Asia and the Pacific

How Long Will We Remember?

How Long Will We Remember?

Set in Bhaktay Busty, a small farming village in Darjeeling, this reflective narrative follows a Abishek witnessing the slow erosion of memory, agro-biodiversity, and community resilience under social and environmental inequity. Rooted in the lives of the third-generation small scale farmers, the story confronts social vulnerability while holding onto hope - through traditional ecological knowledge, collective awareness and more inclusive, responsive support systems.

When Blood Becomes a Lullaby

When Blood Becomes a Lullaby is a poetry reflection that explores women, nature and struggle and memory. By merging two poems - God Color and The Night Lullabies - which explores how bodies endures both pain and beauty and how daughters carry their mother's resilience. It explores cycles of nature that reveals the beauty of womanhood and their struggle.

The Canal That Spoke Back

The Canal That Spoke Back

In Vizhinjam’s Gangayar estuary, a neglected canal became both a mirror and a warning. Through six months of fieldwork—combining GIS mapping, biodiversity analysis, and public health data

I uncovered how ecological decay and human neglect intertwine. This story traces not just the pollution of a waterway but the slow awakening of a coastal community learning to reclaim its voice, one conversation and cleanup at a time.

Ripples of Hope : Exploring the Hidden Life of Freshwater and Wetlands in Banten

Ripples of Hope : Exploring the Hidden Life of Freshwater and Wetlands in Banten

“Ripples of Hope” follows a young explorer’s journey through the rivers and wetlands of Banten, uncovering the hidden connections between nature, science, and local livelihoods. From misty mountain streams to bustling fish markets, the story blends field discovery, laboratory research, and community voices to reveal how freshwater ecosystems sustain life and how even small acts of care can create ripples of change for the future.

From Cane to Climate

Sugar is sweet, but its story isn’t. From water‑draining cane fields to mill waste, rising diabetes, and maternal health challenges, the journey of sugar in India affects both people and the planet. Dhara for Dhara explores how youth engagement, investigative reporting, and innovation are reimagining sugar production and consumption, showing how informed choices can protect health, support sustainable agriculture, and inspire systemic change.

My Story Began with a Breath

My Story Began with a Breath

Air was my first teacher: fragile, invisible, essential. Growing up in New Delhi’s smog taught me that survival itself could be conditional. From that awakening emerged a lifelong pursuit: to use art and storytelling as instruments of climate transformation. Through Climate Conservancy and ArtSea, I bridge data and emotion, turning climate science into cultural resonance. Because when people feel the story of the Earth, they begin to protect it.

Narratives of Change: Breathing Change

Narratives of Change: Breathing Change

At nine, Leena Joshi was struck by the harsh contrast between polluted Delhi and the clear skies of Switzerland. By fourteen, witnessing plastic waste on a beach ignited her passion for climate action. Now the founder of Climate Conservancy, Leena leads an international youth movement advocating for climate education. With 9,000 young people in 60+ countries, her mission is to create systematic change, ensuring a healthier planet for all.

Narratives of Change: Green Disability – A Personal Journey

Born in a Delhi slum, Puneet Singh Singhal’s life is a testament to resilience. Facing poverty, pollution, and non-apparent disabilities, Puneet founded Green Disability to advocate for disability-inclusive climate action. His story highlights the deep connections between climate change, accessibility, and human rights, emphasizing that true sustainability requires justice for all.

Climate Latent Impacts

In Afghanistan, multiple crises are exacerbated by the deepening challenges of climate change. It is suffering its second drought in four years, along with an economic meltdown that is compounding the humanitarian situation. These near-term climate impacts, if left unaddressed, will only worsen the ongoing socioeconomic catastrophe, conflict, and violence, and also disadvantage the regional counties. So, we need to call upon UNFCCC to take Afghanistan seriously into consideration and help them shift to a better climate policy and circular economy. Regardless of our country, identity, race, and gender, we are all citizens of one planet. So, let's sustain it together.

