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Elsie Gabriel is an Indian environmentalist and underwater diver.[1][2]

Gabriel's parents were West Bengal professors.[3] She is the founder of the Young Environmentalists Programme Trust, national coordinator of the Oceans Climate Reality Project, and the co chairperson of the Oceans School in Lakshadweep Islands.[4][1]

in 2021, she was named the Ocean Quest Global Amb assador for India,[5] and in 2023 she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.[1]

Her book, Get Out Get Going Outdoors, was published in 2014.[6] As of 2023, she is based in Mumbai.[7]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Singh, Vijay (25 June 2023). "Mumbai woman inducted in Women Divers Hall of Fame in USA". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. "Elsie Gabriel, founder of the Ocean Literacy project". UNESCO. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. "Grow a beautiful garden". Orissa Post. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. "Elsie Gabriel-North East Mumbai Zone UNDP -Citizen's Waste Management Ambassador". Startup India Magazine. 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 26, 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. Singh, Vijay (24 January 2021). "Mumbai environmentalist wins Ocean Quest Global honour". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. "Mumbai Diary page: Saturday Scene". Mid-day. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. "Mumbai: Recycling of Powai lake's water hyacinths into bio-bricks suggested to civic body". The Times of India. 2020-03-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-09-05.

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