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Nature is our strongest but most unnoticed ally for tackling the global development challenges. Nature Hub Director of @UNDP.org

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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Charismatic species were the focus of #CITESCoP20 on Friday, from great apes to jaguars to much-anticipated listing proposals for marine life. We know the scale of what we've lost, and we know what we can achieve if we work together. 🌿 Learn more: cites.org/eng/cop20
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GEF Small Grants Programme @gef-sgp.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
What does resilience look like in a changing climate? Communities in Kyrgyzstan are reimagining their future with nature-based solutions that work #ForPeopleForPlanet. Take a look at how they're protecting a landscape rooted in nature and tradition: go.undp.org/iX5
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Zanzibar is an island rich in biodiversity. Hear from Aboud Jumbe, Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, how new digital payments system for protected areas will 3x tourism revenues - with funds reinvested into conservation and community: ow.ly/I6ws50WPVNQ @undpbiofin.bsky.social #ForPeopleForPlanet
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Digital payments system to boost Zanzibar’s economy and protect natural assets - CNBC Africa
Zanzibar has introduced a modern digital payments system for its protected areas aimed at tripling tourism revenues from around $1.5 million annually to over $4 million, reducing leakages, and ensurin...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Take a look at our latest @undp.org Nature study 🟢 How can Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) unlock nature-positive futures? 🌱 'The Case For Nature ID' explores how DPI can monitor biodiversity, mobilize finance and drive work #ForPeopleForPlanet. 👉 Explore here: go.undp.org/3un
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
New @financialtimes.com Op-Ed by @undp.org @pedrotconceicao.bsky.social discussing 2026 Human Development Report ideas: "Don't ask what nature can do for you..." A look at how measuring and ranking countries’ efforts to protect animal and plant life #ForPeopleForPlanet: www.ft.com/content/3ca8...
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Don’t ask what nature can do for you . . .
Measuring and ranking countries’ efforts to protect animal and plant life will incentivise us to achieve a better future
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Across Colombia, Indigenous communities are restoring biodiversity, protecting sacred lands, and passing on ancestral knowledge🌿 With support from @pnud.bsky.social & @besnet.world, they're shaping a future where nature and people thrive: go.undp.org/wQo #ForPeopleForPlanet
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
When youth lead, their impact goes far beyond their communities. Youth4Climate awardee Shabib Asghar is restoring coral reefs in Karachi and bringing local solutions to global conversations at #UNOC3. This #YouthDay, take a look👉: go.undp.org/wxe
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This story isn’t one of ill portent and decline. Rather, it is a story woven from the threads of hope, challenge, &relentless effort. A story about the possibility of a #FutureWithTigers. As #InternationalTigerDay (29 July) approaches, take a look: undp-nature.exposure.co/the-comeback...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
“The Global Biodiversity Framework, a global agreement to safeguard world’s biodiversity, cannot be achieved through public financing alone” HaoliangXu, UNDP The global financing gap for tiger conservation is substantial, but take a look at how this new Fund is designed to help: go.undp.org/Uzy
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
“Germany is proud to help drive ambitious, scalable finance solutions that bring nature, climate, development goals together. We believe it can be a game-changer for tiger conservation & community resilience across Asia,” Jochen Flasbarth, BMUKN go.undp.org/Uzy #FfD4 #FutureWithTigers
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
"UNCDF is proud to leverage its blended finance instruments to support enterprises that contribute to the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of tiger landscapes" Pradeep Kurukulasuriya. See how we’re working with partners to unlock #tigerfinance #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UVK
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
“By protecting tigers we conserve some of world’s most critical landscapes for generations to come,” Stuart Chapman, Chair, Tiger Conservation Coalition. When we protect tigers, we protect so much more. We're working with partners to unlock financing for a #FutureWithTigers: go.undp.org/Uzy #FFD4
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
#TropicsDay (29 June) celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics - and also unique challenges and opportunities. In the Philippines, see how the Integrated River Basin Management project is working #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/URk #WeAreTheTropics
