Planet Earth - Protecting the world's ice: the International Year of Glaciers
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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation following an initiative proposed by Tajikistan. With over 275,000 glaciers storing roughly 70 percent of global freshwater, glacial retreat directly threatens regional water supplies and fuels rising sea levels. Co-facilitated by UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organization, the campaign established March 21 as World Day for Glaciers. It promotes global ice inventories, scientific monitoring, and climate finance to protect downstream communities dependent on perennial mountain ice.
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