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Namami Gange

Government-led restoration of the Ganges River basin combining wastewater and waste management, reforestation, sustainable farming, community engagement and biodiversity recovery.

Problem

Habitat destruction, Untreated wastewater

Place

Ganges River basin, India

Organisations

National Mission for Clean Ganga

Method

Basin-scale nature-based restoration

Review state

EXTERNALLY VETTED

What the sources establish

1. Namami Gange is recognised by the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration as a World Restoration Flagship.

   externally reviewed · strong · external review — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration / Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Namami Gange

   Limitation: UN/implementer-reported project information; not independently measured by 4PLANET.

   Limitation: World Restoration Flagship status is external review, not 4PLANET verification.

   Limitation: Area under restoration and other programme metrics are source-reported and are not silently converted into ecological outcome.

2. The UN profile reports 30,000 hectares under restoration and a 135,000 hectare restoration goal for 2030.

   source checked · source reported · reported not independently verified — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration / Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Namami Gange

   Limitation: UN/implementer-reported project information; not independently measured by 4PLANET.

   Limitation: World Restoration Flagship status is external review, not 4PLANET verification.

   Limitation: Area under restoration and other programme metrics are source-reported and are not silently converted into ecological outcome.

What this record does not establish

4PLANET has not reviewed this project under its own method. No 4PLANET partnership, funding or verified ecological outcome is recorded.

Sources

• decadeonrestoration.org

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