About Vlinder
Vlinder, Dutch for "butterfly," reflects the butterfly effect—small actions driving big change.
We restore mangroves to combat climate change, enhance biodiversity, and empower communities through fair carbon sharing and sustainable livelihoods.
Our high-integrity carbon credits help organizations meet net-zero goals while ensuring lasting impact for people and the planet.
News
There are not enough carbon removals*
10 billion tCO2
needed each year to keep warming within 2°C
1.5 billion tCO2 / year
companies net-zero commitments
0.03 billion tCO2 / year
of verified carbon removals produced today
We plant around the world
We help restore degraded mangrove areas, improve the lives of vulnerable communities and get verified carbon credits.
Our portfolio & Pipeline
ha area
tCO2 removals
people benefit
We choose mangroves
The carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems — mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses — is called blue carbon.
The mangrove forest is the most productive carbon capture and storage ecosystem on Earth: it sequesters up to five times more CO2 from the atmosphere than any other forest.
Blue carbon is highly valued: It effectively addresses climate change and secures social and environmental co-benefits. Mangroves are a shield from tsunamis and floods, provide habitat for marine life, and generate new revenue streams for communities.
Team
Our hybrid, scalable operating model combines global expertise with local insights. The centralized team brings knowledge of carbon markets, nature-based reforestation projects, and connections to a diverse network of global funders, and academia. Local partners contribute their expertise in community engagement, local biodiversity and ecology, cultural understanding, livelihoods, and government relations. Together, we deliver scalable blue carbon projects that integrate global best practices with local knowledge.
Holly Elgar
Marine Science and Community
Marine scientist with focus on socioeconomic impact
Aminata Loum
Implementation Lead Senegal
Project Officer, Advisor to the Minister of Economy, Planning & Cooperation of Senegal
Galih Prasetya
Implementation Lead Indonesia
Operations manager, mangrove and carbon project expert
Vlinder team members conducting baseline study for a mangrove reforestation project in Kenya
Mangrove nursery in Indonesia
Planting mangroves in Myanmar with Vlinder's partner Worldview International Foundation and local communities
We secure quality
We see high-quality carbon solutions as complementary to decarbonization of the economy and critical for achieving the Paris Agreement goals.
Every project we support puts local communities in the center and contributes to several UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We encourage the projects to share at least 50% of received carbon credits with local stakeholders. This ensures the long-term sustainability of a carbon project and the effectiveness of an offset as means of climate action.
Climate impact
We only work with projects that can be verified by the leading global carbon standards. We also perform additional audits.
Social impact
We ensure the projects provide jobs, food security and natural protection from extreme weather events for the local population.
Environmental impact
We support projects that create biodiverse habitats - nurseries for fish, marine life and coral reefs, birds and animals.
