Investing in Mangroves 2025

CASE STUDY 3 Blue Carbon Plus – accelerating innovative blue carbon-positive business models Led by Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy, with support from partners including the Mangrove Breakthrough and the Global Mangrove Alliance, Blue Carbon Plus (BC+) is a first-of-its-kind collaboration that accelerates innovative early-stage and community-led business models that integrate ecosystem protection and production goals. BC+ also seeks to secure funding for coastal conservation by engaging with governments, local stakeholders and financial institutions. BC+ focuses on developing regenerative blue carbon business models that enhance healthy ecosystems, increase revenue generation and enhance ecological function, while minimizing disturbance to blue carbon ecosystems. BC+ achieves this by identifying and scaling-up successful business models and encouraging widespread adoption through grants and technical assistance for implementing partners. Through this model, local communities will protect nature because coastal habitat conservation and restoration are a fundamental part of their business.By 2050, the programme aims to: –Conserve and restore up to 16.9 million hectares of mangroves, seagrasses, tidal marshes and kelp. –Achieve climate benefits of up to 2.2 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2-equivalent sequestered. –Increase incomes for over 50 million people. Partners: Alliances: Mangrove Breakthrough, Global Mangrove Alliance NGOs: Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy Source: The Nature Conservancy.96 Investing in Mangroves: The Corporate Playbook 26