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:

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Enacting national carbon trading laws to provide a clear regulatory framework for international carbon projects.

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Establishing federal minimum requirements for nature-based carbon credit projects to ensure consistency across states. This should cover authorization processes, benefit-sharing agreements, a national carbon registry, informed consent, and MRV standards.

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‍Strengthening coordination between federal and state governments to align state regulations with national guidelines, ensuring a cohesive approach to carbon project implementation.

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Developing guidelines for community engagement in Joint Forest Management (JFM), specifying how communities can participate in and benefit from nature-based carbon projects.

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Improving the recognition of Indigenous land rights by creating a standardized process for acknowledging and formalizing customary land claims.

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Defining carbon rights at the federal level and establish precise mechanisms for their creation, transfer, and revocation to provide legal certainty for investors and communities.

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