Conservation

From Nagaland’s forests, where hunters became guardians, to Assam’s villages, safeguarding rare species, these five stories celebrate communities leading India’s wildlife comeback.

Vihaan Talya Vikas is a 12-year-old from Bengaluru whose picture won the 'Wildlife Photographer of the Year' award in 2023. Vihaan’s love for nature is slowly evolving into an intent to protect the wild, conserve forests, and ensure his generation grows up in a world where forests still stand tall, rivers still flow free, and the wild continues to thrive.

A team at Arunachal Pradesh’s CBRC guides orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs back into the wild. The story follows one such journey, capturing the team’s dedication, the gruelling terrain, and the triumph of giving these cubs a second chance at life.

Through the GreenHub Fellowship, youth from the Northeast are using cameras to tell stories of their wild places. What began as a filmmaking initiative is now empowering communities to document and defend their biodiversity.

Rhizophora mangroves shield India’s shores, but face growing threats. Here’s how these coastal guardians sustain life and why their survival is critical.

In the quiet hills of Uttarakhand, villagers — often led by women — guard their forests through the van panchayat system. What began as a collective effort to manage local resources has become a lifeline for both people and nature.

The convenor of INTACH's Bengaluru Chapter, Meera Iyer has made the conservation of the city's forgotten heritage her life's mission. Here's the story of what inspired her to do so.

At a time when India is losing its rare ornamental wild orchids, Kerala's V U Sabu has conserved 120 varieties of these exotic plants at his home in Wayanad.

In 1905, Krutarthsinh M Jadeja’s great-great grandfather, Thakore Sahib Verisalji Bawasaheb of Roha, built Darbargadh in Kutch. The family now offers a homestay, a farm stay experience and runs Kutch's first CBSE residential and co-ed school.

A tree lover since the age of 9, George Remedios quit his advertising job and founded ‘The Turning Tide’ to increase the forest cover in Mumbai. So far, he has planted 12 food forests with edible fruits and encourages people to grow their own food, even in limited spaces.