
Midori Paxton
@midoripaxton
Nature is our strongest but most unnoticed ally for tackling the global development challenges. Director of the newly created @UNDP Nature Hub.
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“Nature is asking us to change. It's telling us we can’t keep as many animals. We must raise fewer but better” 🗣️ -- Dolgorsuren, nomadic herder from Mongolia. See how she is building resilient herding supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF), БАЙГАЛЬ ОРЧИН, УУР АМЬСГАЛЫН ӨӨРЧЛӨЛТИЙН ЯАМ & UNDP Mongolia: go.undp.org/3Eh




🟢 NOW STREAMING: A UN Development documentary is making waves at film festivals worldwide. In Colombia’s remote Sumapaz region - women farmers are rewriting the rules. Watch the documentary to see how local action is shaping the country’s climate solutions. 🎬 shorturl.at/dEyUq

🌾 In Viet Nam’s Tram Chim Park, farmers are restoring wetlands by shifting from triple-rice farming to a sustainable rice-fish system. As #EarthDay approaches, see how this BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network)-supported, nature-positive solution works #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/iYc750VsOIv


“We don't want this dataset to just stay in a scientific paper.” 87% of bycatch 🌊🐢🦈 in the Southeast Pacific is based in Ecuador alone. This #EarthDay, discover why IluminarElMar is committed to translating research into real-world impact & protecting marine biodiversity.

As the 24th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on #Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) UN DESA begins, see how an @PNUDPeru @iccaconsortium Small Grants Programme partnership supports action #ForPeopleForPlanet: ow.ly/1g1p50SRSFN


The Climate Dictionary x Earth Day 🌏 This #EarthDay - let's make sense of the language of climate change together. UN Development's Climate Dictionary breaks down climate lingo so everyone can be part of the conversation. Check out our thread below 🧵


Happy International Mother Earth Day 🌎🌍 Happening now! UN Development Remembering our natural world is interconnected, intertwined. And integral to human life. We are part of Nature. We are Nature. UN Biodiversity webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k…


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 UN Development's Nature Director Midori Paxton's address to the General Assembly today, marking #EarthDay 🎥 ow.ly/VQWp50VFOHB


There is no sustainable development without a healthy planet 🌏. ✍️ UN Development statement today at the High-Level Meeting on Harmony with Nature & Living Well 2025, as we mark the #EarthDay: go.undp.org/3vh


This #EarthDay, see how UN Development is supporting community-led action in Viet Nam🇻🇳 to restore& revive critical wetland habitats to 🔹support livelihoods of local communities 🔹reduce pressures on the ecosystems 🔹encourage the return of🌏's tallest flying bird ow.ly/iYc750VsOIv


We are part of Nature We are Nature Only by living in harmony with Nature is how we will advance and safeguard progress for current and future generations Grateful for the opportunity to address the General Assembly today, as part of #EarthDay UN Development 🎥 ow.ly/VQWp50VFOHB






"We at UN Biodiversity want #BiodiversityDay to be your day and everyone’s day. Why? Because biodiversity is the foundation of all life on Earth." Watch Astrid Schomaker's message on the 2025 edition of the International Day for Biological Diversity and join the campaign.
