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PM2.5 pollution is one of the most critical global health challenges of our time. An integrated approach in addressing it – through governance, data, & financing – could be a win-win for people, economies, & planet.
On #WorldHealthDay, learn more: wrld.bg/L3y050YEMqr
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Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) can help address habitat loss and support wildlife-based economies. The Global Wildlife Program India worked to strengthen value chains for MAPs so they are beneficial to mountain communities and wildlife. wrld.bg/jKX950YpYzP
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To end poverty, we must value forests and the people who protect them. Read the immersive story on forest-based jobs and prosperity: wrld.bg/Hmp850Ypsak
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🌿#WorldWildlifeDay2026 is shining a light on medicinal & aromatic plants (MAPs). In India, the Global Wildlife Program strengthened value chains for MAPs like sea buckthorn to benefit communities & conserve snow leopards. wrld.bg/1WCM50YoSMF
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When conservation works for people, it lasts. The Wildlife Conservation Bond helps protect rhinos while supporting jobs, education, and opportunities for local communities. wrld.bg/O8eR50Yor6j #WorldWildlifeDay
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"Wildlife" isn't just animals. It's also plants! The Global Wildlife Program recognizes the importance of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) & other non-timber forest products to communities' health, heritage, and livelihoods.
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In #India, @WorldBankGroup is supporting clean air efforts across the Indo-Gangetic Plain—starting with airshed-based initiatives in #UttarPradesh & #Haryana, which will help improve air quality for 270M people, while attracting businesses & creating jobs: wrld.bg/FcFG50YnQIb
Overfishing is the ocean’s biggest immediate threat — not plastic.
That’s the warning from Vitomir Maričić, ambassador for @SeaShepherdSSCS.
Protection isn’t a loss. It’s an investment.
Tune in to the latest #CreativeDevelopment with IFC: wrld.bg/uAYg50YnQGX
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From restoring coastlines to growing drought-resilient crops, simple solutions are transforming lives. The @WorldBankGroup is helping 425M people build resilience - keeping roads open after floods, protecting harvests & securing jobs when disasters strike. wrld.bg/j8E250YnlIr
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When communities take the lead in charting their path to resilience, progress can be much more sustainable.
Learn about how households were at the helm of constructing 274,000 homes in Pakistan in the @GFDRR Annual Report: tinyurl.com/mutm3cs8
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#Senegal launches AgriConnect Compact to transform its agriculture sector.
By 2029, the #AgriConnect Compact aims to achieve more than 90% food security at the national level and create 800,000 formal jobs in the agricultural sector.
Learn more: wrld.bg/tveJ50YkgAc
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, one drought can erase up to 900,000 jobs in a year.
But investments in resilience are changing the story. They are helping people adapt, protect livelihoods and build progress that lasts: wrld.bg/MSu450Yk35z #LivablePlanet
On #WorldPangolinDay, revisit lessons learned from the @theGEF-funded, @WorldBankGroup-led Global Wildlife Program's (GWP) project in Thailand, which worked to counter pangolin trafficking. Find the webinar recording & presentation on the GWP site: wrld.bg/VxPQ50YjfYe
