When forests shrink, the distance between humans and wildlife shrinks too.

More than one person a day, on average, is killed in India in human–animal conflicts. In 2023–24, tigers alone killed 74 people nationwide.

But across India, women living closest to these fragile ecosystems are showing another way forward — from restoring mangroves in the Sundarbans to protecting forests in Jharkhand.

Because conserving forests isn’t only about protecting trees. It can mean protecting villages, livelihoods, biodiversity — and reducing the pressure that brings humans and wildlife into conflict.

What happens when the people closest to nature become its strongest protectors?

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