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A living archive of the Sundarbans.

Photographs gathered through Breathing Roots' work across the landscape — from mangrove nurseries and riverbanks to community life, livelihoods, culture and moments of recovery.

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109 photographs selected from the Breathing Roots archive.

Saurav Moni conducting a music class — Culture Music
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Saurav Moni conducting a music class.
Music education and cultural practice

Musicians playing shehnai — Culture Music
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Musicians playing shehnai.
Music and cultural practice

Saurav Moni and others handing relief supplies to villagers affected by Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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Saurav Moni and others handing relief supplies to villagers affected by Cyclone Amphan in 2020.
Cyclone Amphan relief work, 2020

Village flooded during Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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A village flooded during Cyclone Amphan in 2020.
Cyclone Amphan, 2020

People visiting an area affected by Cyclone Amphan with a temple partly submerged in mud — Flood Relief
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People visiting an area affected by Cyclone Amphan; a temple is partly submerged in mud.
Cyclone Amphan, 2020

People gathered with relief materials after Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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People gathered with relief materials following Cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan relief work, 2020

Saurav Moni and others supplying food to villagers after Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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Saurav Moni and others supplying food to villagers after Cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan relief work, 2020

Food being supplied to villagers after Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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Food being supplied to villagers after Cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan relief work, 2020

Villagers standing in line to receive food supplies after Cyclone Amphan — Flood Relief
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Villagers waiting in line for food supplies after Cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan relief work, 2020

River, mangrove landscape and sky in fading light — Landscape Sundarbans
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River, mangroves and sky in the fading light.
Sundarbans landscape

Young mangrove saplings submerged during high tide — Landscape Sundarbans
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Young mangrove saplings submerged during high tide.
Tidal landscape

Silhouette of an animal against a sunset sky — Landscape Sundarbans
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An animal silhouetted against the evening sky.
Sundarbans landscape

Silhouettes of people against a blue sky — Landscape Sundarbans
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People silhouetted against the open sky.
Sundarbans landscape

Riverbank beneath a crescent-shaped moon and cloudy sky — Landscape Sundarbans
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The riverbank beneath a crescent moon and drifting clouds.
Sundarbans landscape

Mangrove plantation site beside a river — Landscape Sundarbans
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A mangrove plantation site beside the river.
Plantation landscape

Boats anchored in the river during high tide — Landscape Sundarbans
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Boats anchored in the river during the tide.
River and boat landscape

Boats anchored side by side with boatmen preparing for a journey — Landscape Sundarbans
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Boats anchored side by side as boatmen prepare for a journey.
River and boat landscape

Boatman anchoring a boat in the river — Landscape Sundarbans
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A boatman anchoring a boat in the river.
River and boat landscape

Riverside landscape at dusk — Landscape Sundarbans
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The riverside at dusk.
Sundarbans landscape

Mangrove plantation site beside a river — Landscape Sundarbans
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A plantation site beside the river.
Plantation landscape

River beside a muddy embankment — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river beside a muddy embankment.
River and embankment

Road running along a river embankment — Landscape Sundarbans
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A road running along the river embankment.
Embankment landscape

River beside a mangrove plantation site — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river beside a mangrove plantation site.
Plantation landscape

Makeshift jetty beside the river — Landscape Sundarbans
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A makeshift jetty beside the river.
Riverside infrastructure

River reflecting soft light before dusk — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river in the changing light before dusk.
Sundarbans landscape

Aparajita flower on a banana leaf beside a paddy field — Landscape Sundarbans
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An Aparajita flower placed on a banana leaf beside a paddy field.
Agricultural landscape and everyday life

River in the Sundarbans — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river landscape of the Sundarbans.
Sundarbans landscape

Water on both sides of a river embankment — Landscape Sundarbans
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Water stretches on both sides of the embankment.
Tidal landscape

Water surrounding a river embankment — Landscape Sundarbans
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A landscape shaped by water on both sides of the embankment.
Tidal landscape

Trees beside a mangrove nursery — Landscape Sundarbans
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Trees surrounding the nursery landscape.
Nursery landscape

River before dusk — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river in the light before dusk.
Sundarbans landscape

Mangrove nursery landscape — Landscape Sundarbans
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A view across the mangrove nursery.
Nursery landscape

Full moon visible through trees with moonlight reflecting on the river — Landscape Sundarbans
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The full moon visible through the trees as moonlight reflects on the river.
Sundarbans night landscape

River beneath a cloudy sky — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river beneath a cloudy sky.
Sundarbans landscape

River and mangroves in the Sundarbans — Landscape Sundarbans
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The river and mangroves together in the Sundarbans landscape.
Sundarbans landscape

Mangrove seeds collected from a river — Mangrove Restoration
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Mangrove seeds collected from the river for nursery propagation.
Seed collection

