From land to sea, looming changes hurl Lakshadweep towards a great unknown

Lakshadweep's ecology faces threats from climate change and tourism, prompting local advocates to safeguard their homeland.

Lakshadweep’s ecology has been imperilled by heating seas and a string of tourism projects. HT, in a series supported by the Pulitzer Center, looks at the changes that have hit the vibrant archipelago off India’s southwest coast

A fisher with his catch in Lakshadweep. (Alvin Anto)

Kavaratti: Surrounded by great blue lagoons and the ever-changing sky, growing up in Lakshadweep for CN Nooral Hidaya was about defying stereotypes and educating herself so she could save what she loved the most — her homeland.

“Growing up in these islands, you