This report is a REDD+ resource. Published by Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy in November 2022, it covers the seven REDD+ standards, as well as the sources of finance for which they are eligible. The goal is to simplify the understanding of various standards, funding sources, and markets for REDD+ in order to facilitate access to REDD+ finance.
This whitepaper was published in November 2022 by Climate Impact X, Conservation International, Emergent, Natural Climate Solutions Alliance and the Wildlife Conservation Society. It explains the term ‘High Forest Low Deforestation (HFLD)’ and sets out how carbon credits generated from these geographies can be used in corporate decarbonisation strategies. If your business wants to make a more informed decision about HFLD carbon credits, this resource is for you.
What is nature tech? What does it measure? And how can it help address the climate and nature crises? Published by Nature4Climate in September 2022, this report is relevant to both project developers and corporates who want to understand how nature tech could benefit them. It discusses the potential of nature tech to build trust, reduce costs and increase accuracy.
This whitepaper from The World Economic Forum speaks to corporates seeking to help halt and reverse deforestation. Released in September 2022, it advocates for jurisdictional approaches to REDD+ as a forest protection strategy and highlights case studies from Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana and Vietnam. These examples are helpful for those looking to understand how large-scale forest protection works in practice.
This guidance document from The World Resources Institute explains how nature-based carbon credits can support decarbonisation through 2040. Published in June 2022, it recommends the voluntary carbon market adopt guardrails to better align itself with two principles: carbon projects should respect the rights of Indigenous people and a company must already be on an emission reduction pathway before purchasing carbon credits.
Produced by The World Resources Institute, this document guides the voluntary use of carbon credits generated by nature-based solutions, particularly those generated beyond an organization’s value chain. Developed by a WRI working group in June 2022, it is focused on nature-based solutions and markets and acts as a one-stop resource to discover the Institute’s latest thinking on nature-based solutions.
Blue Carbon works with marine ecosystems to deliver climate mitigation solutions. It is an area of nature-based solutions that is increasingly capturing corporate attention. Published by McKinsey in May 2022, this report is essential reading for business leaders interested in purchasing credits from blue carbon projects as it breaks down the available solutions into the categories established, emerging and nascent. This can help inform future decarbonisation strategies.
This report from The Environmental Defense Fund questions the security of investing in soil carbon storage. Published in May 2022, it does not think that soil carbon science has developed enough to make these projects a worthwhile investment compared to other nature-based solutions available. NOTE: Soil has an immense capacity to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere. These methodologies are constantly improving and evolving.
This report from the European Commission considers nature-based solutions within the context of a circular economy. Published in January 2022, it discusses how solutions that work with nature to mitigate the climate crisis can complement the circular economy model and asks how these solutions can be scaled.
Published in November 2021, this report complements The World Wildlife Fund’s ‘Blueprint for Corporate Action on Climate and Nature’ report which guides corporate target setting. This report can support its carbon credit implementation after a company has reduced its internal emission reductions. It shares guidelines for searching for climate mitigation solutions and argues that companies should prioritise those that benefit people, nature and the climate.