West Africa Blue

West Africa Blue is a conservation and carbon project development organisation that works with communities and governments across West Africa to originate and develop high-integrity carbon projects, with a focus on blue carbon. According to its official website, the organisation partners with communities and governments throughout the region to preserve, restore and sustainably manage coastal ecosystems, financing this work through the issuance of high-quality carbon credits. It describes its projects as some of the first large-scale blue carbon projects in Africa, with the potential to exemplify community-centric and financially sustainable approaches. The organisation's first blue carbon projects are underway in West Africa, specifically mangrove protection and restoration projects in Sierra Leone and Guinea. These projects are aimed at addressing the practical and technical challenges that hamper large-scale blue carbon project development in the region. West Africa Blue states that its work is powered by strong relationships with communities — including over 13 years supporting communities in the Sherbro River Estuary in Sierra Leone — as well as with civil society partners, governments and organisations dedicated to combating climate change and improving the lives of people in coastal areas. West Africa Blue positions itself around the concept of blue carbon: the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems such as mangroves. Its website notes that West Africa's coastline is a vibrant but threatened ecosystem, and that its mangrove ecosystems sequester up to four times as much organic carbon as tropical forests and are biodiversity hotspots. These mangroves are home to species on the IUCN Red List, including the West African Manatee (Vulnerable), Timneh Parrot (Endangered) and Western Red Colobus Monkey (Critically Endangered). The organisation warns that these fragile mangrove ecosystems are disappearing fast, along with the ecosystem services that support vulnerable local communities, including fish stocks and protection from coastal erosion. Beyond carbon, West Africa Blue frames its mission around community prosperity and thriving ecosystems. It states that its partnerships build income diversification and economic development opportunities, safer and more efficient cooking solutions, skills development and financial inclusion, especially for women, in rural areas in Africa. Its stated values centre on working hand-in-hand with communities in West Africa to preserve, restore and sustainably manage coastal ecosystems while enhancing livelihoods. The organisation brings together what it describes as a diverse team of professionals and advisors with extensive experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, marine science and carbon project development, supported by a leadership team that has been at the forefront of creating and implementing practical, private sector solutions to development challenges for decades. Wikidata records the entity as a company from Mauritius, which is consistent with its registration and operating base, while its project activity is concentrated in Sierra Leone and Guinea.

West Africa Blue is a conservation and carbon project development organisation focused on coastal ecosystems in West Africa. Its official website states that it partners with communities and governments throughout West Africa to originate and develop high-integrity carbon projects, with a focus on blue carbon, and that its projects seek to preserve, restore and sustainably manage coastal ecosystems, financed through the issuance of high-quality carbon credits. The organisation describes its projects as some of the first large-scale blue carbon projects in Africa, with the potential to exemplify community-centric and financially sustainable approaches. Its first blue carbon projects are underway in West Africa: mangrove protection and restoration projects in Sierra Leone and Guinea, aimed at addressing the practical and technical challenges that hamper large-scale blue carbon project development in the region. West Africa Blue states that its work is powered by strong relationships with communities, including over 13 years supporting communities in the Sherbro River Estuary in Sierra Leone, as well as with civil society partners, governments and organisations dedicated to combating climate change and improving the lives of people in coastal areas. The organisation's team and advisors are described as having extensive experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, marine science and carbon project development, supported by a leadership team that has been at the forefront of creating and implementing practical, private sector solutions to development challenges for decades. Wikidata records the entity as a company from Mauritius, which is consistent with its registration and operating base, while its project activity is concentrated in Sierra Leone and Guinea. The organisation's stated mission is to mitigate climate change, boost community resilience and protect biodiversity, and its partnerships are said to build income diversification and economic development opportunities, safer and more efficient cooking solutions, skills development and financial inclusion, especially for women, in rural areas in Africa.

• First blue carbon projects underway in Sierra Leone and Guinea, focused on mangrove protection and restoration.

• Over 13 years of supporting communities in the Sherbro River Estuary in Sierra Leone cited as part of the organisation's community relationships.

Community-centric, high-integrity blue carbon project development in West Africa, financed through carbon credits.

• Blue carbon projects

  High-integrity carbon projects focused on coastal ecosystems, financed through the issuance of high-quality carbon credits.

• Sierra Leone mangrove project

  Mangrove protection and restoration project aimed at addressing practical and technical challenges in large-scale blue carbon development.

• Guinea mangrove project

  Mangrove protection and restoration project aimed at addressing practical and technical challenges in large-scale blue carbon development.

1. 1West Africa Bluewestafricablue.org
2. 2About West Africa Blue — West Africa Bluewestafricablue.org
3. 3Wikidata Q132472630wikidata.org