Srinagar, June 3 -- World Environment Day 2026, observed globally on 5th June, carries a powerful and timely message: "Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future." The theme reminds humanity that nature is not merely a resource to be exploited but a life support system that provides solutions to some of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and pollution. As the world struggles with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, shrinking forests, and mounting plastic waste, the need to adopt nature-based solutions has never been more urgent.

For ecologically fragile regions such as the Himalayan landscapes of J&K, particularly places like Gurez Valley, the th...