Contributors Acknowledgements This report was supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) Programme, which is part of the UK Blue Planet Fund and aims to protect and enhance the marine environment and reduce poverty. The World Economic Forum would like to extend their gratitude to the following individuals for their valuable contributions to this report. The paper does not necessarily reflect the views of these individuals and/or their organizations. Expert advice is purely consultative in nature and does not imply any association with the takeaways or conclusions presented within this paper. Mark Beeston Technical Director, Blue Carbon, Conservation International Marianela Cardelle Social Impact Manager, Tuv Sud Chris Chan Senior Manager, Projects, Corporate Sustainability Office, Tuv Sud Bernd Cordes Program Officer, Conservation and Markets, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Rohit Das Climate and Environment Program Director, UBS Optimus Foundation Diana Denke Co-Founder and CEO, Fair Carbon Gill Einhorn Head, Innovation and Transformation, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum Manuela Fulga Lead, Sustainable Finance, World Economic ForumMaureen Geesey Program Officer, Conservation and Markets, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Christine McClung Business Innovation Manager, Climate & Ocean, The Nature Conservancy Braulio Eduardo Morera Head, Strategy and Resilience Solutions, World Economic Forum Megan Morikawa Senior Manager, Natural Climate Solutions, Salesforce Marina Ruta Business Engagement Lead, 1t.org, World Economic Forum Alexia Semov Head of Blue Carbon, Fair Carbon Jack Sheehy Blue Finance Specialist, Zoological Society of London Oscar Snijders Partner, Sustainability Services Lead, Deloitte Netherlands Belle Tan Nature Finance, Standard Chartered Puninda Thind Finance Nature Lead, The Climate Change High-Level Champions Moritz Von Unger Policy Director, Silvestrum Climate Associates Alessandro Valentini Lead, Innovative Finance for Nature, World Economic ForumJason Carter Blue Carbon Finance LeadEmily Kelly Lead, Blue Carbon Action PartnershipWorld Economic Forum Investing in Mangroves: The Corporate Playbook 38

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