3. Project in Gujarat, India The objective of this project is to establish mangrove plantations on bare mudflats for coastal protection, to enhance mangrove biodiversity including habitats for endangered birds and to generate income for the local community. Located at the estuary of Sabarmati river near Vadgam, 80 ha of Avicennia marina plantation have been established each year since 2009. The project is funded by Tokio Marine Nichido and Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., Japan. Planting and nursery work are carried out by the womenfolk (Figure 4) supervised by Daheda Sangh, a local NGO, in collaboration with Dr. A. Untawale (Chief Technical Advisor) and Dr. Bharat Jethva. Planting was moderately successful (Figure 5) and the second phase of this project will continue for nother five years (2014-2019). Fig.4 Line planting of Avicennia marina propagules in perfect synchrony on the barren mudflats (left) and raising seedlings in the nursery (right) by the womenfolk in colorful sari. Fig.5 One-year-old seedlings of Avicennia marina Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the 199 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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