Coffee Planting in a Place Where It Is Not a Drink

Coffee Planting in a Place Where It Is Not a Drink

This story is about coffee planting by a non-coffee-consuming community in Manghe Village, southwestern China. Whereas selling of dried coffee beans has yielded the majority of the income for the local farmers, and this area is said to be the future's largest Yunnan Arabica coffee source for the country, and serving the world's needs, drinking coffee seems a luxury to the locals. While climate change has switched much land use in the higher elevational areas into coffee fields, I wonder if this would also impact the current coffee farming in Manghe and the possible outcome related to deforestation and land conversion.

An Unveil of Linnaean Shortfall

As we know, the Indian Himalaya region (IHR) is the storehouse of many discovered and undiscovered novel plant species. To explore this repository, a plant exploration trip was planned far in the remote alpine zone (Royal Sar) of Overa-Aru wildlife sanctuary, Kashmir Himalaya. Along the trails of plant specimen collection, a fascinating population of plant species from genus Swertia struck my sight and became limelight to satisfy my curiosity about new plant species discovery.

Sustainable, Ethical & Eco-friendly Clothing

The fashion industry, especially "Fast Fashion", is responsible for huge environmental impacts, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, pollution etc. This video is about how can we mitigate the harmful effects of clothing from a consumer view.

Use it, Don’t Lose It

Did you know that our daily lives are a for biodiversity loss, and the effects of climate change, such as warmer weather, unseasonal rainfall, and dusty spells? In general, most people think that it is only industries and factories that affect the environment and the variety of plants in the ecosystem. They forget to take into account that farming and animal husbandry, and our daily life, are also another cause of environmental damage. Because everything uses up land, water and air, the impact on the environment and human life, as well as biodiversity, will increase exponentially. All human activities can unknowingly affect and destroy biodiversity, including climate.

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Policy In Sri Lanka

Although there are many climate nature conferences and events happening all over the world, ground-level actions are not satisfactory. Using local and indigenous knowledge systems in drafting policy is a good solution for it. This story is about an ecosystem-based adaptation method practised in Sri Lanka: the restoration of ancient tanks to combat climate change.

HURRY BURRY STREET

The story revolves around my hometown which was 20 years before which found clean and nature friendly. The fallen down areas of my village because ignorance of environment and the nostalgic memories I along with my friends have experienced in my lifetime. Certain steps we decides to take after these 20 years standing amongst the youth of our world.

Rising Up from the Rubble of Disasters

Rising Up from the Rubble of Disasters

Growing up near the Pacific Ocean, I have been used to typhoons -- it’s nothing new to me. Our house has always endured every storm and we seldom need to evacuate. Not until super typhoon Haiyan happened.

Super Typhoon Haiyan taught me that we should never waste time fighting for climate justice, our communities need justice from all the damages and devastation that climate change caused.

This story is my story on how I rose from the rubble of disasters.

Your Binman Knows You the Best

The story focuses on the food waste generation and the impact of it not only on our ecosystems but the immediate impact of those who deal with it most closely - the waste collectors, ragpickers and the communities near the landfills themselves. I have lived in several cities and each one has a different rendition of the same. This story tells snippets of y experience with all the people in an effort to bring their story into light.

Climate Change Needs High Quality Coffee

Climate Change Needs High Quality Coffee

Climate change is a problem for coffee; rain pattern change, extreme weather like frost threatened coffee as well as farmers' livelihood. The price farmers' get from their coffee is very low. Can high-quality coffee solve those problems?

Safeguarding Sri Lankan Indigenous community “veddhas”

Sri Lankan forests are the home of Veddah indigenous community, and also forests are the home of 7800 species of flora and over 15,000 species of fauna. So undoubtedly protecting veddahs means conservation of Sri Lankan biodiversity and environment

Conservation as Reimagination: Navigating Pansipit River

Conservation as Reimagination: Navigating Pansipit River

Some conversations and act upon musings on development, forgetfulness and reclaiming of a freshwater river called Pansipit.