WWF International - "Winning images of wildlife: your weekly round-up 🐼" 2021

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OUR AMBITION | OUR WORK | GET INVOLVED Weekly roundup 17th October Welcome (or welcome back!) to our weekly round-up of news from around the world – picked out just for you. From a story on how sharks provide a secret advantage in our efforts to combat the climate crisis to winning images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, we've got some great bits for you to read through – and look at – today. This week, we've included a story on marine snow. We'll tell you now that no, it doesn't snow underwater, but the story is worth reading as it offers an interesting glimpse into how healthy oceans benefit our planet. And healthy forests do this too so read on to learn more. Finally, our last story explores why renewable is doable –  as in, we really can move away from harmful fossil fuels to renewable energy. Happy reading! Image: © Greg Armfield / WWF-UK  Tiger sharks are a secret advantage against climate change Did you know that tiger sharks help to make oceans more resilient to climate change? How? Swimming around the shallow seagrass meadows, which store climate-warming carbon, these sharks serve as crowd-controllers and prevent overgrazing by marine creatures such as turtles or dugongs: Learn more Winning images of wildlife Animals have all sorts of interesting behaviours, with some acting in ways not too different from our own. This year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners give us a closer look at their inner lives: See more What is marine snow? Reading the words 'marine snow' might make you think of some type of winter wonderland underwater. The reality, however, is pretty exciting too – microscopic algae that transport carbon to the ocean depths. That's great news for our planet: Discover more Protecting forests and the planet go hand-in-hand Forests have a critical role to play in combating climate change. They are large storehouses of carbon, meaning they help capture greenhouse gas emissions which are harmful for people and nature. To protect our planet, we must protect trees: Read more How we can move away from fossil fuels Ending the planet's dependence on fossil fuels is critical to curbing the climate crisis, but we've got to step up our global efforts to tap into renewable energy. Here are five ways we can speed up the process: Learn more WWF believes in people and nature thriving together | Visit panda.org today WWF International Rue Mauverney 28  Gland Switzerland Autor: WWF International Fonte: WWF International O Blogue da Cidadania Ativa; Inclusão Social; Sustentabilidade Ambiental e Natureza Carlos Carrapiço 2021