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Niger Delta Community-Driven Mangrove Restoration [Real Case VPA]

Gold Standard · GS23340 · Nigeria

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

The Niger Delta Community-Driven Mangrove Restoration Project is a scalable initiative focused on restoring the historically mangrove-rich wetlands of the Niger Delta through a community-led approach. The Niger Delta—the largest river delta in Africa and home to the world’s third-largest mangrove forest—has faced severe degradation over the past decades due to a variety of pressures. This has compromised biodiversity, diminished livelihoods, and increased vulnerability to flooding and erosion for the 30 million people who live there. This project aims to restore the ecosystem through training local communities to plant native, locally adapted mangrove species, while also addressing the causes of mangrove loss. Its objectives are to: • Empower communities by providing the livelihood support, education, and tools needed to become long-term ecosystem stewards and bolster their resilience in a climate-changing world, • Restore a critical ecosystem and its services while promoting biodiversity by rebuilding the habitats of numerous species, strengthening regional food security, and providing flood and storm protection. • And finally, sequester carbon in the fight against climate change while utilizing mangroves as a powerful nature-based solution. Rooted in strong local partnerships and ecosystem restoration approaches, the project is designed to scale and serve as a model for community-first restoration across Nigeria and the wider region.

The record

Project ID
GS23340
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Wetland Restoration · Forestry & Land Use
Removal or reduction
Mixed
Methodology
—
Developer
Sequestr Carbon Inc. · 3 projects
Country
Nigeria
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2025-09-01 to 2055-08-31
Estimated yearly credits
112,823
Scale
Large Scale · VPA
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 14: Life Below Water · Goal 15: Life On Land
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

local communities
Basis: Project description (Gold Standard registry). This lists who the project describes working with; it is not a check of benefit-sharing.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 1: No Poverty · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 14: Life Below Water · Goal 15: Life On Land

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2025-09-01 to 2055-08-31
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Nigeria as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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0
Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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