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (#TNFD)’s 2025 Status Report Survey is now open. Share your insights and help shape the future of nature-related financial disclosures. 📃Take the survey: tnfd.global/2025-status-... #NaturePositive #NatureFinance #RiskManagement #ESG
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Land restoration is not happening at the speed and scale we need, despite the clear investment case. This #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, see how we’re working to change this. Now is the time for ambition and action for people and planet. go.undp.org/U2Y
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Every year, the world loses at least 100 million hectares of healthy land —   a swath the size of Egypt.  But around the world, people are turning dust into opportunity.  This #DesertificationandDroughtDay, see how we’re supporting action #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/U2Y
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
📢The Journal of Human Development and Capabilities -@hdca.bsky.social - invites submissions for special issue on "The Anthropocene Reframed: From Human Impact to Human Agency for Just and Sustainable Futures.” Transformative action #ForPeopleForPlanet. Deadline 30 June: hd-ca.org/event/call-f...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The ocean regulates our climate, fuels global tourism, & feeds over 3 billion people every day.🐟 Take a look at how the new Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) guidance for the fishing, marine transportation, & cruise lines industries will help #SaveOurOcean: ow.ly/W53B50W5rHN
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Just announced at #GEFcouncil69, @thegef.bsky.social has approved US$52.3 million for @undp.org’s projects across Africa, Asia, the Pacific, & Latin America. We are honored that countries continue to choose UNDP for support to advance their climate, nature, and development goals.🤝 go.undp.org/UsK
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Our 2024 @undp.org Nature Pledge Annual Report highlights significant achievements from our first year of implementing the #NaturePledge Strategy, designed to halt and reverse nature loss and ecosystem degradation. Take a look at our support #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UmR
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
A new era of human thriving is ahead of us if we advance solutions #ForPeopleForPlanet. This #BiodiversityDay, here's one story that highlights what is possible when we chose harmony over harm, regeneration over degradation, partnership over separation: go.undp.org/Ufj
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In 2024, history was made in the serene hills of Papua New Guinea. The Kulkane Tribe signed a Conservation Deed to protect 9,000 hectares of pristine rainforest. This #BiodiversityDay 🌱 see how we work to support these efforts #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UxA
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Let’s support farmers. Let’s reshape food systems for a more secure and just food future. This #WorldFarmersDay, discover how agroecology can drive systemic change #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/H5Jw50VT11X
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Enabling a market in which nature and its stewards are the primary beneficiaries, the High-level Principles White Paper is released today. A joint collaboration between Biodiversity Credit Alliance, IAPB & WEF to guide biodiversity credit market: www.biodiversitycreditalliance.org/high-level-p...
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) @besnet.world · 06/05/2025
Can nature help solve Asia-Pacific’s biggest challenges like food security and ecosystem degradation? 🌏 🎧 Tune in to The Nature Pledge, a new podcast from UNDP featuring women leading the way in environmental resilience. Available now on Spotify, Apple and Amazon Music.
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The Nature Pledge: Biodiversity and Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
Podcast · UNDP - Sean Lees · Join host, Sean Lees, as he speaks with leading voices on efforts to combat nature loss in Asia-Pacific. What can be done to ensure economic growth does not result in…
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Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This week on the podcast, biological oceanographer John Ryan @mbarinews.bsky.social details his team’s multiyear study on vocalizations of baleen whales. It found that these whales’ songs rise and fall with their food supply, providing insight into how changing ocean conditions impact them.
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Listening to whales is key to their conservation
Biological oceanographer John Ryan joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss his team’s multiyear study that examined vocalizations of baleen whales, including blue (Balaenoptera musculus), humpback (Megapt...
