*[Enwl-eng] Lifeline to Earth - the clock is ticking

Thu Aug 19 14:29:29 MSK 2021

Today, diplomats are meeting to negotiate key targets for the protection of our planet -- here's what we must tell them to do! 

                                Dear friends,  
                                We have a chance to influence how much of our natural world governments are willing to protect -- from majestic elephants to our deepest oceans and the Amazon -- but we have to do it right now!

                                Today, diplomats are meeting to negotiate key targets for the protection of our planet -- but proposals on the table still fall short of what the latest science says is needed. 

                                We MUST protect at least half of the planet by 2030 to restore harmony with nature, and give us humans, and millions of species, a chance to thrive.

                                There is no time to lose. Send a powerful reminder to key governments that they cannot keep ignoring the voice of scientists, Indigenous peoples, and citizens worldwide.  

                                Barbara Pompili 
                                Minister of the Ecological Transition (France) 

                                Andrea Meza Murillo 
                                Minister of Environment and Energy (Costa Rica) 

                                Jonathan Wilkinson 
                                Minister of Environment and Climate Change (Canada) 

                                Let's act now to push leaders to bring real ambition to the table -- to save our biological diversity and stem the climate crisis we need to protect at least half of the world’s land and sea by the end of this decade. It’s time these leaders hear from each and every one of us. Here are some tips of what you can say:

                                1.. We can't waste time ignoring science: protecting at least half of the planet by 2030 is a science-based target, not a political compromise. 
                                2.. Fires, floods, famine and plague - what more needs to happen before decision-makers take action? 
                                3.. The Earth is warming faster than we thought. If we don't protect at least half of the planet by 2030, we will never reach the 1.5ºC degrees goal. 
                                4.. Over one million species could go extinct in the next fifty years if we do not set aside enough habitat to protect them. 
                                5.. Passing Motion 101 to protect at least half of the planet by 2030 can set the ambition for the rest of the world -- science must be the North star 
                                While an international negotiation is a political compromise per se, we must avoid compromises that don't bring us to conserve at least half of the planet by 2030. We cannot afford less. And we cannot compromise on our survival. From the top universities on the planet to the deepest jungles -- both Indigenous wisdom and scientific evidence have never been so crystal clear that we must immediately stop the bleeding of our planet. Let's join our voices and push our leaders into action.

                                With hope and determination,

                                Diego, Oscar, Luciana, Nax, Lilian, Luis and the whole Avaaz team

                                More information:

                                Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss – we’ve mapped the key places to do it
                                https://theconversation.com/protecting-half-of-the-planet-is-the-best-way-to-fight-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-weve-mapped-the-key-places-to-do-it-144908

                                A “Global Safety Net” to reverse biodiversity loss and stabilize Earth’s climate. Science advances, 6(36), eabb2824. See: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabb2824

                                Humans ‘pushing Earth close to tipping point’, say most in G20
                                https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/16/three-quarters-g20-earth-close-to-tipping-point-global-survey-climate-crisis

                                "A million threatened species? Thirteen questions and answers"
                                https://ipbes.net/news/million-threatened-species-thirteen-questions-answers

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Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 8:02 AM
Subject: Lifeline to Earth - the clock is ticking

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