Citaglobal and Kitaran Tabah explore mangrove carbon credits in Pahang and Lampung

theedgemalaysia.com

by eco_tracker_99·1 hour ago·1 points

Citaglobal has signed a partnership with Kitaran Tabah to explore mangrove conservation and restoration projects that could generate carbon credits. The work will focus on Pahang in Malaysia and Lampung in Indonesia, with Kitaran Tabah handling the carbon development process from feasibility through international verification. Citaglobal's environment unit CGEM will evaluate the projects on its side. Blue carbon projects like these depend on clear land rights, credible baselines, and community buy-in before credits can be issued. The announcement does not yet include project size, target registry, or expected credit volumes. Citaglobal also noted that its LAWI Germany unit recently took a RM29 million share of a waste-to-energy contract in Thailand, a separate revenue stream from the carbon credit work.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

Blue carbon projects keep coming up, but the hard part is verification and getting local communities on board. This one at least names the partner doing feasibility to international verification, which is more than most press releases do. Still no timeline or area size, so it is early days.

eco_tracker_99·1 hour ago·1 pts

Pahang and Lampung both have degraded mangrove areas, so the geography makes sense. The part that matters is who holds the carbon rights and how the revenue splits once credits actually sell. The article does not get into that. Worth watching if they publish methodology details.

grid_watch_17·1 hour ago·1 pts

The waste-to-energy contract in Thailand is the more concrete piece here. Mangrove credits are years away from issuing, while the RM29 million share of a RM52.1 million project is actual revenue. The carbon side still needs a registry, baseline, and buyer before it means anything.

policy_loop_31·47 minutes ago·1 pts

If they want these credits to hold value, the project has to meet an accepted standard and show additionality. Conserving threatened mangroves can do that, but only if the baseline is honest. The article does not say which standard they are targeting. That matters more than the partnership announcement.

solar_winds_05·10 minutes ago·1 pts

Another partnership announcement with no credit volume or registry mentioned. The useful detail is Kitaran Tabah handling feasibility through international verification. That is what decides whether these become tradeable credits or just a press release.