NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
Voluntary Carbon Market Projects
Carbon Project Development for Landowners, Communities, and Corporates in the International Voluntary Carbon Market.
Voluntary Carbon Market Projects
The international voluntary carbon market (VCM) operates through carbon standards, verification protocols, and carbon registries to enable many different types of carbon project including forests, soils, wetlands, blue carbon (relating to the ocean), agriculture, industrial processes, biochar and energy.
Ekos is experienced in developing VCM projects having developed/co-developed four projects so far.
Rarakau Rainforest Carbon Project - NZ
Ekos developed this project
Loru Forest Carbon Project - Vanuatu
Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau and Live & Learn International
Drawa Rainforest Carbon Project - Fiji
Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau and Live & Learn International
Babatana Rainforest Carbon Project - Solomon Islands
Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau, NRDF, and Live & Learn International
How It Works
Business Case
Detailed proposal. Sometimes called a Project Idea Note (PIN).
Detailed business plan and management plan. Also called Project Description (PD).
Business Plan
3rd-party audit demonstrating Business Plan compliance with Standard.
Validate
Monitor
Implement, measure & report outcomes & impacts.
3rd-party audit of monitoring report to verify beneficial impacts & issue carbon credits.
Verify and Issue
International Carbon Standards
Voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects need to be certified to internationally recognised carbon standards. This gives carbon offset buyers confidence that the carbon credits are real, additional, not double counted and have been measured, reported and verified to world’s best practice.
Each VCM standard has eligibility criteria for the activities supported by their certification system.
