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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 3h

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 3h

I spy a sea turtle, a jellyfish, some seagrass and a whole lot of sprat!

#EUOceanWeek is just around the corner!

Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community!

www.oceanweek.eu

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 5h

@europarl.europa.eu votes to scrap CAP green rules 😬

This move opens the door to harmful farming in protected areas

And yet ignores the root causes of farmers’ struggles 💔👨🏽‍🌾

Read full reaction 👉🏼 www.wwf.eu?19513941/Eur...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 6h

Happy Dam Removal Day! It's time to give a damn about Europe’s dams & let our rivers flow freely 🩵

In Europe, 10% of dams are obsolete. Removing them is a simple solution to make our rivers healthier & flow more freely, as they are meant to.

More 👉 www.wwf.eu?18471316/Goi...

#RestoreNature

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 8h

Businesses across seven supply chains support the EU Deforestation Regulation. And they're doing so vocally.

Explore the statements at:
🔗 www.business4forests.eu

🌍 Strong policy. Responsible supply chains.

#EUDR #Forests #Sustainability

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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 3d

🎉We are delighted to announce we won the 2025 Communications Award from the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) Europe, recognising the power of our #RestoreNature campaign.

Together, we can make a change. 💚

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 5d

Hey, @ec.europa.eu, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, you dropped your "simplification" mask!

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 5d

Businesses are backing the EU Deforestation Regulation.

They’re ready, committed, and calling for no delays.

Forests can’t wait, and neither can climate action.

Let’s keep the EU on course. 🌍🌳

#EUDR #DeforestationFree #ClimateAction #WWF #Sustainability #EU
👉🏼
www.euractiv.com/news/dont-de...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 5d

🚨🌱Conservative MEPs willing to side with the far-right to roll back key EU sustainability laws.
📉But scrapping these rules won’t boost competitiveness — it weakens it.
We urge EU policymakers to stay constructive & prioritise the resilience of our economy and nature, and the wellbeing of our people.

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 6d

⚡How are Member States doing in implementing the spatial planning and renewable acceleration areas

📑Our joint report examines the progress made by 10 EU countries and highlights the challenges for mapping and planning for renewable energy

Here's our progress tracker👇
caneurope.org/spatial-plan...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 7d

🚌Nearly 200,000 voices have one message for @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu: STOP THE OMNIBUS

The EU is quietly considering changes that threaten vital nature protections

We say: #HandsOffNature🌍
Clean air, safe water and healthy forests are not up for negotiation

🔗 handsoffnature.eu/the-campaign/

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 7d

A few years ago, the EU passed a historic law to protect forests in Europe & beyond

But political pressure now threatens to weaken its very core

Our own Anke Schulmeister explains the serious consequences this could bring, just as we set off on the #OmniBus tour 🚌

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 7d

Our Director Ester Asin is inviting you to hop on the OmniBus and ask the @ec.europa.eu to take their #HandsOffNature.
#ItsOurNature

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 7d

🚌 Ready to roll!

Our own OmniBus is hitting the streets today

Citizens are speaking up against the deregulation of environmental laws, and we’re bringing their message

@ec.europa.eu: don’t throw nature under the bus!
#HandsOffNature

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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 7d

🌊 Ocean Week is back with a 💥 bang 💥 to bring you a week packed with marine events, ideas and action in Brussels and beyond!

👀Wanna know where you can find us? Check out our website for all the events and details 👇

seas-at-risk.org/events/ocean...

#OceanWeek #OceanWeek2025

Ocean Week 2025 - Seas At Risk

Ocean Week 2025 is making waves! From 13 – 19 October, Brussels (and beyond) will be buzzing with an array of ocean-themed events. From policy panel discussions to beach clean ups, there is something ...

seas-at-risk.org

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 7d

Despite the worsening state of our waters, industry, agriculture, mining - and even some Member States - are trying to derail EU water laws with unfounded claims

We urge @ec.europa.eu to reject ANY attempts to weaken the Water Framework Directive 💧

📄 Read our letter www.wwf.eu?19399941/Pro...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 8d

🦸‍♀️Not all heroes wear capes! Forests & wetlands are real climate heroes🌲

☁️They soak up carbon, protect #biodiversity & help us adapt to #ClimateChangeBut they need our help, over the last decade EU's nature removed 30% less #CO2 from the air.

That's why we need to priotise nature-based solutions💪

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 9d

10 years since Mark Carney’s “Tragedy of the Horizon” speech, the tragedy remains.

💸90% of EU banks are off track for net zero
⛽$200B from top EU banks went to fossil fuel expansion (2021–2023)
📉Climate hazards could cut EU GDP by 4.7% by 2030
🌿Nature loss=financial risk
www.tragedyofthehorizon.org

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 9d

What if we could fight #ClimateChange & help nature at the same time?

Nature-based solutions, such as restoring wetlands or forests:
☁️take CO2 out of the air
🦨restore #biodiversity
💸are cheap
⛈️protect us from extreme weather

It's time to prioritise nature-based removals in EU climate plans!

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 9d

☕ We’re losing 2.3 million 🌳 per year due to EU coffee consumption. An espresso or a cappuccino shouldn’t cost you your future.

👉 together4forests.eu/trees

✊The EU Deforestation Regulation, set to apply this December, can stop this destruction!

Support the #EUDR, stand #Together4Forests!

We're losing 2.3 million trees per year due to EU coffee consumption

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 9d

🚨New @eea.europa.eu report: Europe's nature is in crisis!
Yet @ec.europa.eu plans to delay #EUDR & weaken EU nature laws.

Leaders must implement & enforce, not dismantle environmental rules! 🌍

"This deregulation madness must stop now!" Ester Asin, WWF EU

👉 www.wwf.eu?19361941/EEA...

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 12d

🌍On 29 Sept 2015, Mark Carney's “Tragedy of the Horizon” speech warned that climate change threatens the financial system. Today, the issue remains.
On the 10th anniversary of the speech, join this webinar to hear from academics, economists & sustainable finance experts.
www.tragedyofthehorizon.org/

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 12d

We’re losing 7 million trees per year, due to EU #cocoa consumption.

We’re unknowingly trading the air we breathe for #chocolate bars.

It doesn’t have to be like that. The EU Deforestation Regulation can stop this.

Stand #Together4Forests! Find out more: together4forests.eu/trees #EUDR

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 14d

@oecd-ocde.bsky.social @shareaction.bsky.social

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WWF EU @wwf.eu · 14d

Earlier this month, we dug into the future of the #CSDDD & #CSRD under the EU’s 1st #Omnibus proposal.

Civil society, business & investors joined us to unpack what’s at stake for these flagship sustainability laws.

👀 Watch the full webinar recording here: wwf.zoom.us/rec/share/95...

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