Mangrove Protection through Cleaner Fish Smoking in Cameroon
Shortening Processing Time and Increasing Quality of Processed Fish





The Story: Women Restoring Cameroon’s Mangroves
In Cameroon, a pioneering initiative is restoring degraded mangrove ecosystems while empowering women through sustainable, community-led livelihoods. By integrating environmental restoration with women’s economic empowerment, the project strengthens climate resilience along vulnerable coastal areas. Through hands-on engagement in mangrove restoration and the creation of women-led honey production enterprises, the initiative demonstrates that ecological recovery and gender equity can thrive together, providing a model for scalable, locally managed solutions.

Quick Facts

Goal:
- Restore degraded mangrove habitats (1,200 ha) to build climate resilience while creating sustainable, women-led livelihoods.
Location:
- Cameroon
Metrics:
- 2,500 women engaged in tree planting and livelihood activities
- 15 women in direct honey production business
- Survival rate of mangrove saplings: 56% (monitoring ongoing; goal 80%)
Standards & Certification:
- Standard – Income & Assets Domain
- Verified under Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS3360)
What We Did

Results & Impact

In the Field
Behind the scenes of projects directly from the technical experts on the ground.