Guidance document to help those working on ecosystem restoration in Europe to understand and navigate their options when considering whether to engage with voluntary carbon markets to finance their projects. This guidance was developed as part of an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant led by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB to help demystify carbon markets.

This primer aims to provide an overview of existing blue carbon projects worldwide and developing blue carbon standards in Europe. It was produced as part of an Advancing and Applying Knowledge grant led by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB to help restoration projects navigate carbon markets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This document describes the methods to produce the Carbon Standards Database and presents a summary analysis of the findings. It 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. 

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. 

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. 

This decision tree 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 to help guide ecosystem restoration projects through the different stages of engaging with voluntary carbon markets. 

A webinar introducing the Advancing and Applying Knowledge project on Voluntary Carbon Markets carried out by UNEP-WCMC, Fauna & Flora and the RSPB. The webinar describes the challenges and opportunities of engaging in voluntary carbon markets and introduces the various outputs produced by this project. 

A policy and legal primer describing the key legal, regulatory and policy considerations for nature-based carbon finance projects.

There are a wide range of potential costs that need to be considered when ecosystem restoration projects are engaging with voluntary carbon markets. This tool aims to help ecosystem restoration projects to carry out a preliminary financial feasibility analysis, to understand whether additional revenue from carbon finance is a viable and necessary option.