New CARA Partnership to Deliver the Mountains to Mangroves Atlas
November 21, 2025
A first of its kind, the UK government has jointly prepared the innovative Mountains to Mangroves Atlas digital map with Conservation International with financial support from the UK’s flagship regional programme Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA). The digital map will combine satellite imagery, hydrological modelling, biodiversity data, and community knowledge into an open-source platform and will be publicly accessible as an interactive, open-source, digital tool to help governments, communities, and investors target nature conservation efforts where it will have the most impact – from the peaks of Nepal and Bhutan to the mangrove deltas of Bangladesh and India.
The Atlas is a key initiative of Mountains to Mangroves, Conservation International’s partnership with the people of the Eastern Himalayas to deliver an urgent response to climate change and nature loss in the region. Home to 12% of the world’s biodiversity, the world’s tallest mountains, mightiest rivers, and largest mangrove ecosystem, the Eastern Himalayas face severe threats from glacial melt, forest degradation, and climate vulnerability.