Collected mangrove seeds planted in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Collected mangrove seeds planted in nursery pots.
Nursery propagation

A woman planting mangrove seeds in a nursery pot — Mangrove Restoration
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A woman planting collected mangrove seeds in the nursery.
Nursery propagation

Mangrove seeds growing in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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A close view of mangrove seeds planted in nursery pots.
Nursery propagation

Mangrove seeds in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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A wider view of mangrove seeds growing in nursery pots.
Nursery propagation

A person caring for mangrove saplings in a nursery — Mangrove Restoration
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Caring for young mangrove saplings in the nursery.
Nursery care

Newly germinated mangrove saplings in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Newly germinated mangrove saplings growing in nursery pots.
Germination

Riverbank plantation site in the Sundarbans — Mangrove Restoration
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A riverbank plantation site in the Sundarbans.
Plantation site

A grown mangrove sapling held against a blue sky — Mangrove Restoration
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A young mangrove sapling held up against the sky.
Sapling growth

Young mangrove saplings with small leaves in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Young mangrove saplings developing their first leaves in the nursery.
Sapling growth

Grown mangrove saplings in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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More mature mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Sapling growth

Mangrove seeds just after germination in a nursery pot — Mangrove Restoration
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Mangrove seeds just after germination in the nursery.
Germination

Many young mangrove saplings growing in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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A wide view of young mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Nursery care

Grown mangrove saplings arranged in nursery rows — Mangrove Restoration
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Mature mangrove saplings arranged in rows in the nursery.
Nursery care

Mangrove seeds carried by river water along a concrete embankment — Mangrove Restoration
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Mangrove seeds carried by the river meet a concrete embankment, preventing them from reaching soil where natural regeneration can occur.
Ecological problem and intervention

Mangrove seeds carried by river water beside a concrete embankment — Mangrove Restoration
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A different view of mangrove seeds carried by the river along a concrete embankment.
Ecological problem and intervention

Collected mangrove seeds held in a person's hand — Mangrove Restoration
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Collected mangrove seeds held in a hand after being gathered from the river.
Seed collection

Collected mangrove seeds arranged on a sheet — Mangrove Restoration
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Collected mangrove seeds arranged for handling and nursery preparation.
Seed collection

A large collection of mangrove seeds — Mangrove Restoration
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A large collection of mangrove seeds gathered from the river.
Seed collection

A naturally germinated mangrove seed held against the sky — Mangrove Restoration
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A naturally germinated mangrove seed held against the sky.
Natural germination

Two mangrove seeds held in a person's hand — Mangrove Restoration
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Two mangrove seeds held in a hand.
Seed collection

Germinated mangrove seeds after collection — Mangrove Restoration
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Germinated mangrove seeds after collection from the river.
Germination

Germinated mangrove seeds after collection — Mangrove Restoration
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Another view of germinated mangrove seeds after collection.
Germination

Germinated mangrove seeds newly planted in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Germinated mangrove seeds newly planted in nursery pots.
Nursery propagation

Germinated mangrove seeds planted in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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A low-light view of germinated mangrove seeds planted in nursery pots.
Nursery propagation

Riverbank mangrove plantation temporarily protected by fencing — Mangrove Restoration
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A riverbank plantation temporarily fenced to protect the soil from erosion and the young plants from animals.
Plantation protection

Mature mangrove plantation on a riverbank after fencing was removed — Mangrove Restoration
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A matured riverbank plantation after the protective fencing has been removed.
Plantation maturation

Grown mangrove saplings at a riverbank plantation — Mangrove Restoration
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Grown mangrove saplings established along the riverbank.
Plantation maturation

Villagers planting mangrove saplings along a riverbank — Mangrove Restoration
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Villagers planting mangrove saplings along the riverbank.
Community restoration

A newly germinated mangrove seed resting on a person's palm — Mangrove Restoration
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A newly germinated mangrove seed resting on a palm, a small expression of the care involved in nurturing the next generation of mangroves.
Germination and care

Mangrove saplings growing in nursery pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Mangrove saplings growing in nursery pots.
Nursery care

Close view of planted mangrove seeds in the nursery — Mangrove Restoration
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A close view of mangrove seeds planted in the nursery.
Nursery propagation

A fully grown mangrove on the riverbank — Mangrove Restoration
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A fully grown mangrove established on the riverbank.
Restoration outcome

Young mangrove saplings growing in the nursery — Mangrove Restoration
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A close view of young mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Nursery care

Young mangrove saplings growing in the nursery — Mangrove Restoration
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Another view of young mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Nursery care

Wide view of mangrove saplings in the nursery — Mangrove Restoration
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A wide view of mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Nursery care

Mangrove saplings in the nursery from a different angle — Mangrove Restoration
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A different view of the mangrove saplings growing in the nursery.
Nursery care

