Our mission
Population growth, industrialization and irrigation have degraded the Ganges River along its arcing 2,700 kilometer course from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. Climate change poses a grave additional threat. Launched in 2014, the government-led Namami Gange initiative has invested in waste management and water treatment, while raising public awareness and engaging communities in ecosystem conservation and restoration.
The flagship is reforesting parts of the Ganges basin and promoting sustainable farming. It also aims to revive key wildlife species, including river dolphins, softshell turtles, otters and the hilsa shad, an important food fish.
Implementing Organisations
Classification
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Organisation type
World Restoration Flagship
Ecosystem types
- Forests
- Freshwaters
- Grasslands, shrublands and savannahs
- Oceans and coasts
- Peatlands
Hectares under restoration
30,000
ha
Funding Goal for 2030
$5,000,000.00
Restoration Goal for 2030
135,000
ha
Timeline
From
1 January 2014
Additional benefits
- Increases Health & Wellbeing
- Protects Freshwaters
- Safeguards Biodiversity
- Supports Livelihoods
