From Antarctica…
to Europe (England)…
to Latin America (Peru, my lovely country)…
to Australia…
to Africa (Kenya)…
to South Asia (Maldives)…
to East Asia (Bangkok)…
to North America (United States)…
… to somewhere near the North Pole (UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Erik Solheim, Norway’s Environment Minister)…
So what’s the big deal about 350?
It is the magic number we need to achieve as a global community. 350ppm is what scientists say is the safe upper limit of CO2 in our atmosphere – we are currently at 390ppm. Tomorrow, October 24th, is the International Day of Climate Action; as birders, as conservationists, and as individuals living on this planet we can join people throughout the world to create a safe climate future.
Want more information? Please visit www.350.org
Also, to see more about the impact that climate change can have on birds, see earlier blog posts here.
Jean Paul, I wondered what the deal with 350 was about. Thanks for explaining! Part of being TV-less and not reading newspapers – but rather sucking up news on line…is that some news don’t reach me as fast, while othe news reach me faster. This was in the previous category.
Glad I could help!