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Sri Lanka Mangroves for Resilience Project

Led on the ground by Sri Lanka's Turtle Conservation Project with carbon financing from Value Network Ventures, this initiative has restored 3,000 hectares of degraded coastal lands and lagoons across 12 coastal districts.

12 coastal districts, Sri Lanka (Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, Galle, Kalutara, Gampaha, Puttalam, Mannar)Coastal mangrove and lagoonVerified Carbon Standard (Verra)
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Anawilundawa Wetland. Location context only; not a photograph of project implementation.Location context · Gobalakrishnan Thuvaragan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2019 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorTurtle Conservation Project (TCP), Sri Lanka, with Value Network Ventures (VNV)
EcosystemCoastal mangrove and lagoon
StandardVerified Carbon Standard (Verra)
StatusActive
Location12 coastal districts, Sri Lanka (Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara, Galle, Kalutara, Gampaha, Puttalam, Mannar)
Overview

Inside the project

Led on the ground by the Turtle Conservation Project, the initiative restores mangroves and lagoons across 12 coastal districts spanning the north, east and south of the island.

VNV reports the project follows the Verified Carbon Standard, with the Turtle Conservation Project handling on-the-ground implementation of the restoration work.

3,000 ha
Restored

Objectives

  • Restore 3,000 ha of degraded coastal lands and lagoons

Approach

  • Coastal mangrove and lagoon restoration financed by VNV and implemented on the ground by the Turtle Conservation Project.

Sources

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  1. vnv.earth ↗https://vnv.earth/mangroves-for-resilience/

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