Red Tape Movement 🌳

#AntiDeforestation #ClimateAction. We tie #redtape on #treetrunk to #SayNoToDeforestation. #ForNature. Founder @PrabhatMisra. SDG 13.3, 13.b

[Red Tape Movement 🌳 @RedTapeMovement]

Red Tape Movement: People’s Movement For Trees, Biodiversity And Climate Action
From #Aug14_Sept18, 2019, two provinces, 70 districts, more than 3000 schools, 8000 teachers, 200,000 students and 1 million of their family members have been made awared.
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[Peter Daszak @PeterDaszak]

Blast from the Past. Turns out @TheOnion was right - predicted all these zoonoses back in 2012...

https://t.co/oVsS9ZE7A6

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

🌍 World Environment Day 2026

The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat—it is today's reality.

Every tree protected, every river restored, every ton of emissions reduced, and every sustainable choice made brings us closer to a safer future.

Our planet's future depends on the actions we take today.

🌱 Act for nature. 🌎 Act for climate. 🤝 Act together.

#WorldEnvironmentDay2026 #ClimateAction #ProtectOurPlanet #RestoreNature #SustainableFuture

[Red Tape Movement 🌳 @RedTapeMovement]

We are citizens of Earth, if:
🌍 W – We
🌱 O – Owe
🌿 R – Responsibility
🍃 L – to Love
🌎 D – and Defend

#WED2026 #WorldEnvironmentDay

@doctorsoumya @PeterDaszak @PeterHotez @IUCN @UNEP @AntivirusPark @RedTapeMovement @ramyakannan

[President of India @rashtrapatibhvn]

During this severe weather, our feathered visitors find relief and comfort in the water containers placed for them in Amrit Udyan and other places in Rashtrapati Bhavan. A simple act that quietly reflects compassion and harmony with life around us!

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

🚰 A Nobel Prize-winning chemist just figured out how to pull drinking water from desert air.

👉 Here's why this changes everything — and why it might also break something fragile:

🌱 The hope:
• Aquifers and desert springs stop being drained
• Disaster zones get instant water supply
• Remote communities gain independence from broken infrastructure
• Restoration projects finally have water to work with

👉 This technology will play great role for #waterharvesting on #Moon 🌙 and #Mars 🌕.

🚨 What nobody's saying out loud:
• Desert air at 20% humidity sounds empty — it isn't
• Namib beetles, lichens, cacti literally drink fog and dew to survive
• Mass deployment could measurably reduce local atmospheric moisture
• And the moment water appears in wilderness — humans follow. Always.
• Roads. Farms. Mines. Species that took millennia to adapt — gone in a decade.
• Low humidity air isn't empty — entire species depend on it
• Remove the water barrier → roads, agriculture, mining follow
• The last untouched ecosystems on Earth could open overnight

⚠️ The #UncomfortableTruth:
• A few hundred units = conservation win.
Industrial scale = ecological bulldozer.

🔴 The tech isn't the problem.
The problem is us (humans) not asking where we stop.

😊 Omar Yaghi gave us the sky as a water source. Now we have to decide how much the sky is enough. 💧

https://t.co/FFFIE3CvVh

@NobelPrize @UCBerkeley @guardian @guardianeco @ScienceFocusonX

[India Water Portal @indiawater]

Tilapia to Catfish: India’s freshwater ecosystems are losing native fish to invasive species.
https://t.co/8OZDsgZ9MZ

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

🌳 Today is #Sunday. Let's celebrate it as #TreeCareDay and #NatureCareDay.

🌱 Planting a tree is important, but caring for it is even more important.

🧠 Psychology suggests that older adults who garden almost every day are not merely passing time—they are often creating small cycles of restoration, purpose, routine, and self-worth. Gardening nurtures both mental well-being and physical health.

🌿 Water a tree.
🌿 Protect a sapling.
🌿 Spend time in nature.
🌿 Encourage elders to garden.
🌿 Tie a red tape on a tree trunk.
🌿 Pledge to act for Nature and biodiversity.

🦋 A greener environment creates healthier communities and stronger minds.

🐒 Nature heals silently. Let us return the favor. 💚

https://t.co/6qzZoUtbHx

#TreeCareDay #NatureCareDay #RedTapeMovement #EnvironmentalConservation #Gardening #MentalHealth #HealthyAging #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #GreenSunday

@PeterDaszak @EconomicTimes @AntivirusPark @RedTapeMovement @UQ_News @UCBerkeley @GreaterGoodSC @HarvardHealth @NCBI

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

From the depths of the ocean to the top of the mountains, nature holds an abundance of sustainable solutions to combat the climate crisis.

Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: https://t.co/vhHc23tmO1

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Climate change is raising wildfire risk worldwide.

Hotter, drier conditions are making fires more frequent and intense, putting communities under growing pressure.

