What We Do
From coastal ecosystem to high-integrity carbon asset
Kaboni Yetu originates, certifies, structures, and commercialises coastal carbon assets across Tanzania and the wider Western Indian Ocean. Registered under GN 636 (2022), the company holds commercial authority over the projects it develops and is the counterparty in all certification, offtake, and investor engagement. Action for Ocean (AFO) operates as field delivery partner under formal agreement.
Commercial Functions
Four functions, one nature finance company
Blue Carbon Credit Origination
Kaboni Yetu identifies and develops verified carbon credits from coastal ecosystems, beginning with the Mnazi Bay mangrove landscape: a 4,030-hectare system co-managed by 15 communities in southern Tanzania. The company structures project design, coordinates certification, administers credit issuance, and manages revenue distribution under certified benefit-sharing frameworks.
Certification & MRV Coordination
Kaboni Yetu manages the full certification-readiness process: FPIC through community governance design, baseline establishment, methodology selection, verification-body engagement, and monitoring-system commissioning. At Mnazi Bay this is executed against a dual standard, Plan Vivo and NCMC, on a 12-month roadmap from governance compacts to operational MRV.
ERPA Structuring & Offtake Facilitation
Kaboni Yetu leads buyer engagement and emission-reduction purchase agreement negotiation. Offtake strategy targets corporate buyers requiring high-integrity beyond-value-chain-mitigation credits aligned to SBTi pathways, CORSIA-eligible aviation buyers, and impact-first institutional purchasers.
Portfolio Development
Kaboni Yetu is building a diversified portfolio of coastal carbon and nature-based enterprise assets. A second project, Kunduchi Eco Park near Dar es Salaam, is in early feasibility, exploring eco-tourism, biodiversity credits, and nature-based products alongside carbon.
Inside the Readiness Phase
How the flagship is being delivered
The 12-month Mnazi Bay readiness phase is funded by ORRAA and the UK Blue Planet Fund. Kaboni Yetu coordinates certification and commercial workstreams; AFO delivers community engagement, restoration, and field MRV under formal agreement. Four delivery workstreams run in parallel.
Governance and legal alignment. Work with MBREMP, TFS, district councils, and village institutions (VNRCs, VLCs, BMUs) to clarify mandates, update management plans, and establish transparent procedures for community decision-making, safeguards, and benefit-sharing. Governance Compacts are in development and adoption across the 15 villages.
Hydrology-informed restoration. Restoration of 20–30 ha of degraded mangrove using hydrology-informed site selection and right-species, right-site zoning. Two to three community nurseries produce 150,000–200,000 seedlings, with community para-scientists tracking survival, hydrology, and threats.
Community MRV and MEL systems. A verification-ready monitoring system combining georeferenced restoration data, patrol and enforcement logs, leakage-risk monitoring, social safeguards reporting, and baseline updates, feeding directly into the Plan Vivo and NCMC processes.
Livelihood diversification. Three nature-compatible livelihood pilots (from beekeeping, crab fattening, eco-tourism micro-ventures, or seaweed value addition) with a minimum 60% women participation target, reducing extractive pressure and leakage risk.
Regulatory Framework
Operating inside Tanzania's carbon market
GN 636: Carbon Trading Regulations (2022)
Tanzania's primary carbon market regulation. Governs carbon rights, revenue distribution, project registration, and the roles of national and local authorities across all project types.
Revenue Distribution: Reg. 34(3)(d)
As a centrally managed marine park, MBREMP's revenue distribution follows the shares set by GN 636 Regulation 34(3)(d) across the marine park authority, village governments, district council, and the national registry, with the balance to the project developer.
Benefit-Sharing & CSR: Reg. 35
All activities are designed to comply with Regulation 35 obligations and Plan Vivo benefit-sharing standards. Kaboni Yetu is pursuing arrangements that strengthen the community share and social licence.