“Marthilina Sangma’s story begins in the green hills of the North-East, where forests stretch endlessly, rivers sing through valleys, and life is bound to nature in ways the outside world rarely understands.”

These opening lines from The Forest Warrior: Story of Marthilina Sangama, a chapter in the newly released book Rangers – Women Reshaping the Conservation, capture the soul of a ranger whose life bridges courage and compassion.

The book Rangers – Women Reshaping the Conservation was launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi recently. It was released by Kirtivardhan Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, in the presence of Vivek Menon, Founder and Executive D

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