/internationa...