Community conservation starts

Stanley Wapot and Freddie Alei recently travelled to New Ireland to carry out initial community consultations for the New Ireland Mangrove and Seagrass Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihoods and Blue Carbon Project.

The Project aims to develop an investment ready proposal for blue carbon offsets for the international market that can channel revenue back to the mangrove and seagrass communities to boost their efforts in biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and development of sustainable livelihoods through a payments for ecosystem services scheme.

The project will also support the sustainable development plans of the New Ireland Provincial Government (NIPG) with benefits for marine resources and fisheries management and sustainable use in mangroves and seagrass coastal ecosystems and communities.

Despite welcome being warm, the weather was very wet. Please enjoy the video.