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SEED TO CARBON

From biological source to long-term ecosystem and community value.

Seed to Carbon is MDF’s integrated restoration and impact-management programme. It connects terrestrial and marine restoration with community stewardship, livelihoods, evidence, long-term monitoring and controlled ESG or carbon measurement.

PROGRAMME ARCHITECTURE

One programme, two restoration pathways

Green Mission Project and Guardians of the Mangroves are delivery pathways within Seed to Carbon, not separate MDF programmes.

Green Mission Project

Terrestrial Ecosystem Restoration: seed sources, nurseries, trees, forests, agroforestry, landscape restoration, monitoring and community stewardship.

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Guardians of the Mangroves

Marine Ecosystem Restoration: mangroves, seagrasses, coral reefs, coastal habitats, BMU/CBO stewardship and blue-economy linkages.

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TRACEABILITY

The restoration chain is designed to be followed over time

SourceCollection / ProcurementNursery / PropagationSite AllocationRestorationMonitoringReplanting / Adaptive ManagementEstablished EcosystemLong-Term MeasurementVerification
WHAT MDF TRACKS

Environmental, social, financial and governance evidence in one programme architecture

Biological Assets

Seed sources, seed lots, nursery batches, propagules, planting cohorts and habitat assets.

Sites & Rights

Sites, boundaries, communities, CBO/BMU relationships, consent and applicable resource-right references.

Field Evidence

GPS, dates, quantities, monitoring, survival, cover, condition, photographs and evidence references.

Community Benefits

Benefit-sharing plans, livelihood assets, production, sales, community distributions and validation.

Finance

Restricted funding, approved budgets, activity-level expenses, retirement and audit trail.

Measurement & Verification

Carbon/ESG or biodiversity measurements remain distinct from verified claims until the applicable review and verification process is complete.

PARTNER WITH ACCOUNTABILITY

Support a defined project, site, community need or impact pathway

Donors and impact investors can select approved funding opportunities and receive reporting aligned to the agreed scope, evidence, KPIs and disclosure permissions.

Funding should connect to a visible impact pathway.

MDF’s donor workflow is designed to link commitments with approved activities, budgets, community benefits, monitoring and reporting.

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