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GEF Small Grants Programme @gef-sgp.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
India is a globally recognized mega-diverse country, with 4 of world’s 36 identified biodiversity hotspots. The North East India region is one. See how we’re working in partnership with @undp.org @iki-germany.bsky.social and more to promote work #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/lP7s50VGzN7 #UNPFII2025
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A bio-cultural treasure - UNDP Nature
India is a globally recognized mega-diverse country, harbouring nearly 8% of the world’s recorded, and comprising four of the world’s 36 identified biodiversity hotspots.The North East India region – ...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The Amazon preserves 70% of the native forests that still remain in Ecuador. Through a comprehensive approach, these efforts have led to deforestation-free coffee, cocoa and more. We're proud to support these efforts #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/U37
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Un futuro sin deforestación en el Ecuador
El Ecuador ha dado pasos importantes hacia un futuro sin deforestación, promoviendo el desarrollo sostenible y fortaleciendo los medios de vida de las mujeres, los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades ...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
We are part of Nature. We are Nature. Only living in harmony with Nature is how we will advance and safeguard progress for current and future generations. More in my address to the General Assembly on #EarthDay 🎥 ow.ly/VQWp50VFOHB Repost from @undp.org
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Where indigenous land rights prevail, so does nature. With the 24th session #UNPFII2025 underway, the Indigenous Peoples and ethnic communities in the North East India region show what is possible when indigenous peoples’ rights are respected: ow.ly/lP7s50VGzN7 #ForPeopleForPlanet #WeAreIndigenous
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A bio-cultural treasure - UNDP Nature
India is a globally recognized mega-diverse country, harbouring nearly 8% of the world’s recorded, and comprising four of the world’s 36 identified biodiversity hotspots.The North East India region – ...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
🌾 In Viet Nam’s Tram Chim National Park, farmers are restoring wetlands by shifting from triple-rice farming to a sustainable rice-fish system. It’s a nature-positive solution - supported by @besnet.world - that protects biodiversity and supports local livelihoods. ow.ly/iYc750VsOIv #EarthDay
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
2.1 million people depend on the Ciliwung River in Depok City, Indonesia, but it's drowning in 100.3 tons of waste every day. Meet the dedicated volunteers—the local heroes—who are fighting to reclaim this vital resource. Take a look: ow.ly/cZAr50Vrbkz
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Rivers are our lifeline - UNDP Nature
The Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) Project is strengthening local governance capacity and ensuring a sustainable, innovative, and more inclusive management of the Ciliwung River Basin.
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 03/04/2025
The 2026 UN Water Conference is taking shape Participants at Thursday's @un-water.bsky.social meeting discussed themes for dialogues and communication strategies—and provided input to the steppingstones leading up to the Conference Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-water-mee... #water #sanitation #SDG6
Jenepher Wanjala poses with the Sunflower solar irrigation pump outside of Kitale, Kenya. Photo: Jeffery M. Walcott/IWMIL-R: Shaima Hussain Gargash, United Arab Emirates, Mohamed C.B.C. Diatta, Senegal, and Leanne Burney, UN-WaterFamily photo of participants at the 41st UN-Water meeting
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
A new UNDP study - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝑫 - explores how Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can catalyze nature and climate action. The interlinked climate and biodiversity crises demand better data to generate solutions. Read more: go.undp.org/3un
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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A healthy planet is central to economic health, human health & the prosperity of all nations. Environmental multilateralism is our best - and only - option. As I told Member States today, even during a period of great global shifts, I know we can emerge even stronger: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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The environment is the economy
UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen says environmental multilateralism is vital for global health and prosperity. Urging nations to honor commitments, boost climate investments, tackle pollution, ...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Is the secret for the world’s food security hidden in the nooks of our forests? Forests provide food, fuel and essential ecosystem services. Yet, we lose 10 million hectares to deforestation every year. On #ForestDay, let’s protect and restore forests: ow.ly/LYGp50VlXlI
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
In Cambodia, protecting forests means protecting ways of life, ecosystems, and their rich cultural heritage. With UNDP Cambodia and the Global Environment Facility support, this #ForestDay see how we’re working with local communities to ensure that people and nature thrive: ow.ly/8P6450Vkm3N
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Forest and Flow - UNDP Nature
The Angkor region, home to the iconic temple complex, boasts a rich landscape of tropical forests, wetlands, and waterways that nurture diverse ecosystems. These habitats support a wide range of flora...
