WWF International - "World Rhino Day: your weekly round-up 🐼" 2021

In this week's round-up, we've put together a few stories for you to read through as you take a moment to yourself.

OUR AMBITION | OUR WORK | GET INVOLVED Weekly roundup 26th September In this week's round-up, we've put together a few stories for you to read through as you take a moment to yourself. From a first-hand account of rhino conservation to exciting developments in nature protection, your friends at WWF hope you'll find these pieces inspiring. No matter how much we learn about it, nature continues to surprise us, and the story of how bee species manage to thrive in the desert is just one example. These essential pollinators play a key role in our lives, helping sustain crops which feed us. We can protect them in return by looking at what's on our plate. Read on to learn more. Finally, take a peek at this year's winners of the Ocean Photographer of the Year competition – we hope you enjoy it! World Rhino Day This week marked World Rhino Day, and serves as a reminder of all the remarkable work conservationists around the globe have done to safeguard these magnificent animals. Here's an account from a researcher of what working with rhinos is like: Learn more UNESCO protects 'Amazon of Europe' The UNESCO has just designated a nature reserve protecting three rivers stretching across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, and Serbia. This is the largest river-based protected area in Europe, and dubbed the 'Amazon of Europe': Read more Desert valley is home to 500 bee species You may not expect to see much in the middle of the desert, so it probably comes as a surprise to read that one such place is home to the highest concentration of bee species in the world. So, what's the story of how these endangered pollinators thrive there? Learn more How food impacts our climate It seems obvious, but sometimes we need a reminder: food comes from nature. This means everything we eat has an impact on the planet – from how it's grown to how it's cooked. And right now, a lot of that impact is contributing to the climate crisis – but we can change this together:  Read more Ocean photographer of the year winners The ocean is full of marvel, teeming with life. Across the globe, photographers have taken pictures of animals and plants in the ocean, and these are some of the results: See more WWF believes in people and nature thriving together | Visit panda.org today WWF International Rue Mauverney 28  Gland Switzerland Autor: WWF Internacional  Fonte: WWF International O Blogue da Cidadania Ativa; Inclusão Social; Sustentabilidade Ambiental e Natureza Carlos Carrapiço 2021