<p>The Dhurwa community in Chhattisgarh are on the frontline of protecting their culture, food sources and livelihoods from forest fires. Can ancestral forest knowledge and traditional solutions stop the spread? This film is part of the 2026 Mongabay-India x ALT EFF Video Reporting Opportunity.</p>

Before the Fire

Forests fires claim their land, but never their will power

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