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Mangrove Restoration
Reforestation/afforestation is a widely adopted approach in restoring an ecosystem to its original state and mitigating impacts of deforestation and climate change.
In March 2023, COMRED was awarded a grant by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through their Education For Nature (EFN) Program to support communities’ resilience through mangrove restoration and livelihood enhancement.
Planting Mangrove Trees
Interventions to be implemented in this project include:
Planting 10,000 mangrove trees, training communities in Mwandamu and Majoreni Bay on mangrove restoration, apiculture and rehabilitation of mangrove-degraded areas.
Site Mapping
Reconnaissance survey was conducted in eight mangrove-degraded sites
In Mwandamu, Munje and Majoreni to understand the sites characterization and identifying the appropriate mangrove rehabilitation techniques to be used.
The Impact
Our Impact
- Restored 10 Ha of degraded mangrove forest with potential for absorbing up to 240 metric tonnes of CO2 per year.
- Capacity building: 60 representatives from Mwandamu, Shangani Amani, Munje, Chete cha Kale and Majoreni eco-credit groups trained on mangrove restoration.
- Increase of mangrove cover: 88 community members from Mwandamu and Majoreni eco-credit groups participated in the rehabilitation of identified mangrove-degraded sites.
- Livelihood enhancement: 300,000Ksh was given to Mwandamu and Majoreni eco-credit groups for the purchase of 17,800 mangrove seedlings that were planted.
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