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Progyan Foundation for Research & Innovation - PFRI ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒพProgyan Foundation for Research and Innovation empowers sustainable solutions through pioneering environmental research and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Driving change for a greener, resilient future!๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒ

๐—š๐—˜๐—™-๐Ÿต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ | ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝDr. Dipayan Dey, Director Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI)...
30/09/2026

๐—š๐—˜๐—™-๐Ÿต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ | ๐—”๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ

Dr. Dipayan Dey, Director Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) is attending an Asian workshop on the 9th Replenishment Cycle of Global Environmental Facility revealed a 20% dip in funding commitments from partner countries, compared to the 9th cycle funding envelope of USD 5.3 billion, indicating an alarming ebb in caring for the planet's health and natureโ€™s goods and services. However, GEFโ€™s commitment to biodiversity, chemicals and waste, international waters and land degradation in terms of resource allocation remains unchanged.

Interestingly, the GEF Secretariat is emphasizing on a blended financing model in accruing the deficit budget of USD one billion and has drastically cut down the budget on climate change mitigation by almost 7%. Though, the same funding has been reallocated in non-grant instruments for obvious reasons.

However, the 9th Replenishment Cycle raises hope by introducing the โ€˜Whole Society Approachโ€™ in valuing nature, wherein GEF Policy has strongly embarked on Indigenous Peoples, moving from discretionary to systematic inclusion and equitably addressing biodiversity and land degradation issue.

30/09/2026

Dr. Dipayan Dey, Director Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) is attending the GEF-9 Planning Workshop for Asia, September 29 โ€“ October 2, 2026 in Vientiane, Lao PDR convened by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Lao Ministry of Agriculture & Environment.

The workshop aims to engage and build capacity of key stakeholders and enhance knowledge of the GEF strategies, programs, and policies. It also provides a platform to raise visibility of the GEF and for countries to share experiences and lessons learned from projects. The event brings together GEF Operational and Political Focal Points; selected representatives from civil society organizations; youth networks; Indigenous Peoples and local communities; GEF Agencies; the private sector; among other key stakeholders, joining from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

The GEF-9 biodiversity strategy will bring enhanced focus on integration and synergies with other conventions served by the GEF through integrated landscape/seascape approaches and support to development of Access and Benefit Sharing frameworks that contribute to the implementation of KMGBF Target 13, the Nagoya Protocol, the C*D digital sequence information multilateral mechanism, and the BBNJ Agreement.

Progyan Foundation being an active member of GEF CSO network, is keen to keep an eye on the proceedings of this workshop as it primarily focuses on the following agenda
โ–ช๏ธ Blended finance for biodiversity and realignment of financial flows through policy reforms and incentive frameworks,
โ–ช๏ธ Inclusive Conservation Initiative program reflecting the central role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Fund delivery.

Global Environment Facility

Atmospheric pollution and climate disruption are not parallel crises. They are two manifestations of the same anthropoge...
07/09/2026

Atmospheric pollution and climate disruption are not parallel crises. They are two manifestations of the same anthropogenic combustion signature, and nowhere is this convergence more consequential than in ecologically fragile deltaic systems like the Indian Sundarban.

As the research organ of the South Asian Forum for Environment, SAFE, Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) is proud to be leading the scientific backbone of ๐„๐๐“๐‘๐”๐’๐“ โ€” ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง.

๐„๐๐“๐‘๐”๐’๐“ is electrifying riverine and land based transport across the Sundarban, replacing fossil fuel dependent vessels and vehicles with zero tailpipe emission alternatives in a landscape where every unit of particulate and greenhouse gas loading carries outsized ecological consequence.

๐๐…๐‘๐ˆ'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ:
-Quantifying baseline emission and criteria pollutant loads (PM2.5, PM10, NOx, SOx, and CO2 equivalent) from the conventional transport fleet
-Establishing empirical abatement metrics attributable to fleet electrification, using field based monitoring and validated air quality modelling
-Assessing the epidemiological and respiratory health implications of improved ambient air quality on riverine and littoral communities, whose exposure burden is often disproportionate and chronically under documented
-Situating these findings within the broader climate resilience narrative of the Sundarban, one of the world's most climate vulnerable biomes and a critical carbon sink in its own right

On this ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐€๐ข๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ค๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, we reaffirm that credible climate action must be evidence led. Data, not assumption, is what will safeguard the Sundarban's ecology and its people.

๐‘๐š๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐š ๐๐š๐ง๐๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”|๐€ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌThis Raksha Bandhan, the Progyan Foundation for Research and ...
28/08/2026

๐‘๐š๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐š ๐๐š๐ง๐๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”|๐€ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ
This Raksha Bandhan, the Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) celebrated the day at the ๐‚๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, ๐“๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข, ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง by tying Rakhi to mangrove trees.
For us, this was more than a celebration. It was a promise to protect the mangroves that protect us.

