Home Nature Hub Blogs Nature Blogs Our blogs and op-eds are written by global experts covering field stories, interviews and insights from around the world examining the ways in which we can meaningfully put nature at the heart of development Featured content Blog The story of wildlife is our story: Reflections of a conservation photojournalist I’m a conservation photojournalist based in São Paulo, and a National Geographic contributor and Explorer. ...I have seen researchers dedicate decades to monitoring fragile species. I have witnessed local communities building solutions with limited resources but extraordinary determination. There is urgency, but there is also resilience. Read the full blog Our nature blogs Blog Why the Blue Economy and Coral Reefs Matter for the Pacific Region In their joint blof, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji Resident Representative, Munkhtuya Altangerel, and UNDP in Papua New Guinea Resident Representative, Nicholas Booth, highlight how nature‑based… Read more Blog Why the future of AI is also local Read more Blog Financing Nature in a Changing Global Context Read more Blog Beneath the surface: Six structural fault lines holding back government digital transformation Read more Blog Mountains and Climate: How UNDP is Turning Vulnerability into Resilience Read more Blog Preserving the Past to Shape an Inclusive Digital Future in Serbia Read more View More Blog The destruction of nature threatens the world economy. It’s time to outlaw it as a serious financial crime. From extinctions to deforestation, humanity is paying the ultimate price for allowing the global economy to undervalue nature and natural resources. Not only has the world been underinvesting in protecting biodiversity for too long, but many economic activities are also actively damaging it, something which should be considered wholesale theft of valuable shared assets. Read the full blog Blog Placing nature at the heart of economic and development thinking Six questions for UNDP's Midori Paxton. Read the full blog Blog Recentring nature to solve the global water crisis Amid a worsening global water crisis, world leaders will gather at UN Headquarters in New York 22-24 March for the first UN Water Conference since 1977. During this historic moment, all eyes will focus on SDG 6 for water and sanitation. Time is of the essence. About 30 percent of the world’s population still lacks access to clean drinking water and progress on SDG 6 continues to be “alarmingly off track”. Read the full blog
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