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Reputational Risk Primer

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This guidance was produced as part of an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant on Voluntary Carbon Markets carried out by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB. One barrier to landscape restoration projects engaging with voluntary carbon markets is the potential reputational risk associated with selling carbon credits. This primer is intended to increase awareness of some of the major risks that can be associated with engaging in voluntary carbon markets for restoration practitioners. 

8th September 2023

Demonstrating Additionality Primer

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This guidance was produced as part of an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant on Voluntary Carbon Markets carried out by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB. Carbon finance projects are required to be additional, meaning that the carbon emissions avoided or removed would not have occurred without the project taking place. However, requirements around additionality may vary by type of project, methodology and standard. This guidance aims to help landscape restoration projects navigate additionality requirements and produce high integrity credits which attract high quality buyers. 

Carbon Standards Database

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This database presents and categorises the various voluntary carbon market standards available to landscape restoration projects in Europe. It is intended for practitioners interested in exploring financing options through the voluntary carbon market and lays out the requirements and suitability of available carbon standards for generating income from ecosystem restoration activities that sequester carbon or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. For more detailed methods and analysis, please see the accompanying guidance document.

Case Study: Registering a peat bog rewetting project with a carbon standard, Cairngorms Connect

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This case study, produced by an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant led by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB, describes the process and decisions involved in setting up a peatland carbon project in the Highlands of Scotland.

25th July 2023

Case Study: Bringing carbon benefits to market, Făgăraș Mountains

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This case study, produced by an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant led by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB, describes the process and decisions involved in setting up a forest carbon project in southern Romania.

Case Study: Potential pathway to market for a grassland carbon project, Kakheti Steppes

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This case study, produced by an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant led by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB, describes the opportunities and challenges involved when considering whether to engage in carbon markets for a project working to restore the steppe grasslands in southeast Georgia.