Mature mangrove saplings transferred to larger pots — Mangrove Restoration
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Matured mangrove saplings transferred to larger pots as they grow.
Sapling growth

Children gathering in the Sundarbans — People Community
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Children gathering in the community.
People and community

People working in a field — People Community
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People working together in a field.
Community work

People walking along a river embankment with a boat nearby — People Community
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People walking along a river embankment beside a parked boat.
Riverside community life

People walking along a river embankment with a boat nearby — People Community
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Another view of people walking along the river embankment.
Riverside community life

Women working with mangrove saplings beside a riverside nursery — People Community
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Women working with mangrove saplings beside the riverside nursery.
Community nursery work

Women working with mangrove saplings beside a riverside nursery — People Community
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A different view of women working with mangrove saplings at the riverside nursery.
Community nursery work

Women working with mangrove saplings beside a riverside nursery — People Community
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A closer view of women working with mangrove saplings at the riverside nursery.
Community nursery work

People holding collected mangrove seeds in their hands — People Community
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Collected mangrove seeds held in people's hands.
Seed collection

Two men planting mangrove saplings beside a river — People Community
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Two men planting mangrove saplings beside the river.
Community restoration

A woman walking along a riverside embankment — People Community
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A woman walking along the riverside embankment.
Riverside community life

People walking beside a river at dawn — People Community
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People walking along the riverside at dawn.
Riverside community life

People walking beside a river at dawn — People Community
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A wider view of people walking along the riverside at dawn.
Riverside community life

Women watching activities at a mangrove nursery — People Community
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Women observing activity at the nursery.
Community and nursery

People working at a mangrove plantation site — People Community
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People working together at the plantation site.
Community restoration

Women preparing soil for planting mangrove seeds — People Community
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Women preparing soil for planting mangrove seeds.
Community nursery work

Men gathered after plantation work — People Community
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Men gathered after completing plantation work.
Community restoration

Saurav Moni working at a mangrove plantation site — People Community
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Saurav Moni working at the plantation site.
Community restoration

Women carrying large water pots — People Community
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Women carrying large water pots, reflecting the distance some residents travel to collect drinking water.
Water access and community life

Saurav Moni observing the growth of mangrove saplings — People Community
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Saurav Moni observing the growth of mangrove saplings.
Community restoration

Women carrying mangrove saplings on their heads from the nursery — Work Livelihood
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Women carrying mangrove saplings from the nursery for planting.
Sapling transport and community labour

Women carrying mangrove saplings along a local market road — Work Livelihood
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Women carrying mangrove saplings along the local road towards the plantation site.
Sapling transport and community labour

Women carrying mangrove saplings along a riverside embankment — Work Livelihood
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The procession of saplings continues along the riverside embankment.
Sapling transport and community labour

Women carrying mangrove saplings arriving at a riverside plantation site — Work Livelihood
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The saplings arrive at the riverside plantation site.
Sapling transport and community labour

Villagers planting mangrove saplings at a riverside plantation site — Work Livelihood
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The collected saplings being planted at the riverside plantation site.
Community restoration

Villagers preparing soil at a mangrove nursery — Work Livelihood
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Villagers preparing soil at the nursery for mangrove cultivation.
Nursery preparation and community labour

Saurav Moni preparing soil and saplings with villagers — Work Livelihood
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Saurav Moni preparing soil and saplings together with other villagers.
Nursery preparation and community labour

Villagers preparing mangrove saplings for planting — Work Livelihood
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Villagers preparing mangrove saplings for planting.
Sapling preparation and community labour

Villagers working at a riverside mangrove plantation site — Work Livelihood
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Villagers working together at the plantation site.
Community restoration

Women planting mangrove saplings beside a river — Work Livelihood
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Women planting mangrove saplings beside the river.
Community restoration

Women planting mangrove saplings beside a river — Work Livelihood
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A closer view of women planting mangrove saplings beside the river.
Community restoration

Villagers working at a riverside mangrove plantation — Work Livelihood
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Villagers working together at the riverside plantation.
Community restoration

Two men preparing mangrove saplings — Work Livelihood
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Two men preparing saplings for plantation.
Sapling preparation

Men cutting bamboo poles for structures protecting planted saplings — Work Livelihood
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Men cutting bamboo poles to create protective structures for newly planted saplings.
Plantation protection and community labour

Saurav Moni observing a mangrove plantation site — Work Livelihood
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Saurav Moni observing the plantation site.
Plantation monitoring

Villagers planting mangrove saplings beside a river — Work Livelihood
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Villagers planting mangrove saplings beside the river.
Community restoration

Villagers planting mangrove saplings beside a river from a wider view — Work Livelihood
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A wider view of villagers planting mangrove saplings beside the river.
Community restoration