Mountains To Mangroves S4 EP16

From Pilots to Scale: Siddharth Edake on How the MTM Atlas is Turning Scattered Action into Coordinated Impact

Published on Jun 29, 2026

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Siddharth Edake

Great ideas often begin as pilots. But real impact happens when they scale.”

Here, Siddharth Edake, Senior Manager with the Food, Land and Water Program at World Resources Institute India, explains how tools like the Mountains to Mangroves Atlas can help move restoration efforts from scattered pilots to coordinated, large-scale action.
By identifying priority landscapes and guiding targeted investments, the Atlas can help governments, researchers, and communities align their efforts and inform stronger policies for ecosystem restoration.
Because the solutions already exist – what we need now is collaboration, focus, and the will to scale.

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This project is supported by the UK government through its Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Funding for the Mountains to Mangroves Atlas is delivered through Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA), the UK’s flagship regional programme to build climate resilience in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific islands.

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Forest & Biodiversity
Animals & Wildlife
Nature
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