Our Mission
Building the Infrastructure for Ocean Conservation Finance
MCC is not just a marketplace, and not just a registry — it is the institutional and digital framework needed to make ocean-based projects credible, measurable, and investable. We combine scientific rigor, AI-powered verification, and global standards to deliver the world's first truly ocean-native conservation credit system.
The ocean is critically important to climate, biodiversity, fisheries, and global ecological stability, yet it receives less than 1% of climate finance and remains deeply underrepresented in existing environmental credit systems. MCC is being built to close that gap — providing marine conservation projects with the same institutional rigor, market transparency, and financing mechanisms that have proven transformative for land-based conservation.
Platform Architecture
The Six MCC Layers
From standard-setting to credit issuance — six integrated layers that ensure every marine conservation credit is rigorous, transparent, and impactful.
The Opportunity
Why the Ocean Needs MCC
The ocean faces unprecedented challenges — and an extraordinary opportunity for finance and conservation.
Ocean Share of Climate Finance
Despite covering 71% of Earth and storing 50x more carbon than the atmosphere, oceans receive less than 1% of global climate finance.
Annual Conservation Funding Gap
The world needs $350 billion annually for ocean conservation — we currently spend less than $10 billion.
Marine Biodiversity Loss
Coastal ecosystems have declined by 35% in the past 50 years. Mangroves, seagrass, and kelp forests are disappearing faster than rainforests.
People Dependent on Ocean Fisheries
Over 1.3 billion people depend on marine fisheries for food security and livelihoods — all threatened by ecosystem collapse.
What MCC Enables
- ✓Direct financing for marine conservation projects globally
- ✓Recognition of biodiversity value beyond carbon alone
- ✓Transparent tracking of conservation outcomes in real time
- ✓Investment-grade environmental credits for institutional buyers
- ✓Support for coastal communities and indigenous rights
- ✓Contribution to Paris Agreement and Kunming-Montreal Framework targets