Blue carbon · Climate action · Africa
Restoring Africa’s
Blue Carbon
Community-led restoration of mangroves, seagrass and forests, with the evidence to prove it.
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.
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
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 Mida Creek, Kilifi.
See the programme →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 →Our Restoration Programmes
Blue carbon advisory and consultancy
Technical and partnership advisory helping organisations and investors navigate Africa’s blue carbon and carbon-markets space responsibly.
Read more →Coastal ecosystem restoration
Restoring Kenya’s mangrove, tidal wetland and coastal ecosystems using the same community-ownership model behind Gazi Bay’s Mikoko Pamoja.
Read more →Seagrass restoration
Restoring seagrass meadows on Kenya’s coast — carbon-dense, fish-nursery habitat that recovers slowly and needs deliberate protection.
Read more →Mangrove nursery and seedling care
Community-run mangrove nurseries producing healthy, restoration-ready seedlings — the first link in every mangrove restoration site.
Read more →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.
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.
Blue Carbon Action Legacy Programme: Civil Society, Business and Community Dinner and NGO Summit Awards
3–5 December 2026
Civil society, business and community around one table, and the NGO Summit Awards honouring the people restoring Africa’s coast.
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Restoration in Action
Reading the Tide Before We Plant: Hydrology and Site Selection in Mangrove Nursery Siting
Read the article →Mangrove Nursery Development: From Propagule to Field-Ready Seedling
Read the article →Why Local Knowledge Is Essential to Coastal Restoration
Read the article →From Field Assessment to Restoration Action: How We Read a Coastal Site
Read the article →Highland & Catchment Forest Restoration
Read the article →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.
Our Key Partners
Working with government, research institutions, communities and development partners to deliver restoration at scale.
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.
376 records, 218 mapped meadows covering 17,539 ha.
Ways to Work With Us
Join us in restoring nature, strengthening coastal communities, and creating lasting impact through funding, partnerships and innovation.
Tell us what you’d like to support, and our partnerships team will follow up. Send us a message.