Fragments of Hope is a community based organization located on the Placencia Peninsula in Belize. They focus on the restoration of coral reef habitats and advocacy for the sustainable management of associated habitats. Coral restoration efforts in Belize are conducted by trained fishers and tour guides, working closely with regulatory agencies, including the Belize Fisheries Department. Their work includes operating coral nurseries and mangrove reforestation projects

The Global Mangrove Alliance brings together technical experts, civil society organizations, governments, local communities, businesses, funding agencies and foundations to accelerate a comprehensive, coordinated, global approach to mangrove conservation and restoration at a scale that matters. Co-founded by TNC, WWF and CI.

Global Mangrove Trust is a non-profit organization based in Singapore that is combating climate change by enabling a global network to support mangrove conservation and restoration projects. One example is a project in North Sumatra, Indonesia. By funding such projects, they empower families and businesses to engage in community based mangrove forestry. The Trust is led by a team of multidisciplinary innovators, educators, and environmentalists who work with local impact partners and teams around the world. Their goal is to plant as many trees as possible, as quickly as possible. In addition, they are working with innovative companies to develop sequestration assessment methodologies, aimed at new blue carbon verification and financing solutions

GreenWave trains and supports regenerative ocean farmers in the era of climate change. Their polyculture farming system grows a mix of seaweeds and shellfish that require zero inputs, while sequestering carbon and rebuilding reef ecosystems. They work with coastal communities throughout North America to create a blue green economy—built and led by regenerative ocean farmers.

The Kelp Forest Alliance brings together people and organizations working on kelp forest ecosystems and aims to enhance the protection and restoration of these valuable ecosystems. The alliance is a global network of people working to restore kelp forests. They produce and share useful information to advance restoration (see their restoration guidebook and their kelp forest restoration project database), foster collaboration between members, track the success of restoration worldwide, and are working on ways to finance more restoration projects. They also work to raise the profile of kelp forests and advocate for stronger conservation of these ecosystems.

The Kelp Forest Foundation has a vision of harnessing the power of giant kelp to help restore the health of the planet. Through their research they aim to reduce the gap in science and knowledge around kelp forests’ ecosystem services, which are known to sequester significant amounts of carbon thereby providing long term solutions to climate change. Their goals include: raising awareness of the economic and ecological importance of kelp forests, driving research, building knowledge and strengthening the science around wild forest restoration and cultivated kelp afforestation. This includes creating giant kelp spore banks. The research and results will be open access and made publicly available

LAST Association (formerly WIDECAST-Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican group with 11 members and a directive board of 5, working together to make a change in sea turtle conservation. They are member of WIDECAST, an international scientific network with country coordinators resident in more than 40 countries and territories of the Wider Caribbean Region. With 30 years experience working with Costa Rican sea turtles, the LAST staff are experts in turtle population management, community based conservation, coastal management and volunteer assisted research. They have several projects: The Caribbean coast conservation and research program in located in Cahuita, Moin and Pacuare beaches, focuses on the nesting of leatherback, green and hawksbill turtles, while the South Pacific project is located in Osa Peninsular, focused on mangrove forests and sea grass beds, and the study of the rare Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtles. They are engaged in an ecotourism initiative, where volunteering conservation offers an alternative income to locals, reducing pressure on the turtles. They also monitor the coral reefs, train park rangers, educate local student, and also act as advisers to the government on marine environments. can programme which encourages alternative

Initially started to protect turtles, now Local Ocean focuses on the conservation of turtles as well as mangroves and coral reefs, and educates to achieve a sustainable relationship between man and oceanwater. Turtle Watch is their flagship programme. It was started by local residents in 1997 to protect nesting sea turtles. As a marine conservation group, along with Diani Turtle Watch, Bycatch release, beach profiling and specialist Rehabilitation Centre for sick and injured sea turtles, their marine conservation, education and outreach programmes aim at ensuring the future of the marine environment including community involvement and development, and research and campaigning to promote the sustainable use of Kenya’s marine resources.

MEPA Trust, established in 2015, is a core national mechanism for sustained financing to support local community environmental initiatives. These include projects with a focus on marine biodiversity (Project: Achieving Marine And Coastal Biodiversity Targets Through Local Action: Empowering Local, and Promoting And Supporting Biological And Cultural Diversity In Marine And Coastal Socio-Ecological Systems), mangrove restoration (Project: Barbuda Codrington Lagoon Mangrove Restoration Project), and restoration of Barbuda fisheries patrol boat.

The Mangrove Association is a successful grassroots community organization that works to strengthen capacities, build skills, and advance agricultural practices to improve the quality of life of the population in the Bay of Jiquilisco, El Salvador, and in the process conserve the mangroves and the life they support for the benefit of the community. The association focuses on community organizing, food security, youth engagement, environmental conservation, and gender equality. The area they operate in is called the Bajo Lempa, located between the delta of the Lempa River and the Bay of Jiquilisco, in the municipality of Jiquilisco, department of Usulután. Jiquilisco Bay is a RAMSAR Wetland of International Importance and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

The Mangrove maniacs is a group of volunteers and professionals dedicated to open up the channels in the mangrove forest of the Lac area on Bonaire. Bonaire hosts the largest mangrove forest within the Dutch Caribbean. These forests are extremely important for many reasons, including biodiversity, water quality, marine life, carbon sequestration, and yet are under under threat due to over development and increased pressures of climate change. This group works to protect these areas through building resilience to ensure the mangroves thrive, including by outplanting new mangroves, ensuring the flow through channels in the forest, and supporting conservation research.

Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is a partnership-based regional initiative which promotes investment in coastal ecosystem conservation for sustainable development. MFF focuses on the role that healthy, well-managed coastal ecosystems play in building the resilience of ecosystem-dependent coastal communities in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam. The initiative uses mangroves as a flagship ecosystem, but MFF is inclusive of all types of coastal ecosystem, such as coral reefs, estuaries, lagoons, sandy beaches, sea grasses and wetlands. MFF is co-chaired by IUCN and UNDP. Confirmation required whether MFF is still active (July 2022)