Sounds of the Sundarbans
Home to the Bengal tiger and over 4 million people, the Sundarbans is the largest tidal mangrove forest in the world.
However, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is not expected to exist in the next 30 years—leaving millions of already vulnerable families and communities at risk.
The Sundarbans is home to some of India’s most vulnerable communities, facing extreme poverty, climate threats, and economic instability.
Livelihoods—fishing, honey collection, and subsistence farming—are precarious, with rising sea levels, cyclones, and erosion forcing migration.
Not to mention, the number of tiger and crocodile attacks only adds to the complexity of risk.
BUT as we have so pertinently discovered over the last few days,
poverty and financial insecurity in these regions drive human trafficking among women and children - contributing to the nearly 8 million people in India trapped in modern-day slavery today.
With the @offspringproject - we’re in India to learn more about the vulnerability of women and girls in one of Asia’s largest red light districts - Kolkata.
Our journey started here in the Sundarbans.
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