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Today I learned that a majority of African nations are calling for a global governance mechanism for non-use of solar geoengineering.

Important to know!

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AMCEN/19/6 UNEP AMCEN AU African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Nineteenth session Ministerial meeting Addis Ababa, 17 and 18 August 2023 Report of the meeting of the nineteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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At the 20th ordinary session of AMCEN, African leaders, Environment Ministers, and global partners adopted a high-level political declaration aimed at promoting a sustainable, fair, and environmentally resilient Africa.

Details: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... #AMCENat40
July 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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At #AMCEN@40 delegates witnessed the unveiling of the AMCEN@40 Legacy Report
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July 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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AMCEN-20 starts next week!

This Sunday, 13 July at the RCM before AMCEN-20, join the #IPCC for a special event on the science behind the Seventh Assessment Report.

🌍 Informing Climate Policies in Africa
📅13 July 2025
⏰ 10 am - 1 pm
📍CR3, UNON Campus

bit.ly/4jQGjGH
July 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Africa's environmental voice grows louder on global stage through Amcen
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Africa's environmental voice grows louder on global stage through Amcen
Delegates and ministers during AMCEN. As the planet faces escalating crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, African nations are turning to a powerful continental platform to steer solutions—the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. The recently concluded 20th...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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📣 SAVE THE DATE

🌍 Informing Climate Policies in Africa
📅 13 July | 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 CR3, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya

If you’re at this year's AMCEN, join the IPCC for a special in-person event on the science behind the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) and its relevance for Africa.

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June 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
handsoffmotherearth.org
🌍At AMCEN 2023, African ministers boldly called for a global governance mechanism to stop solar geoengineering. We urge them to renew and expand that call❗️
#NoGeoengineering #AMCEN #ClimateJustice @solargeoeng.bsky.social @unep.org @amywestervelt.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The #DRC is taking bold action on #EcocideLaw.

The country has backed a formal #ecocide proposal at the ICC & is now advocating for it through a motion at #AMCEN.

Learn more 🔗 www.stopecocide.eart...

#StopEcocide
July 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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TODAY IN NAIROBI: #AMCEN@40: A legacy of environmental diplomacy and #leadership in #Africa.
Follow us for updates on the celebrations!
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July 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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As Africa’s environment ministers meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 20th AMCEN, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is touting its decades of support to the continent.

Yet despite this scale of investment, the biodiversity curve remains on a downward trajectory.
Billions spent, biodiversity declines — GEF insists it remains fit for purpose
As Africa’s environment ministers meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), the Global Environment Facility (GEF)is touting its decades…
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July 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Celebrating 40 years of working across the African continent for people & planet.

From forging common positions in 🌍 negotiations to championing circularity & clean energy, AMCEN's impact is undeniable.

UNEP's Elizabeth Mrema spotlights #AMCENat40 achievements: africarenewal.un.org/en/magazine/...
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July 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
ipcc.bsky.social
#IPCC held an outreach event ahead of AMCEN-20 in Nairobi today.

Our Chair, Jim Skea, Vice-Chair Ladislaus Chang’a, Deputy Secretary Ermira Fida & IPCC African experts shared insights on the science in our seventh cycle & how we're advancing efforts in #youth, #gender & #IndigenousKnowledge.
July 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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2/ ❌This is not climate justice. It's a dangerous attempt to co-opt African youth, academics, and movements in support of a technofix that serves Global North interests and threatens the sovereignty, ecosystems, and futures of African peoples. @cjaourpower.bsky.social
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Don't Geoengineer Africa - Letter to AMCEN, Sept22
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May 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Desde @solargeoeng.bsky.social informan del rechazo de los países africanos al atajo de la geoingeniería solar, pues supone "inciertos y significativos riesgos medioambientales, éticos y geopolíticos".

