Bhubaneswar: There’s a strong Odisha connect to the second season of ‘An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet’, a highly-acclaimed series hosted by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.

The second season of the series, which premiered on Wednesday, features the mangrove restoration work under the Enhancing Climate Resilience of India’s Coastal Communities (ECRICC) initiative in Odisha. ADVERTISEMENT

In the opening episode, titled ‘Protect’, Coster-Waldau visits Bagapatia village in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, where communities displaced by rising sea levels and coastal erosion are rebuilding their lives through climate-resilient practices.

Coster-Waldau is seen interacting with local men and women as he brings out

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