{"id":267640,"date":"2025-04-01T11:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T10:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?post_type=project&#038;p=267640"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:21:48","slug":"sustainable-management-and-financing-of-the-mono-biosphere-reserve-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/sustainable-management-and-financing-of-the-mono-biosphere-reserve-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"AGeReB: Sustainable management and financing of the Mono Biosphere Reserve in Benin\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Header photo: <\/mark><\/em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><em>Fishermen in the Mono Biosphere Reserve <\/em><\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><em>\u00a9 <\/em><\/mark><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Jan Willem den Besten \/ IUCN NL<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Given the challenges posed by climate change, mangrove forests and other coastal ecosystems play an increasingly vital role in safeguarding coastal regions and the linked economies. Establishing sustainable financing mechanisms is essential for a well-managed Mono Biosphere Reserve, protecting the landscape\u2019s biodiversity and supporting the livelihoods of its communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The aim of the project Mono Delta Benin is therefore to strengthen the management and develop sustainable finance opportunities for the UNESCO Mono MAB Biosphere Reserve and the development of the adjoining Avl\u00e9k\u00e9t\u00e9-Bouche du Roy Marine Protected Area. The Mono Biosphere Reserve embodies UNESCO\u2019s biosphere approach, harmonising nature conservation, sustainable development, and community involvement in territorial management.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\"><p class=\"cookiebanner_video_embed\" id=\"stpv8ajtb9t7th1s\"> In order to view this movie you have to accept &#8216;Social media and advertising&#8217; cookies. Click <a class=\"open-cookie-settings\">here<\/a> to change your cookie settings.  <script>if(!window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks) { window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks=[]; } window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks.push({ content: \"<figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'><iframe title='The Mono Biosphere Reserve: a foundation for a growing and sustainable regional economy in Benin' width='500' height='281' data-src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3xoJdS73cSc?feature=oembed' frameborder='0' allow='accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share' referrerpolicy='strict-origin-when-cross-origin' allowfullscreen src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==' class='lazyload' data-load-mode='1'><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\", id: \"stpv8ajtb9t7th1s\" });<\/script> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_f3ac852110aa7273aff3bc50c40fa31e\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a biosphere reserve?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Biosphere reserves involve local communities and all interested stakeholders in the planning and management of the reserve. They integrate conservation of biodiversity and cultural diversity with economic development and logistic support. Biosphere reserves consist of three zones: a core zone, a buffer zone and the transition zone. Firstly, a core zone sits at the centre and is a strictly protected area. The Mono Biosphere Reserve has a mosaic of such core zones surrounded by buffer zones, of which many have been protected through sacralisation. This ritual ceremony aims to protect mangrove ecosystems by placing them under the surveillance of the deity Zangb\u00e9to and Avl\u00e9k\u00e9t\u00e9. Since 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecobenin.org\/sacralisation-des-mangroves-dix-ans-de-succes-pour-la-conservation-durable-et-traditionnelle-dans-la-bouche-du-roy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eco-Benin has worked<\/a> with communities on this process; nine sites and 500 hectares of mangroves have been sanctified thus far and are now under the protection of Zangb\u00e9to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>The buffer zone surrounds the core zone and is used for activities compatible with ecological practices that reinforce scientific research, monitoring, training and education.&nbsp;The transition zone in turn surrounds the buffer zone. This is where communities carry out economic activities that are culturally and ecologically sustainable. Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/mab\/wnbr\/about\">the UNESCO website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ecosystem services<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Through our local partner organisations, we aim for the local communities to become responsible for managing the natural resources and ecosystem services provided by the reserve. In addition, we will develop economic activities compatible with conservation measures, to ensure a balance is struck between biodiversity protection and the improvement of the livelihoods of local communities. For example, through sustainable ecotourism, which showcases the natural and cultural heritage of the reserve whilst at the same time generating income for local communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable private investment<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Furthermore, the Mono Delta Benin partners are developing incentives to encourage sustainable private investment to support the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity. To achieve this, an innovation fund will be set up and promoted to support actors such as community groups, cooperatives, entrepreneurs, companies, and innovative financiers in the landscape or those who have an interest in becoming active in the reserves. Additional support, financial or otherwise, will be sought from companies operating in the landscapes, investors (local\/international), development agencies, and banks active in the landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecobenin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eco-Benin<\/a> also work together to create a blue carbon finance mechanism to finance the biosphere reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-secondary\" id=\"block_f3ac852110aa7273aff3bc50c40fa31e\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue