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Moushumi Basu

has been an environmental and wildlife journalist from India for eight years and is also a National Geographic explorer. Her stories have been featured in the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Equal Times, Global Voices, Down to Earth, Reasons to Be Cheerful, and New Internationalist, among others.
Wildlife

‘Tortoise Guardians’ Protect Rare Giants

“They are like our children now,” says one of the villagers helping to save critically endangered Asian giant tortoises.
May 4, 2026
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Moushumi Basu
“They are like our children now,” says one of the villagers helping to save critically endangered Asian giant tortoises.
Wildlife

Strategic ‘Matchmaking’ Protects the World’s Smallest and Rarest Wild Pig

Tiny pygmy hogs almost went extinct a few decades ago, but a dedicated conservation team is helping give them a second chance.
November 24, 2025
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Moushumi Basu
Tiny pygmy hogs almost went extinct a few decades ago, but a dedicated conservation team is helping give them a second chance.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Map the Commons, Protect the Planet

Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.
July 3, 2024
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Moushumi Basu
Helping Indigenous peoples to protect forests and other shared resources will keep us all safer from climate change and other threats.

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