From the Himalayas to the mangroves, it’s one connected ecosystem, even if we don’t always see it that way.”
Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director, @FriendshipNGO, reflects on how the Mountains to Mangroves Atlas is helping reframe the way we understand the subcontinent, not as separate regions, but as an interconnected system shaped by climate, geography, and natural flows.

While communities and organisations work within their own contexts, with different needs, ideas, and approaches, the Atlas brings this diversity together under a shared vision.Recognising that boundaries are administrative, not ecological, it enables partners to align efforts, collaborate across landscapes, and move towards collective impact.

Because even in our differences, there can be unity of thought.
And from that, a unity of action.
A shared vision. A connected ecosystem. A collective path forward.

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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.