Mangroves provide a wide array of benefits to coastal communities, as well as being valuable in terms of climate change mitigation. As fisheries resources dwindle, the livelihoods of many fishing communities in Asia are becoming unsustainable. At the same time, mangrove resources are being degraded by the associated impacts on fish stocks, both within mangrove areas and in the adjacent sea areas. The objective of the project was to develop a mechanism that would enable investors to responsibly promote mangrove conservation and restoration, carbon emission reduction and sustainable development through the provision of funding to local communities in the three project countries of Pakistan, Thailand and Viet Nam.