This country profile presents a comprehensive assessment of the legal, political, and institutional frameworks essential for enabling blue carbon projects. It evaluates core legal requirements—such as project precedents, national regulations, land tenure, and carbon rights—using a standardized scoring index designed to clarify the complex legal and policy landscape surrounding blue carbon development.

The analysis is intended to support stakeholders in navigating these frameworks and accelerating the design and implementation of high-integrity blue carbon projects in the country.

The main policy recommendations focus on:

Expediting the development of precise requirements and streamlined procedures for obtaining project authorization.

Establishing interim guidelines to provide market certainty while final regulations are being finalized.
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Prioritizing the creation and implementing the national carbon credit registry. Allocating necessary resources and establish a phased rollout to ensure
transparency and market integrity.
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Developing and publishing detailed MRV guidelines within the regulatory timeline.
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Simplifying land regularization processes, improve the rural land cadastre, and enhancing institutional coordination to address bureaucratic delays.

Strengthening enforcement against land grabbing and fraudulent property claims to secure land tenure for conservation and carbon projects.

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