Mangroves:
โ€ข Store and capture carbon
โ€ข Protect the coastline from erosion
โ€ข Reduce the impact of cyclones and storm surges
โ€ข Support biodiversity
โ€ข Provide food, resources and livelihoods to coastal communities

But the Sundarban mangroves are facing growing threats from climate change, rising sea levels, increasing salinity, erosion, habitat loss and human activities.
Protecting mangroves needs more than plantation. It needs regular monitoring, scientific research, restoration planning and strong community participation.

At PFRI, we combine field observations, geospatial analysis, data-based assessment and technology to better understand mangrove ecosystems and support restoration and conservation.

The Rakhi we tied today represents a simple message:
The ecosystems that protect us also need our protection.
Protecting mangroves means protecting biodiversity, coastal communities, livelihoods and the future of the Sundarban.
This Raksha Bandhan, let us strengthen our bond with nature.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒThis Independence Day, Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) marked 15 August 2026...
15/08/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
This Independence Day, Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) marked 15 August 2026 not from a single location, but across the communities and places where our work takes root.

Our online Independence Day observance from Kolkata brought the Progyan team together for a reflective session centred on Indiaโ€™s journey to independence, the role of local communities, Indiaโ€™s social and institutional transformation after independence, and our vision for the future. The programme concluded with the National Anthem.

The spirit of the day also reached our field locations:
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Maipith, Sundarbans, West Bengal โ€” Independence Day was observed at the research centre with local children and our field officer leading the flag-hoisting ceremony, making the celebration a meaningful community moment.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Begusarai, Biha โ€” Progyanโ€™s work in the field was also marked through an Independence Day observance, reflecting our continued engagement with local communities.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Deoghar, Jharkhand โ€” A member of the Progyan team represented PFRI and joined the Independence Day observance, extending the spirit of the occasion beyond our home state.

From Kolkata to the Sundarbans and across Jharkhand, this Independence Day reminded us that the meaning of freedom is not confined to a ceremony or a place. It lives in communities, participation, learning, responsibility and the shared aspiration to build a more inclusive and sustainable future.
One nation. Many places. One shared spirit of freedom.

๐€ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž, ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒOn 9 August 2026, the ๐”๐๐„๐’๐‚๐Ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ...
11/08/2026

๐€ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž, ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
On 9 August 2026, the ๐”๐๐„๐’๐‚๐Ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) was proud to be part of the launch of the International Centre and Coalition for Adaptive Research on Science of Indigenous Sustainability (ICARSIS), including the unveiling of its website.

The workshop brought together researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives, environmental practitioners and indigenous community voices for meaningful discussions on traditional ecological knowledge, climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation, community-led solutions and the need to bridge indigenous knowledge with contemporary science and policy.

A recurring message throughout the discussions was clear: indigenous knowledge must not be treated merely as folklore or extracted as data. It must be recognised, documented ethically, validated through research, protected from appropriation, and meaningfully integrated into policy and practice with the participation of knowledge holders.

Adding to the significance of the occasion, PFRI also launched the special issue of its '๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž: ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง, ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ'. The issue brings together perspectives on women, science, digital inclusion, traditional ecological knowledge and the role of indigenous women as custodians of knowledge and biodiversity.

The launch marked an important step towards creating stronger pathways between community knowledge, scientific research, policy and action while recognising the knowledge, leadership and lived experiences of indigenous communities.

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ.

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž:https://progyanfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Progyan-Communique_Special-Issue_Women-Science-Society.pdf

๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐งOn 29 July 2026, the Progyan Pfri, the research wing of t...
29/07/2026

๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง
On 29 July 2026, the Progyan Pfri, the research wing of the South Asian Forum for Environment - SAFE, in collaboration with the ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐“๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž (๐’๐“๐‘), celebrated Global Tiger Day 2026 at the Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR), Sajnekhali, Sundarban.

The celebration brought together young minds through engaging drawing, quiz, and extempore competitions, emphasizing that the future of the Royal Bengal Tiger depends on collective action. Reflecting this year's global conservation focus on protecting tiger habitats through community participation and youth engagement, students learned about the tiger's crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and the importance of the Sundarban mangroves as natural climate defenders. The programme inspired participants to become responsible stewards of nature and champions of wildlife conservation.

