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Maldives Resilient Reefs
How a marine conservation organisation is securing a blue future for the Maldives
Women Driving Climate Resilience in Bangladesh
How communities in Khulna and Satkhira are strengthening climate adaptation
The Pearl Protectors of Sri Lanka
How ‘The Pearl Protectors’ is tackling marine pollution, protecting sea turtles and mobilising volunteers for coastal and marine conservation
Nepal’s H.E.L.P. Initiative
Protecting the High Himalayas through Indigenous Knowledge and Nature-Based Solutions
Climate Guardians
Maldives’ Youth-Led Climate Action for a Resilient Future
Restoring the Dry Zone
How Janathakshan is building climate resilience in Sri Lanka’s dry zone through community-led water management
From Climate Vulnerability to Self-Reliance
How ARCIO is strengthening climate awareness, early warning systems and community-led adaptation to build resilience in Afghanistan
The Heroes of Bhutan
How the Himalayan Environmental Rhythms Observation and Evaluation System (HEROS) mediates discourse on biodiversity through data
Water Conservation, Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods
How Tarayana Foundation empowers rural communities in Bhutan through community-based climate adaptation
Learning Afloat
Climate adaptation through floating Schools in Bangladesh
Women, Resilience and the Climate Challenge in Bangladesh
How BRAC is empowering communities through climate adaptation, resilient livelihoods, women’s leadership and grassroots disaster preparedness
Strengthening Livelihood Resilience among Coastal Women
How Stella Maris Institute of Development Studies (SMIDS) is supporting coastal livelihoods amid climate and environmental changes in Kanyakumari district
The 2026 Assam floods
Triggers, Structural Vulnerabilities, Early Warnings, Government Response and Recovery
The Hands Restoring Bengaluru’s Lakes
How environmentalist Harsha Tej is Rebuilding Nature in Bengaluru
The Ice Stupa artificial glaciers of Phyang village
How Sonam Wangchuk's Ice Stupas are helping Ladakh's farmers adapt to climate-driven water scarcity
Where the Water Returns
How Gurunandan Rao is Reviving Bengaluru’s Forgotten Water Bodies through ‘HandsOn Foundation’
Water Warriors of the Himalayas
How the women of Salga village in Uttarakhand revived dying springs and restored water security
Empowering Communities for a Zero-Waste Tomorrow
How the VISVA Sustainable Foundation is transforming events, public spaces, and everyday habits through sustainable practices and grassroots engagement
From Vulnerability to Resilience: A Climate Adaptation Journey
How communities are adapting to increasing floods, changing rainfall patterns, and environmental uncertainties
Hulimavu's Blue Revolution
How Hulimavu Kere Tharanga, a community-led initiative, overcame a possible encroachment of their beloved lake
Climate Justice from the Ground Up
How Waatavaran is advancing community-based climate action in Maharashtra
Every Disaster Predicted, Every Community Ready
How SEEDS is combining technology, community preparedness, and resilient infrastructure to reduce disaster risk in India
The Women Who Salt the Earth and Harness the Sun
Inside SEWA's decade-long effort to replace diesel with solar in the Little Rann of Kutch, and what it means for climate justice in India's informal economy
Guardians in Green
How the women of Sundarbans are using ancient ecological knowledge to protect their communities from climate catastrophe
Voices for a Changing Climate
Inside Poovulagin Nanbargal's journey of inspiring climate awareness, defending ecological systems, and empowering communities to respond to environmental challenges in Tamil Nadu
Friends of Lakes
How Madhuri Subbarao is building a citizen movement to protect Bengaluru's lakes and secure the city's water future
The Climate Classroom
Parikrma Oxygen is India's first outdoor nature-based school for children from urban slums, providing an education that is rooted in the living world
The Seeds of Change
Inside VOICE Trust's Sunday Agriculture School, where young people learn farming, seed conservation, and climate responsibility through hands-on experience
The Students Who Heal the Soil and Study the Land
Behind SAICE's community-driven push for land regeneration in Puducherry and what it means for ecological balance in integral education
Roots, Rain & Renewal
Inside Thuvakkam's efforts to cool Chennai through urban forests, harvest water sustainably, power schools and communities with solar energy, and uplift the city's most vulnerable
The Forests That Refused to Fall
Inside Alok Shukla's decades-long fight to protect Hasdeo Aranya and the communities whose future is tied to its survival