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GEF Small Grants Programme @gef-sgp.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🌿 Morocco strengthens its landscape approach in #COMDEKS Phase 4! Take a look at how local communities from High Atlas Mountains are leading the way in conservation, resilience, and sustainable development: ow.ly/MawW50V51j5 #ForPeopleForPlanet
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Save the date! The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 begins 9 Oct in Abu Dhabi. #IUCNcongress will serve as a dynamic forum where governments, Indigenous peoples’ organizations, businesses, and conservation leaders will develop strategies to address environmental challenges. shorturl.at/3Noyo
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
"By collaborating, we can foster harmony between people & nature, ensuring a brighter future for all.” Through the Antoomwe crowdfunding campaign, @undp.org Zambia is working with communities to reduce conflict between humans & wildlife. Learn more: go.undp.org/JFX @undpbiofin.bsky.social
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Living with giants
UNDP Crowdfunding Academy provides innovative solutions to empower local communities to address challenges like wildlife conservation and climate resilience while ensuring sustainable livelihoods.
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UNDP BIOFIN @undpbiofin.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
We are pleased to share that the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures has launched two capacity-building tools: 📚 TNFD Learning Lab: tnfd.global/knowledge-hu... 🎓 TNFD Trainer Portal: tnfd.global/knowledge-hu... The platforms provide knowledge of nature and business. @undp.org
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🌍Nature is invisible in our economic systems—but it doesn’t have to be. A Digital Nature ID could quantify ecosystem services - making nature visible, valuable, and protected. @undp.org @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social are working to make it happen: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...
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Nature Needs Its Own ID | by Midori Paxton - Project Syndicate
Midori Paxton shows how digital tools can drive a data-driven approach to protecting our planet’s environmental health.
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Gavel down for #COP16Resumed! Key decisions were successfully adopted, giving the world its first global plan to finance the conservation of life on earth. Together, #PeacewithNature is possible. More: ➡️ www.cbd.int/article/cop1...
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IngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Even in challenging times, environmental multilateralism works. The #COP16Resumed session has delivered a way forward on mobilising resources & measuring progress to protect biodiversity #ForPeopleForPlanet Now we must deliver promises in full to make #PeacewithNature. www.cbd.int/article/cop1...
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Governments agree on the way forward to mobilise the resources needed to protect biodiversity for people and planet
Governments agreed, on 27 February 2025, in Rome on the strategy to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity and achieve the action targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework ...
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Delegates stood & clapped in an emotionally charged final meeting that saw key decisions adopted in final minutes of last day of #COP16Resumed. Historic adoption of the first global plan to finance the conservation of life on Earth. Read more @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Cop16 countries strike crucial deal on nature despite global tensions
Delegates hammer out compromise on delivering billions of dollars to protect species and their habitats
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Nature isn’t just beautiful—it’s essential. Yet, biodiversity loss threatens our economic and ecological stability. This #WWD2025, see how investing in wildlife conservation is investing in a sustainable and prosperous future for all.🌱🌏 undp-nature.exposure.co/categories/f... #WorldWildlifeDay
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
The Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) delivers evidence-based, scalable solutions to global challenges. A collaboration with @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social, @nature.org & @wcs.org, SNAPP will hold their bi-annual Research Fellow training and networking event 16-18 Sep.
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GEF Small Grants Programme @gef-sgp.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Resilient tourism empowers communities, preserves nature, and drives economic growth. On #GlobalTourismResilience Day, see how the Achuar indigenous community in Ecuador are leading the way #ForPeopleForPlanet: undp-nature.exposure.co/a-new-vision
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Midori Paxton @midoripaxton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Sustainable and resilient tourism can help promote inclusive economic growth, social development and financial inclusion. It also makes a strong case for the value of nature. This Global Tourism Resilience Day see how @UNDPEgypt is leading the way: ow.ly/o6G450QAPc8
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