We are proud to congratulate our young achievers from Gosaba R.R. Govt. Sponsored Institution, Gosaba, South 24 Parganas:
๐Ÿ† Drawing Competition (Junior Group) Winner: Trisha Das
๐Ÿฅˆ Quiz Competition (2nd Place): Krishnendu Baitya & Ritam Mandal
Their creativity, knowledge, and enthusiasm reflect the growing commitment of the younger generation towards protecting our natural heritage.

At PFRI, we believe conservation begins with awareness. By empowering children with knowledge about the Sundarban ecosystem, we are nurturing future custodians who will safeguard its mangroves, rich biodiversity, and the iconic Royal Bengal Tiger for generations to come.

Together, let's roar for the tiger, protect the Sundarban, and inspire a sustainable future.

๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ญ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌOn 28th July 2026, South Asian Forum for Environment, SAFE and Progyan Foundation...
28/07/2026

๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ญ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ
On 28th July 2026, South Asian Forum for Environment, SAFE and Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI) proudly participated in the ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ workshop, "๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก-๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐–๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Š๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ญ๐š," organised by Child in Need Institute (CINI) at Paribesh Bhawan, Kolkata.

The workshop brought together NGOs, schools, government officials, environmental experts, and youth to raise awareness about the conservation of the ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐š๐ญ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ (๐„๐Š๐–). Insightful sessions by representatives from the ๐–๐ข๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐–๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐š๐ซ๐ (๐–๐๐๐‚๐), ๐‹๐ข๐…๐„ (๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ), and other distinguished dignitaries highlighted the ecological importance of EKW and inspired collective action towards its protection.

The event was made even more impactful through captivating dance and dance-drama performances by school students, delivering a powerful message on wetland conservation and environmental stewardship.

Together, let's protect our wetlands, preserve biodiversity, and build a sustainable future for generations to come.

Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) West Bengal Pollution Control Board Wipro Foundation Child in Need Institute (CINI)

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ On the occasion of World Mangrove Day, the South Asian ...
27/07/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ

On the occasion of World Mangrove Day, the South Asian Forum for Environment - SAFE and the Progyan Pfri, in collaboration with the ๐‘๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ฎ๐› ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž, organized a community-driven celebration at the ๐‚๐‘๐€๐‚๐Š ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž of PFRI & SAFE, Tipligheri, Lahiripur Gram Panchayat, Gosaba Block, in the Indian Sundarban.

The celebration brought together local communities, Sabuj Pathshala students, children, and volunteers in a series of meaningful activities, including mangrove awareness sessions, creek-side nature walks, interactive discussions on the importance of mangrove ecosystem services, and plantation activities.

Through experiential learning and community participation, the programme aimed to strengthen awareness about the critical role mangroves play in protecting coastal ecosystems, supporting biodiversity, and enhancing climate resilience. By empowering children and community members with knowledge and practical action, we continue to nurture a new generation of Mangrove Guardians dedicated to safeguarding the Sundarbans.

Together, we protect mangroves. Together, we build a more resilient future.

The I๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ (๐ˆ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ), in collaboration with the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ...
09/07/2026

The I๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ (๐ˆ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Œ๐š๐๐ซ๐š๐ฌ), in collaboration with the ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐…๐‘๐ˆ) and with the generous support of๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ˆ๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค, successfully organised a workshop on "๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ: ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐ƒ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž-๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ" on 9 July 2026 at the IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras.

The workshop brought together leading experts, policymakers, researchers, practitioners and development partners to deliberate on strengthening climate-resilient agroforestry systems and sustainable rural livelihoods through science-informed decision-making and collaborative action.

The distinguished expert panel included Mr. I. Anwardeen, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Mission Director, Green Tamil Nadu Mission; Mr. Jayapandi, Former Joint Director of Horticulture, Department of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Government of Tamil Nadu; and Dr. Dipnarayan Ganguly, Scientist-C, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM), Chennai.

The discussions were enriched by active participation from representatives of IndusInd Bank, IIT Madras (IITM), South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE), SRM University, Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI), Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), and several other organizations like Shiv Nadar university, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology.

The workshop highlighted the need for robust national and state-level loss and damage frameworks, greater adoption of native species in agroforestry, and strengthened public-private partnerships to translate policy into action. Participants emphasised that long-term sustainability depends on blended finance involving CSR, government, private investment and community contributions, while programme success requires context-specific planning, ecologically appropriate policy convergence, and livelihood-sensitive agroforestry models that support farmers during transition periods. The discussions also underscored the importance of integrating scientific and traditional knowledge through bottom-up approaches, communicating recommendations in simple, community-friendly language, embedding post-project sustainability from the outset, and promoting nature-based solutions to restore degraded and pollution-affected landscapes.

The workshop reaffirmed that science, policy, finance and community participation must work together to build resilient landscapes, sustainable livelihoods and climate-ready rural communities.

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