The BBC Future Planet is looking for pitches on climate solutions for its Climate Guardians project.
Climate Guardians is a year-long project that delves into climate solutions by women and indigenous communities in the Global South.
The project will use an intersectional reporting lens to investigate how effective climate solutions can address problems of gender inequality, food insecurity, health and poverty.
Interested applicants can email Jeremy.Riggall@bbc.com with a five-line synopsis.
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