An important goal of the UN climate summit in Glasgow that starts on October 31 is to curtail deforestation. In India, including at the 'Save Aarey' movement in Mumbai, women have been at the forefront of resisting threats to biodiversity in the name of public transport and other infrastructure projects
As part of the Save Aarey protests, Warli adivasis from 27 hamlets in Aarey Milk Colony protested outside the Aarey Dairy office on May 28 2019 against plans to resettle them in rehabilitation buildings to make way for various development projects; Image: Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times via Getty Image
Pramila and Chaitali Bhoir sit outside their home, a brown mud hut decorated with Warli paintings. On every painting, love for their home and their fear of its loss was evident