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Community based Conservation of Mangroves in Gujarat
Contributing IUCN constituents: Gujarat Ecology SocietyIUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2021-2025
Project Details
| Name | Community based Conservation of Mangroves in Gujarat |
| Description | The project was done in the coastal villages of Jambusar viz., Muradpor-Neja, Zamdi, and Chhidra of Bharuch district, Gujarat, India. The Project Objectives included; the Creation of Biodiversity management committees in villages, Education and awareness of communities in villages on mangrove conservation and its benefits to the coastal environment and livelihood, and Equal opportunities provided for men and women for supplementary livelihoods. The degraded status of land resources is one of the main reasons behind poor livelihood. An orientation workshop for villagers was organized on 14th April 2015. A total of 60 participants participated representing two villages of around 20 people who were directly dependent on mangrove resources. Awareness among kids was done through meetings and competitions and 70 children participated. GES team conducted an awareness workshop on 8th March 2015 at Chhidra, Jambusar. A total of 100 people participated from Neja, Chhabra, and Zambdi villages. Around 20 persons were engaged in seed collection and collected 30 thousand seeds for the nursery. Around 50 people in two teams participated in Nursery creation and 30,000 saplings were raised in the nursery. Mangrove nursery creation by villagers increased their confidence level in creating such nurseries of mangroves and other species, by themselves. Saplings were planted back to their natural habitats by villagers and some of the saplings were given to the state forest department. |
| Contributing IUCN Constituent | Gujarat Ecology SocietyIUCN Commission on Ecosystems Management 2021-2025 |
| Start Date | 1/14/2015 |
| End Date | 12/30/2029 |
| Conservation Actions | 2.3. Habitat & natural process restoration |
| Needed annual budget | $12,000.00 |
| Total annual budget | $12,000.00 |
| Staff | ♀ 2 | ♂ 2 |
| Beneficiaries | ♀ 40 | ♂ 150 |
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