Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.India is currently ranked 176th out of 177 countries for environmental performance. One look at the Great Nicobar project explains why: we are trading 130 sq. km of pristine rainforest for "development."The math of Indian conservation is broken. Currently, a developer pays just ₹10 lakhs to destroy a hectare of the world’s densest forest—that’s less than the price of a mid-range SUV. We are undervaluing our most critical life-support systems while chasing the afforestation"To understand the scientific reality of India’s forest crisis, watch the full episode with Dr. T R Shankar Raman on "Some Like It Wild" YouTube or your favorite podcast platform.[Great Nicobar transshipment project impact India Environmental Performance Index rank 176 Cost of forest destruction in India Sridhar Raman Nature Conservation Foundation Why mass tree planting fails Ecological restoration vs afforestation Great Nicobar rainforest destruction Western Ghats tree density vs plantations Rohit Varma wildlife podcast Can India save its forests]#SomeLikeItWild #GreatNicobar #ForestConservation #Ecology #natureindia #natureinfocus