Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  473
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Vanga Blue Carbon Project
• Secondary name
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  460
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  The project involves planting new mangrove trees and protecting the existing forest, increasing the carbon dioxide that it can absorb from the atmosphere. This carbon can then be sold as carbon offsets to people and organisations who seek to lower their carbon footprint. The project is modelled on the university’s pioneering work on the Mikoko Pamoja initiative, ‘Mangroves Together’ in Swahili.
• Objective 1
  climate
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  social development
• Deforestation drivers
  local livelihoods
• Type of forest
  wetland
• Project activity
  ARR|REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  ecosystem restoration
• Multiple locations?
  Yes
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province: Southern
• Jurisdiction level 2
  County: Kwale

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  ND
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  100379
• Leakage is expected?
  yes
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
• Gasses included
  ND
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  Plan vivo

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  in process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/vanga-blue-forest-launch| https://www.planvivo.org/vanga-documents
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  none
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/vanga-blue-forests/ https://www.aces-org.co.uk/vanga-project/ https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/vanga-blue-forest-launch https://news.gefblueforests.org/mangrove-conservation-carbon-trading-in-the-recently-launchednbspvanga-blue-forests-project https://www.clevel.co.uk/carbon-offset-projects/mikoko-pamoja-vanga-blue-forest-kenya/ https://www.grida.no/resources/11053 https://www.iamrenew.com/environment/vanga-blue-forests-project-carbon-trading-to-encourage-mangrove-conservation-in-africa/ https://www.oceanographicmagazine.com/news/mangrove-conservation-kenya/

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  Employment: Funds to create (directly and indirectly) over 50 jobs and promote community enterprises Direct cash: Funds channelled to support community development and payments to individual beneficiaries will be based on priorities determined by the local people
• Provides employment?
  Yes
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  ND
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  ND
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  ND
• Is there forest enhancement?
  ND
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  ND
• Is there other community benefits?
  ND