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When I close my eyes, I see the images of rain falling on earth and hear the sounds of frogs during the rainy season, the serenity of early morning, and picking mangoes in the night after a nor’wester with my childhood friends. I barely forget the village memories of spending my whole night gossiping with my siblings and enjoying the beauty of a full moon on the rooftop of our house. At that time, I used to wake up seeing the heron bird sitting on the top branch of a bamboo t

Life in Panjgur is shaped by two powerful forces: the land beneath our feet and the climate above our heads. Nestled in the dry landscapes of Balochistan, my hometown is both beautiful and fragile—a place where the standard of living is written into the soil, the water, and the resilience of its people.  In Panjgur, agriculture is not just an occupation; it is a lifeline. The date palms that stand tall in our fields are symbols of survival. Families depend on them for income,

Beneath the vast, silent blue stretches of our oceans unfolds a story so rarely told, it feels almost surreal: industries racing to mine...

River’s Edge   River’s Edge , 5”x4”x4”, stone, dried water reed leaf, 2023 Let’s go back to the old river’s edge. No, you can’t go back...

In 2024, methane emissions reached record highs, an inconvenient truth for policymakers who love grand climate pledges but shy away from...

Just like the Japanese philosophy of Ikigai invites us to find a reason or purpose for living, the ethereal beauty of Sakura, or Cherry...

I had the pleasure of catching up with Fawzia Ma’am, a professor whose passion for nature and pioneering research has taken her from the...

It was like any other day in July, scorching hot in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A schoolyard was just about to fill with the noisy chatting of...

Prologue: The Awakening The first time I truly “saw” the Earth was when I interacted with kids during a nature safari at Mlango Moja...

A Boy in the Heat It is late July, and Dhaka feels like a city on fire. In a narrow lane of Sutrapur, twelve-year-old Rafiq tries to...

As plastic waste chokes rivers, clogs drain, and contaminates food chains, Bangladesh - like many nations - has doubled down on banning...