Why Nigeria must invest in mangroves preservation
Success stories in The Gambia and Pakistan show how carbon revenue funds massive restoration, monitoring, and local development, transforming mangroves from liabilities into secured investments.
Nigerian governments should prioritise mangrove zones in national budgets, fast-track policies for carbon credit registration, and integrate restoration into coastal development plans.
Restored or preserved mangroves are bankable assets in booming carbon markets, where their verifiable CO2 storage yields tradable credits.
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