Mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, saltwater marshes – these and other ‘blue forests’ are vital to coastal and island communities around the world
Over 5,000 tonnes of atmospheric carbon emissions are mitigated annually
Mitigation of
climate change
The Blue Forests Project includes two project sites in Kenya, the first is Mikoko Pamoja located in Gazi Bay and the second is Vanga Blue Forest, located in nearby Vanga Bay on the border with Tanzania. Both are community-based mangrove carbon finance projects certified through the Plan Vivo standard, and Mikoko Pamoja is the world’s first successful coastal 'blue carbon’ project, selling carbon credits with payments supporting mangrove conservation and restoration activities. Through the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, this project is part of the UNEP/GEF Blue Forests Project and has been replicated and upscaled in Kenya and Madagascar.
This page is an overview of the Mikoko Pamoja and Vanga Blue Forest projects. For an in-depth version of the Kenya case study, click here.
Kenya
Community-based blue carbon offsets conserve mangroves through the sale of carbon credits at two project sites in Kenya.
The aim of these voluntary carbon market projects is to provide long-term incentives for mangrove protection and restoration through community involvement and benefit sharing. Click each pathway icon for more information.
Coastal blue carbon ecosystems have the potential to annually capture 0.5%-2% of the atmospheric carbon emitted globally.
Mitigating
climate change
Kenya
Kenya
