Million Mangroves: A Catalyst for Blue Carbon | 360 Video Tour
Climate Impact Partners launched the Million Mangroves initiative in 2018 to catalyse the market for blue carbon projects that sequester carbon in coastal ecosystems like Mtwapa Creek in Eastern Kenya. And so far, this innovative private-sector led initiative has funded the planting of hundreds of thousands of mangrove seedlings in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
So what are mangroves? And why are they called The Wonder Tree?
Mangroves are a type of tree that grow in coastal and tidal creek salt water environments.
Mangrove trees have unique root systems that anchor them in the soft sediment. They also provide important habitat and nursery areas for a variety of marine species, including fish, crabs, and birds.
However, over a third of the world's mangroves have been deforested.
In Mtwapa Creek near Mombasa, Kenya, over 80% of mangrove forests have been destroyed to provide fuel and income for local communities. Deforestation has been so severe that there is space for hundreds of thousands of mangrove trees.
Our Million Mangroves initiative seeks to address this threat by partnering with local communities and organizations to plant and protect mangrove trees.
The programme is supported by a range of partners, including private companies and local NGOs, and is aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Mangrove restoration is important to climate action for several reasons:
First, they are highly effective at carbon removal and storage. Hectare for hectare, mangroves can sequester up to 4x times more carbon than rainforests, making them a crucial tool in mitigating climate change.
In addition to carbon sequestration, blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves provide a range of co-benefits, including biodiversity conservation and coastal protection from erosion and storm surges.
When the tide is low, mangrove forests look like bushes propped up on stilts and during high tide they look like floating forests. Thanks to their strong root systems, mangroves can not only survive but thrive in tidal ecosystems where the constant flow of high and low tide would wash away most other plants.
The term "Blue carbon" refers to carbon sequestration in coastal and marine ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes.
Blue carbon solutions are a cost-effective and sustainable way to address climate change while also supporting the health and resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems.
For over five years we have been catalysing the market for blue carbon solutions by creating a sustainable model for mangrove restoration and conservation that benefits both the environment and local communities.
The impact of our Million Mangroves initiative is a direct result of growing corporate interest in nature-based solutions. Mangroves are one of many blue carbon solutions such as the conservation of sea grasses and kelp seaweeds that Climate Impact Partners is working on and we invite businesses to partner with us in this growing area of the Voluntary Carbon Market.
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