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.
October 24, 2009 at 9:48 AM
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.
October 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Glad I could help!