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Gandhavi Mangrove Regeneration Project

A 33-hectare mangrove plantation site in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district, run by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme – India since 2021 under its Low-Carbon Agriculture Pathways project.

Gandhavi village, Kalyanpur block, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, IndiaMangrovenone
OperatorAga Khan Rural Support Programme – India (AKRSP-I)
EcosystemMangrove
Standardnone
StatusActive
LocationGandhavi village, Kalyanpur block, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India
Overview

Inside the project

The project is funded by the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, with technical support from Saline Area Vitalization Enterprise Limited.

More than 30 women drawn from local self-help groups raised the nursery stock and carried out planting, achieving over 80% seedling survival.

33 ha
Site
20 ha
Initial plantation
80%+
Seedling survival rate

Objectives

  • Regenerate mangrove cover at the Gandhavi site
  • Achieve high seedling survival through community-led planting

Approach

  • Community-led mangrove plantation, with more than 30 women from local self-help groups raising nursery stock and planting.

Sources

Inspect 1 source
  1. akrspindia.org.in ↗https://www.akrspindia.org.in/web/resources/regeneratingmangroveecosysteminnovation

Documented by one public source so far.

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