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Delta Blue Carbon — Restauration des Mangroves du Delta de l'Indus (Pakistan)

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Plus grand projet de restauration de mangroves au monde : 350 000 ha du Delta de l'Indus, protégeant 102 000 ha et restaurant 225 000 ha. VCS + CCB certifié ; 142 Mt CO2e sur 60 ans ; 43 000 personnes dans 60 villages bénéficiaires.

350,000 ha

Superficie du projet

142M tCO2e over 60 yr

Réductions d'émissions projetées

43,000

Personnes bénéficiaires

Delta Blue Carbon — Restauration des Mangroves du Delta de l'Indus (Pakistan)

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Indus Delta Capital
Period: 2015-present
Keywords: Mangrove, blue carbon, coastal restoration, biodiversity

Context

Delta Blue Carbon est le plus grand projet de restauration de mangroves au monde, couvrant le delta de l'Indus dans le Sindh, au Pakistan, et certifié selon les normes Verra VCS et CCB.

Results

Le projet couvre 350 000 ha — protégeant 102 000 ha et restaurant 225 000 ha — avec 142 millions de tCO2e projetés sur 60 ans et 43 000 personnes dans 60 villages bénéficiaires.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-21
Indus Delta Capital — accessed 2026-06-21
Verra CCBS project registry — accessed 2026-06-21
International Growth Centre policy analysis — accessed 2026-06-21
Respira International project page — accessed 2026-06-21

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Quality score: 80/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 2% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.

Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

VCS registered; 142 million tCO2e over 60 years; ~2.4 million tCO2e/year; first application of Verra blue carbon tidal wetland methodology.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced3/3

CCB certified (Triple Gold per independent reviews); world's largest arid-climate mangrove ecosystem; habitat for Indus River dolphin, marine fisheries, migratory birds.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control3/3

Mangrove restoration stabilises 350,000 ha of coastline, filters sediment, reduces coastal flooding and storm surge — documented by IUCN and Sindh Government.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3

Coastal mangrove/tidal wetland ecosystem; fire is not a management concern.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

VCS + CCB certified; Sindh Government partnership; IUCN community engagement; 60-year binding commitments; digital MRV by Inverto.

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Evidoria. Delta Blue Carbon — Restauration des Mangroves du Delta de l'Indus (Pakistan). Persistent ID: 45728d07-e37b-4661-8c05-ad64ed5092eb.

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