LUCKNOW, June 6 -- More than 150 scientists, policymakers, conservationists, academicians, researchers and students from eight states participated in a two-day national workshop on "Nature Archives and Climate Futures: Pathways to Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development" at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) here on June 3-4. Organised around World Environment Day under the theme "Inspired by Nature: For Climate, For Our Future", the hybrid workshop served as a platform for discussions on climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, water security and sustainable development through insights from nature archives and Earth-system science. BSIP director Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar said environmental responsibility must become a way of life, adding that nature archives offer vital lessons from Earth's climatic past to help build resilient societies. Water conservationist Uma Shankar Pandey called for reviving traditional water conservation systems, citing the success of his "Khet Mein Med, Med Par Ped" campaign in improving groundwater levels in drought-prone Banda....