The Forest She Built
How Kollakkayil Devaki Amma transformed adversity into environmental action, creating a lush forest that supports wildlife, water conservation, and climate resilience
Lakeika: Breathing Life Back into Puttenahalli
Inside Usha Rajagopalan's commendable efforts in restoring Puttenahalli Lake through community mobilisation, effective policy framing, and conservation initiatives
Banking on Plates for a Clean World
How Adamya Chethana, a Bengaluru-based non-profit NGO, helps address climate change and environmental sustainability with its Plate Bank service
Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group
Tackling the effects of harmful emissions in the Delhi NCR region through waste management initiatives
The Lakeika of India
Award winning writer to restore Puttenahalli Lake in Bengaluru
The Lake Man of India
The efforts of an Engineer to restore multiple lakes in Bengaluru
Every forest needs a Bengalata
Women led nature based adaptation to climate change
The Spring Keepers of Uttarakhand
Story of two young climate advocates in a remote Himalayan mountains
The Voice of Garhwal at 90.8 FM
A community run radio station for weather and climate
The HEAL Movement
Story of a Social Activist in Sand Dune Conservation
India: Engineer Gurunandan Rao's science-led effort to revive Bengaluru's Lalbagh Lake
A video shared by The Better India highlights the work of Gurunandan Rao, a mechanical engineer and Founder of HandsOn Foundation, who played a key role in restoring "Lalbagh Lake" using science-led, nature-first methods.
India: Supriya Sahu highlights Tamil Nadu's expansion of reserved forests to strengthen climate resilience
A social media video features Supriya Sahu, a senior IAS officer and key figure in Tamil Nadu's environmental governance framework, speaking about the State government's decision to notify 100 new reserved forests. The move marks a significant expansion of protected forest areas in Tamil Nadu and reflects the government's strategy to strengthen biodiversity conservation while advancing climate resilience.
Jadav Payeng, often called the "Forest Man of India," spent roughly four decades planting trees on a barren sandbar along the Brahmaputra River in Assam
Jadav Payeng, often called the "Forest Man of India," spent roughly four decades planting trees on a barren sandbar along the Brahmaputra River in Assam. What began as a personal effort to restore damaged land grew into a 1,300-acre forest now known as Molai Forest.
They Called Her "Just A Maami In A Saree". She Proved She Was A Force Of Nature
Dr Jayshree Vencatesan's journey didn't begin in a lab — it began in childhood, in quiet moments spent with her father, who taught her to deeply respect the natural world. That early spark lit a lifelong passion for conservation that would eventually shape her into one of India's foremost wildlife scientists.
How a Kolkata Neighborhood Saved its 70-Year-Old Tamarind Tree through Cultural Resistance
The cultural resistance that managed to save the tamarind tree in a South Kolkata neighbourhood.
How Tree Lovers Rescued a Kolkata Neighbourhood
A group of tree lovers, mostly in their 70s and 80s now, has been passionately planting trees in a Kolkata locality, which now offers its own challenge to global warming. Kolkata has been listed as one of the 20 cities in the world most at risk from climate change.
The Indian Public Servant Helping Disadvantaged Communities Adapt To Rising Heat
In one of India's most heat-vulnerable regions, Supriya Sahu is putting in place a suite of effective cooling regulations and nature-based adaptation measures to improve the health and safety of families. Residents of Tamil Nadu's most vulnerable communities are already feeling the benefits.
Meet the Lake Man Reviving 1000+ Drought-Hit South Indian Villages
Meet Nimal Raghavan, the "Lake Man of India". What began as a small effort to revive one lake after Cyclone Gaja soon turned into a nationwide movement — where volunteers, newlyweds, cricket teams, and celebrities are joining hands to restore lakes across drought-affected regions.
37 Villages Resolve To Protect Ntangki National Park At Athibung Consultation
In a landmark step toward strengthening community-led conservation, representatives from 37 villages under Athibung sub-division, Peren district, on October 17 adopted a set of resolutions to protect and preserve the Ntangki National Park and its surrounding biodiversity.
How Women Farmers in the Sundarban Are Reviving Indigenous Rice Varieties
In a region hit hard by climate change, where salinity of agricultural land has become a major concern, indigenous rice varieties could bring some respite – provided farmers have the right support.