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Our new nursery with a capacity of 5,000 is underway in collaboration with Friends Help Group.

The nursery will produce native trees and medicinal plants in #N

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Astaranga Block Administration celebrated Int'l #YogaDaY2026 with enthusiastic public participation. Glad to be part of this programme inspired by Hon'ble @PMOIndia @narendramodi Modi ji's vision of making yoga a global movement.
#InternationalYogaDaY2026

[COCKROACH 🪳 SURYA PRAKASH @surya1618]

@SoumyaMarineWL @PamiGraphics @TimesNow Congratulations 👏

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Happy to connect with Janani Venkatraman at the Green Goddesses Green Awards 2026, Chennai.

A fellow @TimesNow Amazing Indians 2022 finalist, Janani & her team at ROKA are doing commendable work in waste management and promoting sustainable communities.
#GreenGoddessesAwards2026

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

What if every citizen planted just one #mangrove? 🌿🇮🇳

Small actions create extraordinary impact.

Together, we can restore nature's shield along Odisha and India's eastern coast.

Mission - Million Mangroves by 2030.

Time is to act Now.
Join the journey.🙏

#OdishaCoast

[Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust @OdishaSeaTurtle]

Once impacted by encroachment and Unsustainable aquaculture, this wetland is finding life again...

The mangroves we planted now reach nearly 5 feet tall—a sign of nature's resilience.

Let's join and act together🇮🇳🙏

#OdishaCoast
#MillionMangroves2030

[Satyabrata Samal (Mr. SOUL) 🇮🇳 🌍 @Ssamal12345]

Honoured to be invited as Speaker & resource person at Oil india Ltd, Bhubaneswar,where we discussed climate action and sustainable living.
@OilIndiaLimited @SATTVIC_SOUL @OrissaPOSTLive @DharitriLive1

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

ଆସ ଲଗାଇବା ହେନ୍ତାଳ ବଣ💙
Across rivers and remote coastlines, the work continues.

Each sapling planted is a step forward!

Yet the scale of the challenge is vast. Restoring #India's eastern coastline will require far more people to achieve our #MillionMangroves2030Mission.
#Odisha

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

A cyclone can destroy a coastline in hours.

A mangrove can protect it for decades.

Million Mangroves by 2030.

Will you join this mission?

🌱 https://t.co/pmKMJ2GRJi

#OdishaCoast #ClimateAction

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

A memorable #WorldEnvironmentDay at the historic Nilagiri Palace, Balasore. Humbled to learn from and exchange ideas with wildlife expert Shri @PraksMardaraj and Shri Dibyakanta Nayak @ril_foundation on biodiversity conservation, resilience & sustainable development in Odisha.

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

A river crossing is a routine part of reaching our mangrove restoration site. Along the way, we had meaningful interactions with the women leaders of Thengapali village, whose dedication continues to strengthen the protection of both restored and naturally occurring mangrove ecosystems at the Devi River Mouth.

One of the most encouraging sights was revisiting our direct seed plantation site, where nearly 5,000 mangrove propagules (hypocotyls) were planted this season. Watching these young mangroves now grow to nearly two feet in height is a powerful reminder that ecological restoration is possible when communities take ownership of conservation efforts.

Behind every growing mangrove stands the commitment of local people who invest their time, effort, and hope in building a more resilient coastline for future generations.

#DeviRiverMouth #MillionMangrovesBy2030 #MangroveRestoration #CommunityLeadership #ClimateAction #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalConservation #BlueCarbon #EcosystemRestoration #Odisha #CommunityConservation #Mangroves

[Adyasha Satpathy @AdyashaSatpath3]

Thank you Soumya Babu for your deep commitment to environment & such kind words. Your Million Mangroves mission is an example of community commitment & youth action with a genuine love for Nature. In Astaranga, we witnessed a movement where grassroots communities led by youth and backed by women are making a real time impact at the ground level. We are proud to be associated with your noble mission. May your strength & tribe grow 🙏🏼

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

India’s eastern coastline is increasingly standing at the frontline of climate vulnerability — facing cyclones, coastal erosion, salinity intrusion, and ecological degradation. 🌊

As coastal communities, we carry a long-term vision of restoring One Million Mangroves by 2030 to strengthen natural coastal buffers, biodiversity security, and climate resilience through community-led action. 🌱l

Building stronger global collaborations, climate partnerships, responsible investments, and nature-focused support systems can help scale lasting impact across vulnerable coastal landscapes.

#MillionMangroves2030 #MangroveRestoration #ClimateResilience #BlueCarbon #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalLeadership #CommunityDriven #ClimatePartnership #CSRForNature #RestoreEcosystems

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Honoured to see our “Women For Mangroves” movement featured in “Mint Lounge”. 🌱🌊🇮🇳

Towards “Million Mangroves by 2030”.

@livemint #WomenForMangroves #ClimateAction

@CMO_Odisha @SDGOdisha @SDG2030 @unwomenindia

[Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust @OdishaSeaTurtle]

Proud to begin a collaborative journey with @hsccorp for community-led coastal resilience at the Devi River Mouth, Odisha.

