Flagship Project
Kaboni Yetu: the Mnazi Bay Blue Carbon Programme
Kaboni Yetu means "our carbon" in Swahili. It is Bahari Nature Capital's proof of concept: funded, in readiness-phase execution, and the template the rest of the portfolio is built on.
Mnazi Bay Blue Carbon Programme
Mnazi Bay operates inside the Mnazi Bay-Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park (MBREMP), covering approximately 4,030 hectares of coastal mangrove across 15 villages in Mtwara Rural District, southern Tanzania. It is the project on which Bahari Nature Capital's full cycle (community governance, MRV, dual-standard certification) is being executed and validated, and the programme that gave the company its first project name, Kaboni Yetu.
The programme is pursuing dual certification under NCMC and Plan Vivo. Readiness-phase funding is confirmed through ORRAA and the UK Blue Planet Fund. Community engagement and ecological and MRV delivery are carried out under formal agreement with Action for Ocean (AFO), which holds established field presence across the Mtwara seascape.
The governance architecture and certification pathway developed at Mnazi Bay form the replicable template for future Bahari Nature Capital projects, including Kunduchi Eco Park.
Readiness-Phase Timeline
From FPIC to certification submissions
Completion of the readiness phase delivers documented governance compacts with all 15 communities, an operational MRV system, and complete certification submissions to NCMC and Plan Vivo, positioning Kaboni Yetu for first credit issuance following independent verification.
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More on Kaboni Yetu
For Communities
Free, Prior and Informed Consent, Governance Compacts, benefit-sharing, safeguards, and grievance handling, in plain language.
Open For Communities →Standards & Integrity
The four certification frameworks behind Kaboni Yetu's credits, and what still needs documentary backing.
Open Standards & Integrity →Investors
What's de-risked, the certification roadmap, and the co-benefits behind the programme.
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