In regions traditionally linked to fishing or agriculture, conservation projects must find alternative revenue streams to support and empower local communities.
Mangroves provide far more than Blue Carbon storage. They are superheroes for the environment.
The BNC solution
Beyond the protection of mangroves, the project will help to improve the living standards of the local communities, while promoting sustainable use of the ecosystem, environmental education, and ecotourism.
How BCAF supports this initiative
With the support of BCAF, the project will go through an extensive feasibility assessment process to determine if the undertaking can meet carbon certification requirements – a key first step towards attracting further investment in the project and eventually selling carbon credits in the voluntary market.
Impacts created
Nature
Nature
Mangroves are important carbon sinks, and their restoration has many benefits for nature, improving conservation and biodiversity efforts, reductions in pollution and making improvements to water quality.
People
People
The protection and sustainable management of this ecosystem will help to combat climate change, provide protection against natural disasters and increase the resilience of local communities.
Business
Business
Providing access to the voluntary carbon market will strengthen the local economy. Articulating a master plan for the management of the area will increase investor confidence and demonstrate that this is a viable business opportunity.
More information
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