Blue Forest’s flagship project is MozBlue; Africa’s largest coastal restoration initiative.
Launched in 2021, this project has been designed and implemented with the help of 20 international and local partners.
As of May 2025, we have planted nearly 10 million mangroves, with a target of reaching over 200 million by 2030. These trees will help revive 30,000 hectares of biodiversity-rich coastline and remove a projected 15 million tons of CO₂.
MozBlue is designed to empower over 300 coastal communities by securing their land rights, establishing indigenous governance structures, creating 5,000 local forestry jobs, and ensuring the communities reap long-term equitable benefits.
Reviving Our Coastline
MozBlue is restoring over 30,000 hectares of degraded coastline along the Zambezi River Delta, boosting biodiversity and protecting 300 vulnerable communities from climate threats. By combining science, community leadership, and blue carbon finance, MozBlue is setting a new standard for scalable coastal regeneration in the Global South.
Indigenous-led Leadership
MozBlue places indigenous communities at the heart of its coastal efforts, empowering them as guardians of coastal ecosystems. Through our 4-step training, employment, and participatory planning, MozBlue ensures that indigenous knowledge guides decisions, strengthening cultural ties to nature while fostering generational ownership, resilience, and leadership.
Sustainable Livelihoods
MozBlue creates sustainable livelihoods by training and employing local community members in mangrove restoration, nursery management, monitoring and conservation. The project also funds social programs initiated by the communities, such as improved fishing, aquaculture, honey production and agriculture. This helps create stronger linkages to the mangroves and promotes community empowerment.
Tapping into Carbon Finance
MozBlue harnesses carbon finance to fund its large-scale mangrove restoration actvities, generating high-integrity blue carbon credits. MozBlue channels a third of the carbon revenues directly into local communities, supporting jobs, infrastructure, and conservation. By aligning ecological impact with financial sustainability, MozBlue unlocks scalable investment in nature-based solutions that benefit both people and the planet.