GOLDEN THREADS, FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS: WHY COP30 MUST PRIORITIZE FUNDING AND HANDHOLDING FOR THE VIHI DISTRICT AND THE DYING SAFFRON FIELDS OF PAMPORE
While the world is getting ready for COP30, the situation in the VIHI District (The "Vihi district" is a geographical and geological area in Kashmir, India, centered around the Guryul Ravine in Khonmoh, near Srinagar. It is geologically significant because it contains unique fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event ("The Great Dying") over 250 million years ago and is considered the site of the world's first recorded tsunami. This horseshoe-shaped area includes the locations of...