Arati Kumar-Rao is a National Geographic Explorer, an independent environmental photographer, writer, and artist who documents ecological degradation. She chronicles South Asia’s changing landscapes and climate and their effect on livelihoods and biodiversity. She is currently on a National Geographic Explorer grant to document forced human migration. Arati’s work has appeared in The National Geographic Magazine, The Hindu, Dysturb, The Guardian, BBC Outside Source, Hindustan Times, and Mint.