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Myanmar Ayeyarwady Delta Mangrove Blue Carbon Restoration — VCS 1764

Myanmar · Pathein · See the Myanmar profile

VCS-certified mangrove restoration in the Ayeyarwady Delta: 2,065 ha restored since 2015, targeting 3.6 MtCO2e over 20 years (~184,000 tCO2e/yr). WIF with 11,000 beneficiaries in 16 villages. Myanmar's 2021 military coup creates governance uncertainty.

2,065 hectares
Mangrove area restored (2015-present)
500 hectares
Directly replanted area (2015-present)
3.6 million tCO2e
Targeted carbon sequestration (20-year total) (2015-2035)
184,000 tCO2e/yr
Targeted carbon sequestration (annual average) (2015-2035)
11,000 people
Community beneficiaries
Myanmar Ayeyarwady Delta Mangrove Blue Carbon Restoration — VCS 1764 Myanmar Ayeyarwady Delta Mangrove Blue Carbon Restoration — VCS 1764

Details

Promoter
Worldview International Foundation (WIF)
Period
2015–2035
Keywords
conservation, mangroves, blue-carbon, community, VCS, Verra

Context

The Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) Delta in southern Myanmar contains one of the largest remaining areas of coastal mangroves in Asia, degraded by decades of unsustainable aquaculture expansion and charcoal extraction. The Worldview International Foundation (WIF) launched the Ayeyarwady Delta Mangrove Blue Carbon project in 2015, the first VCS-registered mangrove restoration project in Myanmar.

Activities

Restoration combines direct replanting of 500 hectares of severely degraded mangroves with natural regeneration across the wider 2,065-hectare project boundary in the Magyi, Thabawkan and Thaegone village tracts, Pathein District, Ayeyarwady Region.

Results

The 20-year VCS accounting period (2015-2035) targets 3.6 million tCO2e total, approximately 184,000 tCO2e per year, independently verified under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard. Approximately 11,000 people across 16 villages benefit from alternative livelihoods tied to restoration activities and carbon revenues. Co-benefits include erosion control, nursery habitat for coastal fish species, and storm-surge buffering.

Conclusions

Myanmar's February 2021 military coup disrupted international civil society operations nationwide. WIF confirmed continued restoration activities as of 2022, but community benefit distribution under junta-controlled governance is subject to significant uncertainty.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — No aggregate cost figures are published; the project is funded through sale of VCS carbon credits via brokers such as Carbonmark.
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — 20-year VCS accounting period, 2015-2035.
Staffing & skills
Worldview International Foundation (WIF) project staff coordinating community restoration and livelihoods across 16 villages

Conditions for success

  • VCS/Verra registration and independent verification
  • Combination of direct replanting with natural regeneration
  • Livelihood benefits tied to carbon revenue to sustain community participation

Common failure modes

  • Myanmar's February 2021 military coup disrupted international civil society operations nationwide, creating significant uncertainty around community benefit distribution under junta-controlled governance

Where it fits

Governance type
NGO-led (WIF) project under VCS/Verra certification, operating amid national governance instability since the 2021 coup
Scale
Project-level, 2,065 hectares across three village tracts in Pathein District

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