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Voluntary Carbon Market Projects

Carbon Project Development for Landowners, Communities, and Corporates in the International Voluntary Carbon Market.

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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.

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Rarakau Rainforest Conservation Project. View of dense green forest with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Rarakau Rainforest Carbon Project
New Zealand

Ekos developed this project

Loru Forest Carbon Project, Vanuatu. A tropical island with dense green forest, palm trees, and clear blue water.

Loru Forest Carbon Project
Vanuatu

Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau and Live & Learn International

Drawa Rainforest Carbon Project, Fiji. Lush green tropical landscape with tall palm trees and dense forest, mountainous background with haze.

Drawa Rainforest Carbon Project
Fiji

Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau and Live & Learn International

Babatana Rainforest Carbon Project, Solomon Islands. A river flowing through a lush, green valley surrounded by forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Babatana Rainforest Carbon Project
Solomon Islands

Ekos led technical development in partnership with Nakau, NRDF, and Live & Learn International

How It Works

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Business Case

Detailed proposal. Sometimes called a Project Idea Note (PIN).

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Detailed business plan and management plan. Also called Project Description (PD).

Business Plan

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3rd-party audit demonstrating Business Plan compliance with Standard.

Validate

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Monitor

Implement, measure & report outcomes & impacts.

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3rd-party audit of monitoring report to verify beneficial impacts & issue carbon credits.

Verify and Issue

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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.

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