carbon potential<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Blue carbon refers to carbon dioxide that is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored in coastal and marine ecosystems (hence the word \u2018blue\u2019). An estimated 83% of the global carbon cycle circulates through the ocean, and although they cover less than 2% of the total ocean area, coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and tidal marshes can sequester great amounts of organic carbon<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_267640_1('footnote_plugin_reference_267640_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_267640_1('footnote_plugin_reference_267640_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_267640_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_267640_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/news\/mediterranean\/202105\/first-guidelines-design-and-deploy-blue-carbon-projects-europe-and-mediterranean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First guidelines to design and deploy Blue Carbon projects in Europe and the Mediterranean<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_267640_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_267640_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. In fact, they sequester and store more carbon per unit area than terrestrial forests<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_267640_1('footnote_plugin_reference_267640_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_267640_1('footnote_plugin_reference_267640_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_267640_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_267640_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">IUCN. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/resources\/issues-brief\/blue-carbon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issues brief Blue carbon<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_267640_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_267640_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. They are therefore, if managed correctly, effective ocean-based solutions for climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>A 2023 feasibility study indicates the great potential for blue carbon certification projects of the Bouche du Roy Reserve, which is part of the Mono Biosphere Reserve: it projected the possible certification of 402,841 tonnes CO2 equivalents over a 30 years\u2019 time span.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\"><p class=\"cookiebanner_video_embed\" id=\"2rjdbynb3xynagns\"> In order to view this movie you have to accept &#8216;Social media and advertising&#8217; cookies. Click <a class=\"open-cookie-settings\">here<\/a> to change your cookie settings.  <script>if(!window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks) { window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks=[]; } window.dgmCookieVideoBlocks.push({ content: \"<figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'><iframe title='Blue Carbon in Benin Mono Biosphere Reserve: a Nature-based solution to climate change' width='500' height='281' data-src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iPtZsjtSJs?feature=oembed' frameborder='0' allow='accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share' referrerpolicy='strict-origin-when-cross-origin' allowfullscreen src='data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==' class='lazyload' data-load-mode='1'><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\", id: \"2rjdbynb3xynagns\" });<\/script> <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>IUCN NL and Eco-Benin are working together to preserve mangrove ecosystems in the Bouche du Roy Reserve and its surrounding areas financed by blue carbon credits. This locally-led mangrove ecosystem restoration and conservation project is a nature-based solution that improves food security, enhances marine biodiversity, prevents coastal erosion, and creates jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/restoring-mangroves-financed-with-blue-carbon-credits\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newsletter AGeReB project in Benin<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Would you like to know more about the work in the Mono Biosphere Reserve in Benin? Read our newsletters:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/82a07fa6d6d2\/zhmrafropc-14190869\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/82a07fa6d6d2\/zhmrafropc-14190869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newsletter December 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part of our activities:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Developing of business cases for projects <\/strong>that contribute to biodiversity enhancement, climate resilience, and sustainable development in and around the reserve.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identifying and development of <strong>sustainable financing mechanisms<\/strong> (including the creation of a trust fund or similar financing structure) to support business initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paving the way for a<strong> blue carbon investment approach<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting companies in the implementation of a <strong>Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSR) Charter.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raising the profile of the reserve and marine protected area<\/strong> and share experiences and lessons learnt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"94\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119372 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/94;width:357px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-300x63.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">This project is funded by the European Union. 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(2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn.org\/news\/mediterranean\/202105\/first-guidelines-design-and-deploy-blue-carbon-projects-europe-and-mediterranean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First guidelines to design and deploy Blue Carbon projects in Europe and the Mediterranean<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_267640_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_267640_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_267640_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">IUCN. 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