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Tamil Nadu

Fisher Futures

UNDP-GEF India

🐠 Reef Restoration

Vaan Island was disappearing. Coral mining and overfishing stripped the reef that shielded the island from waves. UNDP deployed 6,000 artificial reef modules — underwater cities for fish to colonise. In seven years, the island gained back more than half its lost land. Fishermen who once dynamited reefs now guard them.

Fisher Futures

Impact Metrics

Reef Modules Deployed

6,000modules

Land Cover Gain

54.51% (2015–2022)

Fisherfolk Trained

792sustainable

Sustainable Development Goals

1

No Poverty

8

Decent Work

14

Life Below Water

15

Life on Land

About This Project

Organisation: UNDP-GEF India

Location: Tamil Nadu, India

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Verification Standard

Government Backed

Endorsed and monitored by national or international government agencies.

Standard: UNDP-GEF + Government Co-Financing

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Funding Route: Partnership Agreement

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