Assessing the Impact of Carbon Trading Schemes on Mangrove Forest Ecosystem Services and Household Welfare: Evidence from Kenya Coastal Communities

Key Messages

• Kenya promotes carbon trading schemes through two pilot projects, namely Mikoko Pamoja and Vanga Blue Carbon Forest, to conserve mangrove forests.
• Participation in a carbon trading scheme offers the dual benefit of enhancing access to ecosystem services and improving household welfare.
• Non-participant households would be better off participating in the scheme than participant households.
• Carbon trading schemes are empowering women as they improve the welfare of female-headed participating households more than non-participating households.