Midori Paxton
@midoripaxton.bsky.social
Nature is our strongest but most unnoticed ally for tackling the global development challenges. Nature Hub Director of @UNDP.org
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
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
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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September 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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
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
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
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
August 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
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
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...
A look at how measuring and ranking countries’ efforts to protect animal and plant life #ForPeopleForPlanet: www.ft.com/content/3ca8...
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
www.ft.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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...
A look at how measuring and ranking countries’ efforts to protect animal and plant life #ForPeopleForPlanet: www.ft.com/content/3ca8...
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
With support from @pnud.bsky.social & @besnet.world, they're shaping a future where nature and people thrive: go.undp.org/wQo
#ForPeopleForPlanet
August 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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
With support from @pnud.bsky.social & @besnet.world, they're shaping a future where nature and people thrive: go.undp.org/wQo
#ForPeopleForPlanet
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
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
August 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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
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
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...
A story about the possibility of a #FutureWithTigers.
As #InternationalTigerDay (29 July) approaches, take a look: undp-nature.exposure.co/the-comeback...
July 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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...
A story about the possibility of a #FutureWithTigers.
As #InternationalTigerDay (29 July) approaches, take a look: undp-nature.exposure.co/the-comeback...
“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
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
July 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“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
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
“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
go.undp.org/Uzy
#FfD4 #FutureWithTigers
July 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
“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
go.undp.org/Uzy
#FfD4 #FutureWithTigers
"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
See how we’re working with partners to unlock #tigerfinance #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UVK
July 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"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
See how we’re working with partners to unlock #tigerfinance #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UVK
“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
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
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“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
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
#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
In the Philippines, see how the Integrated River Basin Management project is working #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/URk
#WeAreTheTropics
June 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#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
In the Philippines, see how the Integrated River Basin Management project is working #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/URk
#WeAreTheTropics
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
Share your insights and help shape the future of nature-related financial disclosures.
📃Take the survey: tnfd.global/2025-status-...
#NaturePositive #NatureFinance #RiskManagement #ESG
June 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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
Share your insights and help shape the future of nature-related financial disclosures.
📃Take the survey: tnfd.global/2025-status-...
#NaturePositive #NatureFinance #RiskManagement #ESG
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
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
June 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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
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
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
But around the world, people are turning dust into opportunity.
This #DesertificationandDroughtDay, see how we’re supporting action #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/U2Y
June 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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
But around the world, people are turning dust into opportunity.
This #DesertificationandDroughtDay, see how we’re supporting action #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/U2Y
📢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...
Transformative action #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Deadline 30 June: hd-ca.org/event/call-f...
June 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
📢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...
Transformative action #ForPeopleForPlanet.
Deadline 30 June: hd-ca.org/event/call-f...
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
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
June 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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
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
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
We are honored that countries continue to choose UNDP for support to advance their climate, nature, and development goals.🤝
go.undp.org/UsK
June 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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
We are honored that countries continue to choose UNDP for support to advance their climate, nature, and development goals.🤝
go.undp.org/UsK
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
Take a look at our support #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UmR
June 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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
Take a look at our support #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UmR
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
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
May 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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
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
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
This #BiodiversityDay 🌱 see how we work to support these efforts #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UxA
May 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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
This #BiodiversityDay 🌱 see how we work to support these efforts #ForPeopleForPlanet: go.undp.org/UxA
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
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
May 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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
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
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...
A joint collaboration between Biodiversity Credit Alliance, IAPB & WEF to guide biodiversity credit market: www.biodiversitycreditalliance.org/high-level-p...
May 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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...
A joint collaboration between Biodiversity Credit Alliance, IAPB & WEF to guide biodiversity credit market: www.biodiversitycreditalliance.org/high-level-p...
Reposted by Midori Paxton
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.
🎧 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.
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…
spoti.fi
May 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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.
🎧 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.
Reposted by Midori Paxton
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.
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...
news.mongabay.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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.
Reposted by Midori Paxton
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
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
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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April 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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
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