UN Recognition for Namami Gange Programme

Recently, the United Nations (UN) recognized Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate India’s sacred River Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to revive the natural world.

Key Highlights: The Award was received at a function during the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada on 14^th December, 2022, the World Restoration Day.

• Namami Gange was selected from over 150 such initiatives from 70 countries across the globe.
• They were selected under the banner of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global movement coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme ....