Association for Coastal Ecosystem Services - Vanga Seagrass Project: Certification and Scaling Impact

About this project

The groundbreaking Vanga Seagrass Project (VSP) was initiated in January 2024 with funding from the UK Blue Planet Fund and support from ORRAA to develop the project under Plan Vivo’s biodiversity standard - (PV) Nature. The project is now fully operational as a Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA), with community buy-in for fisheries-related interventions to conserve seagrass meadows. Governance frameworks have been established and have enhanced opportunities for local people to engage in conservation and leadership positions, with high participation from women and youth. Patrols to enforce these interventions are operational with previously reported match funding from Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy. In this new phase, the project focuses on advancing VSP and supporting the development of a high-integrity biodiversity credit project pipeline.

Published by

Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Inc. · International NGO

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Implemented by

Association For Coastal Ecosystem Services

Published by Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Inc. to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 9 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: US-EIN-83-3580499-ACES.

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