Mangrove restoration for climate, ecosystems, and communities

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We develop high-integrity mangrove restoration projects that bring global climate goals and local priorities together -regenerating ecosystems, building with communities, and generating verified carbon credits.

110,000

hectares of mangrove ecosystems
restored and protected

140,000

community members co-governing sustainable development programs

46+ years

of global community development experience since 1979.

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What we do

Mangrove restoration

Mangrove restoration inherently drives a triple impact: it mitigates climate change, enables climate adaptation by protecting coastlines, and regenerates biodiversity.

Community development

Since 1979, community development has been central to our mission. We reinvest into community-led activities in education, health, infrastructure, and sustainable livelihoods.

Our projects

Our mangrove projects combine mission-driven impact with market-based funding. We design and manage high-integrity blue carbon projects that generate verified climate impact.

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We support the UN Sustainable Development Goals​

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Topics in focus:

We’re following how the Monaco Blue Initiative is mobilizing finance and global cooperation to scale up marine protection and a sustainable blue economy.

We’re reading about the effects of rising sea levels to Mangroves in the Conversation.

We’re watching how the EU and UNEP are aligning priorities to tackle climate, pollution, and biodiversity loss through multilateral action.”

Newsletters

Myanmar October issue 53
Get an inside look at Myanmar’s mangrove ecosystems and their changing landscapes, and see how WIF’s community partnerships in Shwe Thaung Yan and Chaung Thar are expanding youth skills, renewable energy access, and sustainable livelihoods.
Myanmar September issue 52
Discover how structured restoration systems secure forest survival, how essential food aid strengthens community stability, and how livelihood programs enhance socioeconomic resilience across project sites.
Myanmar August issue 51
Learn how mangroves adapt to tidal ecosystems, targeted support improved fishing and education, and how joint action restored roads and aided storm-hit families.
Myanmar July issue 50
Explore how birdlife returns to restored mangroves, how climate training builds adaptive capacity, and how clean energy and food support sustain vulnerable households.
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FAQ

  • Unlike terrestrial reforestation, mangrove restoration inherently drives a triple impact: it mitigates climate change through high carbon storage capacity, enables climate adaptation by protecting coastlines from storms and rising sea levels, and conserves biodiversity by safeguarding critical habitats for marine life.
  • Mangroves naturally build coastal community resilience by providing protection against erosion and storms, improving water quality, supporting biodiversity that sustains aquaculture, and strengthening food security for local communities.
  • We work with coastal communities because they stand at the frontlines of climate change, with rising seas, intensifying storms, and changing marine ecosystems. These communities aren’t just witnesses to environmental crisis; they’re essential partners in creating solutions that sustain both people and ecosystems.

WIF is a non-profit organization, and we fund our initiatives with verified blue carbon credits from mangrove restoration projects. Our benefit-sharing mechanism channels revenue into community-led development for decades, for lasting socioeconomic benefits that go beyond restoration.

Our investors are public and private entities.

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