In tomorrow's free #OurBrokenPlanet event, we'll be discussing the importance of valuing Indigenous and First Peoples' knowledge in handling the climate crisis, from policy to how we each interact with nature.
.@SorengArchana is a 25-year-old UN Youth Climate Advisor and Indigenous environmental activist of the Kharia Tribe of Odisha, India, who works to promote awareness of traditional knowledge and practices of Indigenous communities with regards to climate change.
@SorengArchana 22-year-old @Brianna_Fruean is an activist and environmental advocate for Samoa. At the age of 11, she became a founding member of @350 Samoa and Future Rush, with the aim to promote youth and community engagement in climate change and sustainable issues.
In fact, it started its journey over FOUR BILLION YEARS AGO.
While Earth was taking shape deep within the hot, chaotic swirl of dust and gas as the Sun coalesced at the centre, other bodies were forming further out where the temperatures were cooler. 2/
It is thought that there was a hypothetical boundary called the snow line, beyond which further away from the Sun, water vapour could condense into water ice.
Because there was no pressure this water did not go through its liquid phase, but rather went straight to solid. 3/
Our #Pride2020 recreation of the Progress Pride flag uses the full range of our collections to celebrate the amazing diversity of the natural world.
For #MusPride today, we're revealing exactly what's hiding behind the stripes...
A #PrideMonth THREAD >>>
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The white of our flag - included in the Progress variation of the Pride flag to represent the non-binary community and those transitioning - is a section from the wing of a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae. #MusPride 2/12
The next two colours represent transgender folk, with the light pink chevron coming from the Museum's mineral collection. This is a piece of thulite (also known as rosalite) dotted with white calcite crystals which give it a lighter shade. #MusPride 3/12