Four technical reports were prepared under WACA to estimate the economic value of mangrove areas in Guinea and Ghana and understand the role of women in mangroves’ conservation and restoration. The reports were prepared WACA with financial support from the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS) and Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES), and PROBLUE Trust Fund. PROBLUE is an umbrella trust fund that supports a sustainable and integrated development of marine and coastal resources in healthy oceans.

• West Africa Coastal Areas High‑Level Platform Benefits of Mangrove Afforestation and Restoration Programs in Guinea‑Conakry: the study estimates the total economic value (TEV) of current mangrove areas in Guinea, considering the whole range of benefits from mangroves; and uses those estimated values in economic cost‑benefit analyses. Read Story 
• West Africa Coastal Areas High-Level Platform Benefits of Mangrove Afforestation and Restoration Programs in Ghana: the study estimates the total economic value (TEV) of current mangrove areas in Guinea, considering the whole range of benefits from mangroves; and uses those estimated values in economic cost‑benefit analyses. Read Story 
• Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Guinea-Conakry: the objective of the current study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between women and mangroves and understand the role of women in the use and rehabilitation of mangroves in the Republic of Guinea. Read Story 
• Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Ghana: the objective of this study was to assist understanding of the nexus between mangrove cultivation and restoration, and women in coastal Ghana by covering two broad areas: women’s use of mangroves and women’s role in conservation and restoration of mangroves. Read Story