RISCO is a first-of-its-kind social enterprise that overcomes existing barriers to mangrove protection by connecting the adaptation and mitigation values of mangroves to the beneficiaries of these values, most of whom do not have the knowledge or resources needed to protect mangroves\u2014including insurance companies. RISCO will engage in mangrove conservation and restoration in partnership with local communities, selecting sites where mangroves provide high flood reduction benefits, and modeling that value. RISCO will then generate revenues based on modelled reduction benefits, with one option being insurance companies paying an annual fee for these services. RISCO will also generate and sell blue carbon credits to organizations seeking to meet voluntary or regulatory standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RISCO is a first-of-its-kind social enterprise that overcomes existing barriers to mangrove protection by connecting the adaptation and mitigation values of mangroves to the beneficiaries of these values, most of whom do not have the knowledge or resources needed to protect mangroves\u2014including insurance companies. RISCO will engage in mangrove conservation and restoration in partnership with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-40622","case_studies","type-case_studies","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n