Our Approach

COBEC adopts a bottom-up, community-led approach that is grounded in participation, voluntarism, and local empowerment. We believe that individuals and organizations can achieve more collectively than on their own, and that solutions developed with those most affected by environmental degradation are more likely to succeed and endure. Our work reverses the traditional top-down conservation model by placing the people who bear the costs of conservation at the center of decision-making. We engage communities in identifying problems, proposing solutions, implementing actions, and monitoring outcomes. While we collaborate with external experts, the management authority remains within the community. In essence, COBEC promotes conservation by, for, and with local communities, ensuring that environmental protection goes hand in hand with local development and cultural integrity.

1.5M+

Mangroves Planted

5K+

Hectares Under Protection

19.5K+

Tonnes of Carbon Sequestered

400+

Women Earning Income

280+

Men Earning Income

5+

Income Generating Projects

3.7K+

See Turtles Protected

350+

Fishermen Supported

12+

Supporting Organizations

Our Vision

To facilitate and empower local people to manage and conserve natural resources within the social, cultural, and economic context of their communities. We strive to achieve this through the following objectives:

To develop and implement research and environmental conservation programmes that integrate community development and sustainable resource use
To design strategies and guidelines for the protection and conservation of endangered species, especially sea turtles.
To strengthen the capacity of local conservation groups and communities through training, knowledge sharing, and technical support.
To establish and manage sustainable funding streams for long-term conservation and management efforts.
To raise environmental awareness and promote conservation education among various stakeholders.