Partners greeting one another with a handshake beside a vehicle during a field visit

Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence

Evidence you
can trace.

Mangroves, seagrass, carbon projects and communities on one map for Africa, with every number traced to its source.

Open Atlas What Atlas Does

2.98M ha

of mangrove mapped

Volunteers walking a boardwalk through lush mangrove forest on the Kenyan coast

Blue carbon · Climate action · Africa

Restoring Africa’s
Blue Carbon

Community-led restoration of mangroves, seagrass and forests, with the evidence to prove it.

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5,000+

Mangrove Seedlings Per Activation

A community member in a green jacket holding mud-covered mangrove seedlings among young mangroves

Mangrove restoration

Communities plant.
Coasts recover.

Every site is chosen, planted and cared for with the people who live beside it, from nursery to living forest.

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Kwetu Centre

Kilifi County, Kenya

Rangers, volunteers and partners standing together on a Mombasa beach after the zero-waste coastal action

Blue Carbon Action Legacy Programme

Zero waste on the shore.
Mangroves in the ground.

Day One is a zero-waste coastal action on Mombasa beaches, including Nyali Beach. Day Two restores mangroves at Kwetu Centre, with rangers, communities, government and partners.

The Legacy Programme See the Photos

2 days

Mombasa to Kwetu Centre

A smiling champion holding mangrove propagules on a wide planting site with volunteers behind

3–5 December 2026 · Dinner and NGO Summit Awards

One table for civil society,
business and community.

The Blue Carbon Action Legacy Programme brings the people restoring Africa’s coast to one dinner, and the NGO Summit Awards honour them.

70,000

Mangroves planned this December

Partners and volunteers joining hands around a mangrove seedling at a restoration site

The Global NGO Stakeholders Summit

Africa’s civil society,
together.

The continent’s convening platform for civil society, government and funders. Held in Nairobi in June 2026, with Kigali next.

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Kigali

Last week of June 2027

A community planter holding mangrove seedlings with the planting site and fellow volunteers behind her

Support restoration

Restore the coast,
one seedling at a time.

Select how to support restoration: a nursery plot, a planting day or a restoration site. Amounts are shown in US dollars and may be paid by M-Pesa or card.

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$75

Sponsors a nursery plot

Community-Led RestorationCoastal communities plant, steward and benefit from every restored site.

Science & MonitoringEach site is mapped, monitored and documented against agreed requirements.

Government & Research PartnershipsDelivered with national and county government and research institutions.

01Impact at a glance

Twende Green Planet at a glance

Restoration you can see and trace.

Community-led programmes on Kenya’s coast, a continental convening for civil society, and the evidence platform behind both.

4,000Mangroves planted in the first activation (target 5,000)

70,000Mangroves planned for the December activation

4Continental Action Blueprints from the 2026 Summit

2 daysLegacy Programme: Mombasa to Kwetu Centre

02Planting progress

Planting progress

From 4,000 planted to 70,000 planned.

Our first activation set out to plant 5,000 mangroves and reached 4,000. The December activation raises the ambition to 70,000.

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First activation4,000

planted of a 5,000 target80%

December activation70,000

mangroves plannedPlanned

03Who we are

Who we are

Twende Green Planet

Twende Green restores Africa’s coastal and terrestrial ecosystems through community-led restoration, blue-carbon programmes, research, partnerships and climate investment.

Restoring mangroves, seagrasses, forests and coastal ecosystems through community-led programmes creates lasting climate, biodiversity and livelihood benefits.

One Coastline, One Community at a Time

An African social enterprise, working in Africa and headquartered in Nairobi, restoring mangrove, seagrass, tidal wetland and forest ecosystems through community-led programmes, with a mandate to scale proven restoration models across Africa.

An African Organisation, Registered and Rooted in Kenya
Delivered With Government and Research Partners
Restoration Matched to Each Site’s Ecology
Community-Led at Every Stage

About Twende Green Planet

04Flagships: Legacy Programme, Summit and Atlas

Our flagships

Three ways we turn commitments into action

Blue Carbon Action Legacy Programme

A two-day action on Kenya’s coast: a zero-waste coastal action in Mombasa and mangrove restoration at Kwetu Centre, Kilifi.

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The Global NGO Stakeholders Summit

Africa’s convening platform for civil society, government and funders, with the next summit in Kigali.

Explore the Summit →

Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence

The evidence platform behind our work: mangroves, seagrass, carbon projects and communities on one trusted map.

Discover Atlas →

05Our restoration programmes

Our Programmes

Our Restoration Programmes

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Blue carbon advisory and consultancy

Technical and partnership advisory helping organisations and investors navigate Africa’s blue carbon and carbon-markets space responsibly.

Coastal ecosystem restoration

Restoring Kenya’s mangrove, tidal wetland and coastal ecosystems using the same community-ownership model behind Gazi Bay’s Mikoko Pamoja.

Seagrass restoration

Restoring seagrass meadows on Kenya’s coast — carbon-dense, fish-nursery habitat that recovers slowly and needs deliberate protection.

Mangrove nursery and seedling care

Community-run mangrove nurseries producing healthy, restoration-ready seedlings — the first link in every mangrove restoration site.

