For many years, I wrote a blog called Stella’s Musings. It was a place where I shared stories, reflections and reporting from the field. As my work grew and life became busier, the blog gradually fell silent.

Today, I am starting a new chapter with Biodiversity, Climate & Communities Report (BCCR).

In many ways, this journey began long before I became a journalist.

I grew up in a flood-prone village in northeastern India. Every year, floods entered our homes, damaged property and disrupted lives. As children, we accepted it as a normal part of life. It was only later that I began to understand the environmental, social and political factors behind these disasters.

Some of my strongest memories are not of the floods themselves, but of how people responded to them. I remember mothers carrying children through floodwater, families rebuilding homes after every monsoon, and communities finding ways to cope despite limited resources and support.

Those experiences shaped how I look at environmental issues today.

Over the years, my reporting has taken me from local communities to international conferences, from biodiversity negotiations to climate talks, and from conservation landscapes to conflict-affected regions. Wherever I travelled, I found a common theme: people on the frontlines often had the least opportunity to tell their own stories.

I also learned that the world’s biggest challenges do not exist in isolation.

Biodiversity loss affects food security, health and livelihoods. Climate change can deepen poverty and displacement. Conflict can damage ecosystems and undermine community resilience. Health crises, environmental degradation and inequality often overlap and reinforce one another.

This is why the idea of a polycrisis is so important.

The term describes a world where multiple crises interact and make each other worse. Climate change, biodiversity loss, health emergencies, conflict and displacement are often connected. Understanding these links is essential if we want to understand the world we live in.

That is the purpose of BCCR.

Through reporting, analysis, interviews, field notes and multimedia storytelling, BCCR will explore the connections between biodiversity, climate, health, conflict and communities. It will highlight both the challenges people face and the solutions they are developing.

Most importantly, BCCR will focus on people. Behind every environmental issue are individuals, families and communities adapting, innovating and building resilience in the face of change.

Thank you for joining me as I begin this new journey.

Stella Paul

Founder, Biodiversity, Climate & Communities Report (BCCR)