Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, kick off July with push to save the planet

By GMA Team

This July the Instagram account of the Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, @sussexroyal, is all about saving the planet and making a plea to the royal couple's followers.

“There is a ticking clock to protect our planet -- with climate change, the deterioration of our natural resources, endangerment of sacred wildlife, the impact of plastics and microplastics, and fossil fuel emissions, we are jeopardizing this beautiful place we call home - for ourselves and for future generations. Let’s save it. Let’s do our part,” the post said.

Every month the account changes to support a cause important to Harry and Meghan. Today’s post explained “for the month of July we turn our attention to the environment."

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Harry and Meghan have highlighted 15 charities and are encouraging their supporters to visit these accounts “for more details on how you can make great change and help save our planet.”

"We can only do this together, and every little bit helps," according to the post.

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex make their way in a horse drawn carriage to Horseguards parade ahead of the Queen's Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour, in London, June 8, 2019.

Among the charities listed are Rhino Conservation Botswana, African Parks Network and Elephants Without Borders -- all charities that focus on wildlife conservation in Africa. The royal couple will be visiting Africa this fall and conservation is high on the list of causes they will be championing. Prince Harry is patron of Rhino Conservation Botswana and President of the African Parks Network.

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Last week, HRH The Duke of Sussex was proud to co-host a fundraising event for National Geographic’s @intotheokavango - a documentary film that highlights the vulnerability of the critical ecosystem that is The Okavango Delta and its source rivers in Angola. The Okavango Delta is the primary water source for a million people and is home to the world's largest remaining elephant population. His Royal Highness has a long-standing love of Africa and a connection with Botswana and Angola for over 20 years. The Duke is grateful to see National Geographic partnering with the Angolan government, @thehalotrust, @africanparksnetwork and many others in protecting this extraordinary habitat by supporting the sustainable management of the river basin's resources and focusing on a conservation economy. HRH - “Millions of people, food security and regional power generation are dependant on these free-flowing rivers. Threats such as uncontrolled fires, the bushmeat trade, unsustainable harvesting of the forest and rapid biodiversity loss are already destroying this incredible and delicate landscape. Known by the locals as ‘Source of life’, this ecosystem is wilderness at its best, playing an absolutely crucial role for the planet, people and wildlife. This is our one and only chance to save this magnificent last Eden.” (Photos: Cory Richards and John Hilton)

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Protecting the environment is a cause that is also dear to Prince Harry’s father, the Prince of Wales, who has been calling for better environmental awareness since the 1980s. The Duke of Sussex echoed his father’s words in a statement he gave on this latest Instagram post: "Environmental damage has been treated as a necessary by-product of economic growth. So deeply ingrained is this thinking that it has been considered part of the natural order that humankind’s development comes at the expense of our planet. Only now are we starting to notice and understand the damage that we’ve been causing. With nearly 7.7 billion people inhabiting this Earth, every choice, every footprint, every action makes a difference."