PIONEERING BEST IN CLASS COMMUNITY BASED REGENERATION WORK IN BLUE CARBON FORESTRY
We are a Singapore-based not-for-profit working to advance community-led blue carbon conservation and ecosystem restoration across Southeast Asia and beyond. Global Mangrove Trust (GMT) brings together expertise in carbon science, local partnerships, and digital innovation to support practical, community-driven solutions. Our work bridges impact and climate finance to deliver grounded, long-term outcomes in coastal conservation, regeneration, and poverty reduction—rooted in equality, justice, and respect for those most closely connected to the ecosystems we protect.
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About US
Discover the rich history, ambitious goals, core values, inspiring story, enduring promise, and passionate team behind the Global Mangrove Trust.
About US
Discover the rich history, ambitious goals, core values, inspiring story, enduring promise, and passionate team behind the Global Mangrove Trust.
Our Mission
Our mission is to advance community led conservation through adaptable, locally grounded models that restore ecosystems and improve lives. As part of our Vision 2030, we are deepening our work across Southeast Asia and beyond by partnering with grassroots organizations, local governments, and regional networks committed to long-term restoration. We prioritize inclusive approaches that place women, Indigenous groups, and marginalized communities at the center of both conservation and livelihood efforts. By aligning private sector finance with community priorities, we aim to ensure fair benefit-sharing and build lasting climate resilience from the ground up.
[2021] Launch of Mangrove Project in North Sumatra
Global Mangrove Trust (GMT), in collaboration with Yayasan Gajah Sumatera (YAGASU), initiated the GMT restoration & conservation project in North Sumatra, Indonesia (001-OxC) in 2021, protecting virgin and degraded mangrove areas with four villages implementing pre-defined Avoided Deforestation Activities.
These have a direct positive impact on the environment, biodiversity, climate, and livelihoods. 001-OxC is the pilot blue carbon project verified by the Kumi Analytics Carbon Sequestration Assessment Tool (KACSAT) with credit issuance under Oxcarbon Principles and the IHS Markit registry.
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How We Work
Transparency
Enrich the link between donors and projects with tools for tracking funds and performance.
Efficiency
Maximize the impact of each sponsorship dollar through scalable, automated funding logics.
Husbandry
Provide conservation rewards to ensure communities protect their forests over the long-term.
Crafting a Novel Blue Carbon Verification and Financing Solution
Together with Kumi Analytics and OxCarbon Standard, we are employing pathbreaking sequestration assessment methodologies based on space-based impact verification. KACSAT makes verification quick, accurate, transparent and real time, while machine learning makes validation more accurate and robust at very high scales.
Legal Library
We encourage you to explore our collection and utilize these templates to safeguard and structure your climate initiatives effectively.
Legal Library
We encourage you to explore our collection and utilize these templates to safeguard and structure your climate initiatives effectively.
Forest Scan
Step into a realm of actionable conservation with FOREST-SCAN, a blue carbon pre-assessment tool that enables decentralized, large-scale regenerative forestry tracking.
Forest Scan
Step into a realm of actionable conservation with FOREST-SCAN, a blue carbon pre-assessment tool that enables decentralized, large-scale regenerative forestry tracking.
Our Partners
