South 24 Parganas, West Bengal · India
Women-led mangrove nurseries and plantation that rebuild the living edge between the Sundarbans villages and the tide.
Saplings planted at this sitePending verification
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02 · Restoring coastal ecosystems and livelihoods.
The challenge
Mangroves are nature's coastal protectors. They slow storm surges, hold eroding banks together and shelter the fish and crabs that coastal families live on. Where they are lost, embankments fail, villages flood and livelihoods go with them.
Our approach
Local women take part in every stage, from seed collection and nursery establishment to field plantation and aftercare, and are paid for that work.
Species are matched to salinity, tidal range and elevation so saplings survive. We count survival, not just planting.
School plantation events and lessons, so the next generation understands why the forest at the village edge matters.
Linking restored mangroves and nearshore waters to livelihoods such as sustainable fisheries and seaweed, so that protecting the coast pays.
What we measure
20,000+
Mangrove saplings planted
Source: Planet Mama programme reporting, as published on planetmama.org (2025)
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Coastal states with mangrove plantation
Source: Planet Mama programme reporting, as published on planetmama.org (2025)
Hectares under restoration: figure pending verification
Mangrove sapling survival rate: figure pending verification
Projects
South 24 Parganas, West Bengal · India
Women-led mangrove nurseries and plantation that rebuild the living edge between the Sundarbans villages and the tide.
Saplings planted at this sitePending verification
ExploreOdisha coast · India
Extending women-led mangrove planting and community clean-ups along Odisha's cyclone-exposed coast.
Saplings plantedPending verification
ExploreTamil Nadu coast · India
Nature-based coastal livelihoods, including seaweed, that give coastal families a stake in healthy nearshore waters.
Women in coastal livelihood programmesPending verification
ExploreIndian Sundarbans, West Bengal · India
Testing whether restored mangroves can support a high-integrity blue carbon project that funds communities for decades.
Area assessedPending verification
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