SPAN Going the Green Way

Soumya Ranjan Biswal, a 26-year-old environmentalist, grew up watching olive ridley sea turtles nest on the shores of his home district Puri in Odisha. Over the years, he has also seen the nesting take a serious hit. For him, protecting these sea turtles and their habitat is more than just a cause. It’s a way of life.

Biswal is a member of the first cohort of the U.S. State Department funded-Climate Action Champions Network program and an alumnus of U.S. Consulate General Chennai’s TechCamp Kochi. In April 2023, he

Environmentalist Soumya Ranjan Biswal works on mangrove and wetland biodiversity conservation in Odisha.