Advancing Nature-Based Solutions and ecological stewardship to strengthen resilience across vulnerable east coast communities.
@SystiqueStories #OdishaCoast

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Million Mangroves by 2030 — I invite you to be part of this journey. 🌊🚣‍♂️🙏

Where the ocean takes everything, we are rebuilding our only protection.

I work at the Devi River mouth in Odisha — a historic 1999 super cyclone landfall zone and one of India’s most climate-vulnerable coastlines.

Here, climate change is not a discussion. It is something we live with.

Through Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust with limited resources, we have restored over 48,000 mangroves, and 65,000 more saplings are under nurturing. By following native species and best practices, we are maintaining over 80% survival — led by 145 women from marginalized fishing communities who depend on these ecosystems for their daily livelihoods.

For us, mangroves are not just trees.
They are protection from cyclones, a source of income, and a natural system that keeps our coastline alive.

But despite all efforts, we still struggle to scale up.

I believe this can grow into something much bigger — a #MillionMangrovesBy2030 movement, built by communities, for resilience and survival.

If this resonates with you, I invite you to learn more and walk this journey with us.

🌐 https://t.co/JHOPWc46vw

#MangroveRestoration #ClimateAction #BlueCarbon #NatureBasedSolutions #WomenEmpowerment #CoastalResilience #Sustainability #JoinUs #Impact

[Adyasha Satpathy @AdyashaSatpath3]

@SoumyaMarineWL @SnehasisDas09 @SDG2030 @UN @Decade2Restore @_Naked_Eye Congratulations to the team. It’s a great film ✨

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Delighted that our mangrove works will be screened in Brazil 🇧🇷 & UK 🇬🇧.

Grateful to Popular Climate Change Filmmaker @SnehasisDas09 ji for carrying our local climate action to global platforms.

https://t.co/6kgCwcY7sl

@SDG2030 @UN @Decade2Restore @_Naked_Eye @AdyashaSatpath3

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

Meeting one of our most active and respected senior women leaders from the “Women for Mangroves” movement was truly inspiring. It was an honour to hand over the “Voices from the Coast” booklet, which highlights the last mile actions, struggles, leadership, and conservation efforts of women across coastal Odisha.

From the last mile coastal villages of the Devi River Mouth, women crab catchers who once depended on practices that unknowingly damaged mangroves are now becoming powerful conservation leaders. Through awareness, plantation, monitoring, and sustainable livelihood support, they are protecting biodiversity, strengthening climate resilience, and creating safer futures for their communities.

So far, we at Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan Trust have skilled and engaged 145 women from different targeted villages around the Devi River Mouth. Together, they have planted more than 48,000 mangrove saplings using best practices, with encouraging survival and restoration results.

Their leadership reflects the true spirit of “Women for Mangroves” and the dream of “Million Mangroves by 2030”.

We invite philanthropists, conservationists, CSR leaders, institutions, and all those who believe in community-led climate action to join us in creating a greener, safer, and more resilient coastline.

#WomenForMangroves #MillionMangrovesBy2030 #VoicesFromTheCoast #WomenLedConservation #MangrovesForLife #ClimateAction #CommunityLeadership #RestoreMangroves #DeviRiverMouth #JoinUs

[Soumya Ranjan Biswal 🇺🇳🇮🇳 @SoumyaMarineWL]

At the vulnerable sea-facing edge of the Devi River Mouth, a quiet but powerful movement is taking shape.

The faces in this image are not beneficiaries of conservation — they are the leaders behind it.

Women from fisherfolk families, crab catchers, youth volunteers, and marginalized coastal communities are working together to restore degraded mangrove ecosystems across fragile mudflats and intertidal zones.

The woman in the image represents the growing role of women’s stewardship in coastal restoration. Across our restoration sites, women are collecting propagules, raising saplings in community nurseries, monitoring plantation survival, and protecting young mangroves from grazing, tidal damage, and human disturbance.

The rows of young mangroves shown in the lower image are part of our effort to build a living coastal shield against cyclones, erosion, saline intrusion, tidal surges, and climate uncertainty.

So far, more than 45,000 mangroves have been planted, and 5 community nurseries are now growing under our Million Mangroves by 2030 campaign.

Many of these mangroves have already reached the height of a human being, proving that community-led restoration can create real and lasting ecological change.

Mangroves are among the world’s most important nature-based solutions. They store blue carbon, strengthen fisheries, improve ocean health, reduce disaster risks, support biodiversity, and protect livelihoods for vulnerable coastal communities.

At OPSA, we believe long-term restoration is only possible when mangrove user communities are empowered as leaders, protectors, and decision-makers.

Million Mangroves by 2030 is not just a plantation campaign.

It is a movement for climate resilience, women’s leadership, coastal livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and the future of India’s east coast.

Join us.

#MillionMangrovesBy2030 #Mangroves #ClimateResilience #BlueCarbon #CommunityLedConservation #WomenInConservation #OceanHealth #NatureBasedSolutions #CoastalResilience #India

[PAMI Nayak 🌳🐢🐘🌲🌱🇺🇳🇮🇳 @PamiGraphics]

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