{"id":5965,"date":"2023-05-31T15:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pelorusfoundation.org\/?p=5965"},"modified":"2023-05-31T17:24:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T16:24:40","slug":"planting-mangroves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelorusfoundation.org\/planting-mangroves\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting Mangroves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:961px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\"><div class=\"theme-block wow animate__fadeIn\" data-wow-offset=\"200\" data-wow-duration=\"2s\">\n\n<section id=\"block-full-width-image-slider\" class=\"normal-page\">\n\t<div class=\"full-width-carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"carousel-cell valign-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/pelorusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mangrove-seedlings-2.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMANGROVE BLUE CARBON \t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"theme-block wow animate__fadeIn\" data-wow-offset=\"200\" data-wow-duration=\"2s\">\n\n<section id=\"block-featured-text\" class=\"normal-page\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col s12 m10 offset-m1 l10 offset-l1 xl8 offset-xl2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Planting Mangroves in Kenya <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:heading {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"32px\"}},\"textColor\":\"luminous-vivid-amber\"} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Mangroves are a small, coastal tree species that are particularly efficient at absorbing carbon and storing it in their extensive root systems underground. In addition to their excellent carbon sequestration abilities, mangroves provide excellent flood and storm protection to the coastal area itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Through our planting partners, ACES, we&#8217;re supporting the development of two mangrove forests, Mikoko Pamoja and the Vanga Blue Forest. Both are\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: initial\">pioneering blue carbon projects, restoring critically important mangrove forests under a community-based management approach. Both projects have a strong\u00a0<\/span>community<span style=\"color: initial\"> benefit, whether it&#8217;s providing 108 schoolgirls with sanitary products to ensure that they can continue to attend school whilst menstruating, or funding schools, water provision, hospital equipment through the sale of carbon credits. 30% of project income is invested in the community, and<\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: initial\">\u00a0spending is governed by a locally elected committee with the whole community invited to vote.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Both projects are<span style=\"color: initial\">\u00a0certified under the Plan Vivo Standard, offering the assurance that the project is not only scientifically robust, but ethically and socially just.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery 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