Wetlands support 4 billion people by providing crucial ecosystem services, like food, water and flood control. Ahead of #WorldWetlandsDay, see why addressing wetland conservation isn't just an environmental imperative but also key to peace and stability: go.undp.org/JCp

Wetlands are the unsung heroes of our planet - storing carbon, protecting biodiversity, and safeguarding communities from climate shocks. On #WorldWetlandsDay, discover how UN Development is working to protect these vital ecosystems for a sustainable future. go.undp.org/JCg

Over 4 billion people globally depend on wetlands. Destruction of wetlands fuels conflicts over resources like fertile land and water, threatening lives and livelihoods. Read how UN Development is protecting wetlands to ensure peace & security: go.undp.org/JCG #WorldWetlandsDay

💧 Healthy wetlands = healthy communities. Wetlands provide clean water, livelihoods & flood control that promote security & reduce risk of conflicts. On #WorldWetlandsDay, read how UN Development is protecting wetlands to build resilience & peace. 👉go.undp.org/JCG

#Bumblebees, vital pollinators in the #Himalaya, are facing severe threats from #climatechange, writes Parth Joshi Parth Joshi in The Tribune The Tribune #SpectrumTheTribune #Reflections tribuneindia.com/news/reflectio…

I'm quite fond of bumblebees 🐝... in the wild, they're quite amenable to the 📸, not as timorous as birds 🐦& not as swift as butterflies 🦋... The threat to these vital high-altitude pollinators remain understated, as they succumb to #ClimateChange & anthropogenic pressures...

Bada Bhangal is one of the last bastions of traditional Himalayan pastoralism, a journey back in time… meadows interspersed with 🐑, intrepid shepherds gazing into the horizon with a silent wisdom, glaciers guarding the high passages🏔️... bit.ly/3Xw76QC The Tribune

At the National Mine Action Directors & UN Advisers Meeting #NDMUN28, voices from UNDP Lao PDR, UNDP Cambodia, UNDP Ukraine 🇺🇦 & UNDP Crisis Action highlight why donor support is vital. Mine action is the first step to recovery—enabling displaced families to return & rebuild. #MineAction

I had to rush through the book to finish the review on time... nevertheless, Matt Ridley's book is highly engaging and makes evolutionary biology very accessible to the lay reader...

Central Asian communities are increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather, droughts and degraded ecosystems. Discover how UN Land and Drought's #PeaceForestInitiative, with support from UN Development, is advancing transboundary cooperation for community-driven solutions. 👉 go.undp.org/3jb

‘Matt Ridley’s #BirdsSexAndBeauty offers a captivating journey into the world of avian courtship’, writes Parth Joshi for The Tribune. Read the full review here: tribuneindia.com/news/book-revi… #READWithHarperCollins

🦋 Butterflies in the Himalaya, like elsewhere, weave a delicate tapestry of ecological significance. From pollinators to nature's early warning systems, these ephemeral creatures are vital yet vulnerable, as they disappear silently. bit.ly/3YKs5PV The Tribune

The charismatic #Himalayan #butterflies hold the threads of our planet’s ecological tapestry, writes Parth Joshi Parth Joshi in The Tribune The Tribune #SpectrumTheTribune tribuneindia.com/news/variety/t…

Climate misinformation vs. disinformation. What's the difference? 🔍 One is accidental. The other is deliberate. Both undermine #ClimateAction. Learn how to spot false narratives - and fight them - in our latest explainer: go.undp.org/UUJ

In the windswept dunes of Desert National Park 🇮🇳, the #GreatIndianBustard plods along - awkward, aloof and almost gone... 🌵 A gentle giant fading away into the oblivion... one wonders if it can be saved, or will it go gentle into that good night... 🪶 bit.ly/3ENo8DA

🛕 Kapileshwar Mahadev is a part of the ensemble of ancient Shaivite temples that dot the quaint riverine valleys of Kumaun Himalaya in #Uttarakhand 🇮🇳. Built in 9th century during the Katyuri dynasty, it's unique feature is the tilt of the main temple. bit.ly/4kdA3JQ

🏔️🛕 Inspired by a fabled route connecting Badrinath & Kedarnath, #PanpatiaCol trek in #Uttarakhand is a journey deep into the Himalayan hinterland. Amidst never-ending moraines & crevasse-ridden snowfields, we touch the ethereal silence of the mountains: bit.ly/4k7TeEt

Weather is arguably the global benchmark for small talk, but what if it starts getting a bit complicated for that. Weather forecasting has been one of humanity's most impactful scientific achievements, but #ClimateChange threatens to unravel progress. bit.ly/45Me1dl

Amidst the shimmering infinite expanse of salt marshes, the Harappan outpost of Dholavira quietly holds the secrets of a lost civilization. 🛤️🪨 A journey into deep time – where history, geology and solitude converge. bit.ly/4lZ4V1r

I expected the story of Linnaean classification of species to be a regular ode to scientific rigour. But Jason Roberts has brilliantly captured one of history's great intellectual duels, a race of ambition & sacrifice that shaped natural science & modern-day learning as we know it.