Benin · Origination
Benin Coast
Where MAIS Eco began. In 2023 three agreements signed with the kings of the Dohi, Agbanidjèhoué and A.K.N.N.N communities gave us exclusive management rights for mangrove restoration on their coastal lands.
LAKE AHÉMÉ & COASTAL MONO
Area
~25,000ha
hectares of regional origination opportunity
- Agreements
- 3 community agreements signed
- Field work
- Test planting on Lake Ahémé
- Status
- Longer-term regional optionality
The first test bed
Benin taught us how the model works: community-led restoration, traditional-authority engagement and the reality that new mangroves will be cut again unless the demand for firewood is met. It also taught us that institutional capital needs a clear host-country carbon framework. That's why Ghana became our first financeable platform, and why we'll return to Benin when the framework is ready.
