This country profile presents a comprehensive assessment of the legal, political, and institutional frameworks essential for enabling blue carbon projects. It evaluates core legal requirements—such as project precedents, national regulations, land tenure, and carbon rights—using a standardized scoring index designed to clarify the complex legal and policy landscape surrounding blue carbon development.

The analysis is intended to support stakeholders in navigating these frameworks and accelerating the design and implementation of high-integrity blue carbon projects in the country.

The main policy recommendations focus on:

Establishing a distinct legal framework for nature-based carbon credit projects within the Voluntary Carbon Market, distinct from REDD+. Requiring project developers to obtain government authorization. Establishing a centralized national registry and enforce robust Monitoring, Reporting, and Verifi cation (MRV) standards for all VCM projects.

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Developers of VCM projects should be required to establish formal benefit-sharing agreements with local communities and stakeholders.
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Amending the Forestry Law and relevant regulations to define how communities can engage in carbon projects through leaseholds, concessions, or co-management. Providing clear procedures and rights for community involvement in state-owned mangrove areas.

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Adopting a clear legal definition of carbon rights specific to mangrove ecosystems, including the mechanisms for securing, transferring, and revoking these rights, and establishing mechanisms to formalize agreements and protect the interests of all parties involved.
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