Our response is more urgent than ever: https://t.co/MCwKjFb8D9

#NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay

[Peter Daszak @PeterDaszak]

If you need a bit of an uplift - here’s a fantastic story of conservation heroism - people at @arcprotects just fighting back to save a lovely little salamander from extinction.. https://t.co/9Q1JgmVzMo

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

🌳⚖️ On the occasion of Hindi Journalism Day (30 May) and World No Tobacco Day (31 May), Ms. Yogesh Shiva, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority & Additional District Judge, Firozabad, launched the @RedTapeMovement at the Firozabad District Court complex, spreading a powerful message of environmental conservation.

Her inspiring message:

"Protecting trees is protecting life. A healthy environment is the foundation of a healthy society. Let us reduce pollution, stay away from tobacco, and become active guardians of nature for future generations."

The programme was organized by Mr. Pravin Kumar Sharma, Secretary of @janaadharnews, with active participation from citizens and environmental enthusiasts.

🌱 Every tree protected today is a healthier tomorrow secured.

#RedTapeMovement #TreeConservation #EnvironmentalProtection #WorldNoTobaccoDay #HindiJournalismDay #Firozabad #ClimateAction #SaveTrees #GreenFuture #OneHealth

[Red Tape Movement 🌳 @RedTapeMovement]

Congratulations respected Mam 🙏💐😊

[MSSRF @mssrf]

Congratulations to our Chairperson, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya), on being elected a Fellow of The Royal Society (@royalsociety), the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

She is only the second woman from India to receive this honour. Following in the footsteps of her father, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, she now joins a distinguished group of scientists whose work has shaped our understanding of the world.

The Royal Society's Fellows and Foreign Members include some of history's greatest minds, such as Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and Dorothy Hodgkin.

Congratulations once again Dr. Soumya. More power to you!

➡️ Read the full Royal Society press release here: https://t.co/skXKiqEVMx

#WomenInScience #SoumyaSwaminathan

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

🌍 The world is entering an era of dangerous heat extremes.

🌐 From the Indian subcontinent to Europe and the Australian region, record-breaking temperatures are no longer isolated events — they are becoming a planetary pattern.

🔥 Indian Subcontinent: Heatwaves, water stress, crop losses, urban heat islands, forest fires, and rising public health emergencies are intensifying across South Asia.

🔥 Europe: Unprecedented heat events are damaging ecosystems, increasing wildfire risks, and causing excess mortality, especially among vulnerable populations.

🔥 Australian Region: Extreme heat, droughts, bushfires, coral bleaching, and biodiversity collapse continue to threaten ecological stability.

🌏 Global Reality: The Earth is warming faster than ecological systems can adapt.

⚠️ A hidden but serious concern: Climate disruption, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction are increasing human-wildlife interactions. This may elevate the risk of zoonotic spillovers — where pathogens jump from animals to humans — potentially contributing to future epidemics or pandemics.

🚨 COVID-19 should have been a warning to humanity.

🌱 Protecting forests, wetlands, biodiversity, and ecological balance is not merely environmentalism anymore — it is planetary public health security.

💝 Nature’s collapse and human health are deeply interconnected.

#ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat #Heatwave #ClimateEmergency #ZoonoticSpillover #Deforestation #Wildfires #OneHealth #ClimateAction #ActNow

@simonstiell @tveitdal @PeterDaszak @PeterHotez @guardian @guardianeco @jonhenley @swajones

[Hindustan Times @htTweets]

Unusual summer pollution spike highlights Aravallis’ diminished role as dust barrier

https://t.co/fPJS27ZYel

[NASA JPL @NASAJPL]

Sea level data shows signs that an El Niño will likely emerge later this year. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, which measures the height of the entire ocean every 10 days, has detected higher, warmer water moving east across the Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/q8CcAcBjAR

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

The El Niño weather system developing in the Pacific Ocean is sending alarm bells across meteorological departments around the world. From its impact on monsoons and crop output to food prices and inflation, this video looks at what a possible Super El Niño in 2026 could mean for India. Should we brace ourselves for something really bad this year?

@bharatkk takes a look in this episode of Business Matters.

https://t.co/eLzNYnQWzU

[The Independent @Independent]

A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says https://t.co/hdpUsiU69p

[Prabhat Misra 🇮🇳 @prabhatmisra]

Great Job For Nature and Future.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

Absolute comedy gold! Senator Bernie Sanders brilliantly mocks the billionaire class. He reveals a 5 percent wealth tax would cost Jeff Bezos 14 billion dollars, yet still leave him with a staggering 265 billion to survive.

The establishment's greed is completely unhinged!

[Mike Quigley @RepMikeQuigley]

The #Ebola crisis reminds us how important it is for the United States to fund global health initiatives. As we’ve seen in the past, pandemics do not stop at our borders.

I’m fighting with @AppropsDems to restore funding to USAID and other efforts that keep us safe.