06Current programmes and initiatives

Our Programmes

Our Current Programmes & Initiatives

Blue Carbon Quarterly Activation

Our recurring flagship restoration series: 5,000 mangrove seedlings planted each edition, on Kenya’s coast.

Mangrove & Seagrass Restoration

Community-led coastal ecosystem restoration in Mombasa and Kilifi, built on Kenya’s own Mikoko Pamoja model.

The Global NGO Stakeholders Summit

Africa’s convening platform for civil society, government and funders, first held this year in Nairobi.

Delegates and attendees gathered outdoors

Highland & Catchment Forest Restoration

Gearing towards a Kenya Forest Service Adopt-a-Forest partnership, protecting the water towers that feed Kenya’s rivers.

Blue Carbon Advisory & Consultancy

High-integrity carbon-market and blue carbon advisory for communities, counties and partners across Africa.

Coastal Enterprise & Cash Crop Trainers

A six-month training-of-trainers programme in blue carbon enterprises and climate-smart cash crops for coastal communities, delivered with agronomists from KALRO.

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07Blue Carbon Action 2026: the three-day poster

3 · 4 · 5 December 2026 · Coast Kenya

Blue Carbon Action 2026

Commit.Activate.Restore.

3December · Thursday Commit
Civil Society and Business Community Dinner and NGO Summit Awards

Vipingo Ridge, Kilifi County
Ticketed dinner
4December · Friday Activate
Beach clean-up and exhibition

Early Birds Banda, Nyali Beach, Mombasa
Complimentary admission
5December · Saturday Restore
Mass mangrove planting

Kwetu Training Centre for Sustainable Development, off the Mombasa–Malindi Highway, Kilifi County
Complimentary admission

08Blue Carbon Action 2026: levels of participation

Take part as an organisation

Blue Carbon Action 2026: Commit. Activate. Restore.

Three days on Kenya’s coast, 3–5 December: a dinner at Vipingo Ridge, a clean-up and exhibition at Nyali, a mass mangrove planting at Kwetu Centre. Four levels of participation, from a first step to the clearest role at every venue.

CommitThu 3 DecemberVipingo Ridge
ActivateFri 4 DecemberEarly Birds Banda, Nyali, Mombasa
RestoreSat 5 DecemberKwetu Training Centre for Sustainable Development

Entry

A first step onto the coast

2,500 seedlings in your name
2 dinner seats
Smaller stand for three days
Logo on screen and programme

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Anchor

A voice in the programme

5,000 seedlings in your name
3 dinner seats
Larger stand with priority placement
Speaking slot

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Major

Your own planting zone and an award to present

10,000 seedlings in your name
5 dinner seats
Premium double stand
Welcome from the stage

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Flagship level 04

Strategic

The clearest role from dinner to planting day

25,000 and above seedlings in your name
10 dinner seats
Flagship stand and partner lounge
Presenting partner of the dinner

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Dinner seatsRegular · VIP · VVIP

Tables of fiveSection A at the front · B in the middle · C at the rear

Digital presence and digital hubLogo on the home page (A) · on the inside pages (B)

Embassies and international partnersAn embassy pavilion and a three-year Grove

See every package and compare Event details

Open any option to see its price and what it includes, and to compare levels side by side.

09Photo gallery

Twende Green Planet — Photo Gallery

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10Restoration in action

Restoration in Action

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Field Notes

11Measurable outcomes

We love the work we do

Restoration With Measurable Outcomes

We map, monitor and document every restoration site against agreed programme and funder requirements.

Partners and communities receive clear updates throughout the restoration cycle, from site assessment & planting to monitoring & reported outcomes.

1Site assessment
2Planting
3Monitoring
4Reported outcomes

Our Impact & Monitoring

12Key partners

Our Key Partners

Working with government, research institutions, communities and development partners to deliver restoration at scale.

Government

Government of KenyaGovernmentView partnership

Kenya Forest ServiceGovernmentView partnership

KALROGovernmentView partnership

KEFRIGovernmentView partnership

Mombasa CountyGovernmentView partnership

Kilifi CountyGovernmentView partnership

Embassies

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in NairobiEmbassiesView partnership

Private sector, funders and strategic partners

Coca-Cola Coastal Bottlers LimitedPrivate sector, funders and strategic partnersView partnership

Swahilipot Hub FoundationPrivate sector, funders and strategic partnersView partnership

SAFE KenyaPrivate sector, funders and strategic partnersView partnership

30–50%Of global mangrove cover already lostWhy Restoration Matters

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13Atlas

Our evidence platform

Atlas Blue Carbon Intelligence

Mangroves, seagrass, salt marsh, carbon projects and community work on one trusted map for Africa, with every number traceable to its source.

Mangrove change since 1996
Country by country, from satellite maps.
Carbon projects and the people behind them
Registry projects, developers and who they work with.
Ask in plain language
The Atlas analyst answers questions and shows its working.

Open Atlas What Atlas does

8.6MMapped features

1,278Public datasets

55Countries with data

2.98M haMangrove mapped in 2025

7,252Seagrass and salt marsh areas

2,563Carbon projects

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