Stories

Gujarat’s grasslands are living landscapes shaped by seasonal rain, grazing animals, fire, soil, and long-standing pastoral traditions. They occur across…

Gujarat’s forests contain a remarkable variety of plants adapted to dry deciduous woodland, thorn scrub, coastal habitats, grasslands, and the moist hills of…

Gujarat’s efforts to protect the endangered wild ass in the Little Rann reflect a distinctive conservation story shaped by salt deserts, seasonal wetlands,…

Gujarat’s Asiatic lions are strongly associated with Gir, yet their survival depends on a landscape much larger than the protected forest itself. Lions move…

Gujarat’s wetlands form a shifting network of open water, mudflats, reed beds, mangroves, grasslands, and riverine woodland. These habitats support resident…

Gujarat’s forests stretch across dry deciduous woodland, thorn scrub, mangroves, grasslands, wetlands, and coastal ecosystems. Each landscape supports a…

The Great Indian Bustard is one of India’s most threatened grassland birds and a powerful symbol of open-country biodiversity. In Gujarat, its remaining…

Along Gujarat’s western coast, mangrove vegetation forms a living boundary between land and sea. These salt-tolerant forests occupy tidal creeks, mudflats,…

Gujarat’s forests are shaped by more than rainfall, soil, and vegetation. They are also shaped by generations of observation: when a tree flowers, where water…

A fallen branch, standing snag, or decaying tree trunk may appear to be a sign of neglect in the landscape. In reality, dead wood is an active part of a forest…