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From Restoration to Climate Finance: Building Bankable Blue Carbon Projects

Climate Finance · 11 June 2025 · 1 min read

Location Kenya’s Coast & Africa Focus Blue carbon finance & restoration Gardener Restoration finance & project development Topics Restoration, MRV, finance & community governance

The Purpose

The goal is to connect credible coastal restoration with financing models that can support implementation, monitoring and long-term stewardship.

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The Challenge

A restoration concept becomes financeable only when ecological performance, community governance, MRV, risk management and long-term economics are credible.

what we focus on

Six building blocks of a bankable blue carbon project:

  • Define the Problem and Theory of Change

Define the restoration problem, site conditions and theory of change.

  • Build Credible MRV and Baselines

Build credible baselines, MRV systems and transparent climate claims.

  • Structure Community Governance and Benefit-Sharing

Create clear community governance, participation and benefit-sharing structures.

  • Model Full Lifecycle Costs and Risk

Model full lifecycle costs, revenue risks, ecological risks and long-term stewardship.

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