Mi tratamiento en detalle del asunto en: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Statements of Public Agencies - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
Below are statements by representatives of governments, public agencies, international organizations, and policy-makers on the governance of solar geoengineering. July 2025 AMCEN Decision AMCEN/20/Dec...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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This week, African environmental ministers are gathering in Nairobi to reflect on #AMCENat40 achievements and envision a sustainable future for people and the planet.

Here is all you need to know about its 20th session: www.unep.org/events/unep-...
Poster with a scenic image of green mountains at sunset and cloud-filled sky. White text reads: ‘Four Decades of Environmental Action in Africa – Reflecting on the past and Imagining the future.’ Event details below: ‘12–18 July 2025, United Nations Complex UN Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya.’ Logos of AMCEN@40, UN Environment Programme, African Union, and African Ministerial Conference on the Environment appear at the top and bottom. A colorful decorative pattern lines the bottom edge.
July 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Meanwhile, Africa is already leading with #RealClimateSolutions:
🌱 Agroecology
🌍 Renewable energy
💧 Ecosystem restoration
🛠️ Community-led adaptation
#NoFalseSolutions #ClimateJustice #AMCEN

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July 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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🌍In 2023 and 2024, African ministers made it clear: No to Solar Geoengineering. At AMCEN and later at UNEA-6, African governments upheld the precautionary principle and opposed attempts to normalize SRM. handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/wi...
#NoGeoengineering #HandsOffAfrica #HandsOffMotherEarth
Withdrawn resolution on solar geoengineering at UNEA-6 is a “victory for common sense”, says HOME Alliance - HOME Alliance
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May 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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❌ Don't Geoengineer Africa ❌
Ahead of #AMCEN, African civil society & climate justice groups are urging African governments:
👉🏿 Reject all forms of geoengineering, now and forever.
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#HandsOffAfrica #NoGeoengineering
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July 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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TODAY IN NAIROBI: The Twentieth Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
#AMCEN20
Follow us for updates on Africa's global engagement on #climatechange #biodiversity #plastics #chemicals #waste #wetlands #Ocean #wildlife #trade
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20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN-20)
Africa’s foremost ministerial-level body on environmental governance will meet to discuss climate financing, leveraging the G-20 for the environment, sustainable digital technologies, and critical min...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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This week, African ministerial conference on the environment (AMCEN) has officially endorsed a new regional roadmap for transformative action on the open burning of #waste in Africa.

Find out more about the roadmap and its AMCEN endorsement: loom.ly/lIytGSI

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July 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Read our press release & join the call to stop geoengineering Africa

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#HandsOffMotherEarth #NoGeoengineering #HandsOffAfrica #AMCEN #RealClimateSolutions #NoFalseSolutions #ClimateJustice
Press Release - Don’t Geoengineer Africa: Civil Society Urges African Governments to Reject Dangerous Climate Technofixes at AMCEN - HOME Alliance
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July 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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At #AMCEN20, Elizabeth Mrema @unep.org recalled that #climatechange, #biodiversity loss, and #pollution were “clouds on the horizon” 40 years ago, but are now “at the center of the storm.” She called on delegates to translate AMCEN decisions to meaningful actions for people and planet.
July 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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From legacy to leadership: AMCEN@40 seeks to spark a greener Africa
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From legacy to leadership: AMCEN@40 seeks to spark a greener Africa
Nairobi, 18 July 2025 – In a historic gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), African Heads of State, Ministers of Environment, and global partners convened in Nairobi under the auspices of Libya’s...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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@mongabay.com interviews the #GlobalEnvironmentFacility and asks why is #biodiversity still declining in #Africa despite $7.7 billion spent on 2000 projects since its inception in 1990? 🤔🌍

#GEF #BiodiversityFinance #GreenFinance #BiodiversityLoss #Ecology

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Billions spent, biodiversity declines — GEF insists it remains fit for purpose
As Africa’s environment ministers meet this week in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), the Global Environment Facility (GEF)is touting its decades ...
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July 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM