🌳 Today is Sunday — let's celebrate it as #TreeCareDay & #NatureCareDay!
�� Tie a red ribbon on a tree trunk and show solidarity with Nature.
Take a pledge to protect:
🌿 Trees
🦋 Biodiversity
🏞️ Habitats
🌱 Ecological Niches
🌍 Our Natural World
👣 Every #climateaction we take today helps build a safer, greener, #ZoonoticSpilloverFree, #PandemicFree, and more #beautifulfuture.
🧘♀️ Today is also #InternationalYogaDay. Yoga teaches harmony between humans and Nature. Let's make our Yoga eco-friendly and reconnect with the living Earth.
#RedTapeMovement #NatureConservation #OneHealth #EcoFriendlyYoga
@PeterDaszak@PeterHotez@RedTapeMovement@AntivirusPark
Scientific evidence points most strongly to a #NaturalZoonoticOrigin for SARS-CoV-2 — via #WildlifeSpillover, like SARS-CoV-1 & MERS.
Lab leak remains possible but unproven; key early data from Wuhan labs & cases is still missing.
Politics aside, world need transparent science — not division — to prevent future pandemics.
The @WHO’s #SAGO report (June 2025) and independent assessments conclude the weight of available data supports spillover from bats or an intermediate host at a market, consistent with prior coronaviruses.
Genomic patterns match natural outbreaks, not engineering.
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#Covid19 #CoronaVirus
@PeterDaszak@PeterHotez@DrTedros@ramyakannan@the_hindu@deabhishek33@ITGGlobal
पहाड़पुर को सूर्य ग्राम यानि सोलर विलेज के रूप में विकसित करने के लिए हम संकल्पबद्ध हैं। जिस प्रकार कोणार्क के सूर्य मंदिर की पहचान ओडिशा से जुड़ी हुई है, वैसे ही पहाड़पुर को सूर्य ग्राम के रूप में पहचाना जाएगा।
🦇How to Identify Spillover Sites👇
- Target areas with high biodiversity loss, deforestation, or rapid urbanization where human-wildlife contact is intense.
- Use web tools like #SpillOver to evaluate the risk of novel wildlife viruses based on host range and environmental stability. The tool was developed by a team of infectious disease scientists like Dr. Zoë Grange, Dr @JonnaMazet & @PeterDaszak led by the @ucdavis One Health Institute
- Monitor "interface" zones like live animal markets, intensive farms, and fringes of tropical forests.
- Use climate data (like isothermality and warming trends) to map shifting habitats for bats, rodents, and primates.
- Analyze non-invasive samples (saliva, feces) from reservoir hosts using metagenomics to detect pathogens before they emerge.
🦠 Identifying Zoonotic Spillover sites helps in tracking where animal pathogens "jump" to humans and in controlling Zoonotic Spillover and resultant Pandemics.
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Wars often trigger energy shortages, fuel shocks & inflation.
Nations need a resilient "Energy Strategy" in war-like disruptions (Iran–Israel–US, Russia-Ukraine or global conflicts like World War III):
🔋 Renewables first – solar, wind, hydro for domestic energy independence
⚡ Electrification – EV transport & electric rail to reduce oil dependence
🧪 Green hydrogen & biofuels – strategic fuel for industry & defense
⛽ Strategic fuel reserves – 90+ days of oil/gas storage
🌍 Diversified imports – multiple suppliers & routes
🏭 Decentralized microgrids – resilient local energy systems
🌱 Develop more Green Spaces - cleaner air, stronger immunity, natural cooling, mental resilience, cope with local food crisis, stop pandemics, silent lifelines for cities
Energy Independence = National Security.
#EnergySecurity #FutureStrategy
@PeterDaszak
🇮🇳 Happy Republic Day, India! 🇮🇳
🌞 A future where India 🇮🇳 stands tall with Green Governance, 🌱 Carbon Negativity, 🌳 rising Forest Cover, ♻️ Sustainable Development, balanced Household Size, highly advanced Defence, Space, & Science sectors, and strong pillars of Economy, Education & Health.
🥰 This is the Republic we are building—together.
🫡 Jai Hind! 🇮🇳✨
#RepublicDay #FutureIndia #GreenIndia #SustainableIndia #ConstitutionOfIndia
@rashtrapatibhvn@narendramodi@PMOIndia@myogiadityanath@CMOfficeUP@ChiefSecyUP
🌊 Improving the Ganga's health near pollution hotspots like Kanpur requires a multi-pronged approach targeting industrial, municipal, and agricultural sources.
Industrial pollution control:
- Enforce zero liquid discharge (ZLD) norms for tanneries and other industries, making them treat and recycle all wastewater rather than releasing it into the river
- Install real-time effluent monitoring systems with automatic alerts when discharge standards are violated
- Modernize leather tanneries and alternative tanning methods
- Strictly penalize non-compliant industries with heavy fines and closures
Municipal sewage treatment:
- Expand sewage treatment plant (STP) capacity to match the city's actual sewage generation
- Ensure STPs operate at full capacity with proper maintenance
- Intercept drains and divert them to treatment facilities, before they reach the river
- Consider nature-based solutions like constructed wetlands for additional treatment
Agricultural runoff management:
- Create buffer zones along riverbanks with native vegetation to filter runoff
- Promote organic farming and reduce chemical fertilizer/pesticide use in the catchment area
- Educate farmers about timing and dosage of fertilizer application to minimize runoff
River flow and ecology:
- Ensure adequate environmental flows (e-flows) year-round, particularly during lean seasons
- Develop riverine biodiversity through afforestation of catchment areas and restoration of floodplains
- Remove encroachments from the floodplain to allow natural purification processes
Community engagement:
- Involve local communities, religious groups, and NGOs in monitoring and cleanup efforts
- Create public awareness about not dumping waste, and perform rituals with biodegradable materials
- Establish ghat management committees for proper maintenance
Governance and monitoring:
- Use satellite imagery and drone surveillance to identify pollution sources
- Ensure inter-state coordination since the Ganga flows through multiple states
- Make water quality data publicly available to increase accountability
🏞️ Integrated action + political will = cleaner Ganga
#Ganga #Rivers #GangaRiver #MyViews
⚠️ When a river dies or gets encroached upon, we don't just lose water, we lose:
- entire ecosystems
- livelihoods
- cultural heritage
- our cities' natural flood defenses
- biodiversity
- climate resilience
- a critical buffer against zoonotic spillover
🌊 A dead river is a warning.
A living river is a responsibility.
🏞️ Protecting our rivers isn't optional, it's essential for survival.
#SaveRivers #WaterSecurity #Rivers #Kannauj #TilkhuriaRiver
@CRPaatil@DoWRRDGR_MoJS@jaljeevan_@MoJSDDWS@JagranNews
🎄✨Christmas Message✨🎄
☃️ May this #Christmas light our hearts with gratitude, kindness, and gentle love.
🔔 As we celebrate togetherness, let us honor the quiet giver of every joy—Nature.
🌲 The trees that shelter us, the air that carries our prayers, the earth that cradles all life—these are the true miracles we receive each day.
💕 Let our #ChristmasGifts this season include care for #Nature:
🌳 Protect a tree
💧 Save water
🐦 Respect every habitat
🎀 Tie a red ribbon & pledge to save forests
👣 Live plastic-free
🤍 Live gently upon Earth
🌟 When we protect Nature, we protect tomorrow: free from zoonotic-spillover and pandemics.
🎅 #MerryChristmas — may peace bloom within us, and harmony flourish between humankind and the living Earth. 🌏✨
I am deeply grateful to respected #ChandiPrasadBhatt ji (Magsaysay Awardee & Gandhi Peace Prize laureate) and the esteemed members of the award committee for selecting me for the #NirmalKumarJoshiWildlifeConservationAward2025.
My heartfelt thanks to all followers and supporters of the antideforestation awareness @RedTapeMovement — you are the true strength behind this mission.
Regards,
Prabhat Misra 🌿💚
@vashisthg
🔥 Climate Crisis = Health Crisis👇
🚨 The climate crisis is a multi-pathway health threat
🚨 WHO + IPCC: Heat, vector expansion, food insecurity & air pollution are driving a surge in mortality
🚨 Lancet Countdown 2024: 12/20 climate–health indicators at their worst levels
🚨 Extreme heat now affects >4B people/yr, increasing cardiovascular & renal deaths
🚨 Warming-driven vector shifts accelerating dengue, malaria & chikungunya transmission
🚨 Ozone & PM2.5 spikes linked to millions of premature deaths
🚨 Crop yield losses threaten nutrition security for 500M+ people
🌱 Climate action = the most powerful public-health intervention of the century.
#ClimateHealth #Science #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
#COP30
@DrTedros@WHO@doctorsoumya@IPCC_CH@UNFCCC@simonstiell@TheLancet@TheLancetPH
🌍 Protect Nature = Protect Ourselves.
☘️ When humanity unites for nature, miracles bloom. Oceans breathe again, forests sing again, and hope takes root again.
🌿 Every tree planted, every species saved, every ocean cleaned brings us closer to a thriving planet we can all share.
🌱 Every choice we make shapes the Earth we share.
💚 Together, we're stronger. Together, we can heal the Earth.
👣 Let’s heal, protect, and act — together. It's not too late to make a difference. 🤝
#UniteForNature 🌏
🎆 Eco-Friendly Diwali: Science Over Smoke
🧨 Firecrackers release PM2.5, SO₂, and heavy metals like lead & barium — pollutants that stay suspended for days and damage lungs, eyes, and hearts.💥
😤 Air pollution spikes up to 5–8 times higher after Diwali night, choking cities and triggering respiratory illnesses.🫁
🔊 Noise pollution from crackers exceeds 125 dB — harming infants, elders, and stray animals.😡
🌿 Let science guide our joy. This Diwali, let’s celebrate light — not pollution.✨
✅ Choose earthen diyas, solar LEDs, or biodegradable décor — small switches, massive environmental impact.
✅ Support local artisans, clean air, and climate health — light lives, not skies with smoke.
🪔 Let your celebration breathe. 🌟
#EcoFriendlyDiwali #ScienceForCleanAir #SustainableFestivals #Diwali #Deepawali
🌱 Turning banana waste into fashion!
👩 Jinali Mody’s #BanofiLeather transforms #banana crop waste into a durable, plant-based alternative to #leather — using 95% less water and cutting emissions by 90%.
✅ Banofi Leather by Jinali Mody is a material innovation leading #sustainable design.
✅ Made from banana crop waste, replacing animal & synthetic leather.
✅ Fibers extracted from banana pseudo-stems are processed using #ecofriendly #biobinders. The material is made of roughly 65% banana fiber, 20% natural additives (rubber, gum arabic), and 15% synthetic adhesives, using #greenchemistry methods.
✅ Product 100% free from toxic tanning chemicals.
✅ Azo, Chromium, and Lead free #plantbasedleather.
✅ This leather is durable, flexible, and stylish; it mimics the look, feel, and strength of animal leather—without plastics or toxins.
✅ 100% plant-based & cruelty-free. Supports circular economy and agro-waste valorization.
🏅She’s one of the @UNEP's 2025 #YoungChamps.🌏
#GenerationRestoration #JinaliMody
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