The East Kolkata Wetlands, a designated Ramsar site, is a fragile ecosystem supporting thousands of marginal communities through sustainable fishing, farming, and wastewater-based livelihoods. However, years of encroachment, pollution, and climate-induced stresses have led to rapid degradation of mangrove cover, loss of biodiversity, and increasing flood vulnerability. To restore the ecological health of this critical urban wetland system, SEED launched a community-led Mangrove Restoration Programme in collaboration with government and international partners. The project mobilises local youth, SHG women and fisherfolk to propagate, plant and monitor native mangrove species across strategic creeklines and degraded wetland banks.
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