Carbon-Land Use & Forestry
All LUF Projects must follow the Gold Standard for the Global Goals Principles and Requirements, the Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement Requirements, t...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:24 PM
‘Emissions Reductions’ represent the reduction or sequestration of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). This ‘basket’ of gases within the ...
Fri, 13 Mar, 2020 at 2:03 PM
- Planting area should not have been forest for at least 10 years before the project start date AND at project start date (according to the definition of fo...
Fri, 13 Mar, 2020 at 2:03 PM
The quantity of carbon stored in a forest depends on factors such as geographical location, species, soil type, and climate. To ensure that no overestimatio...
Fri, 13 Mar, 2020 at 2:04 PM
Crediting periods are defined by each methodology. Approved methodologies are: Gold Standard A/R GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology, Go...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:13 PM
Eligible LUF Projects are entitled to generate verified emission reductions (VERs—carbon credits). Eligibility criteria are: Projects cannot have their pl...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:14 PM
LUF Projects can only be certified if their identified activity is eligible under an approved Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Impact Quantification meth...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:15 PM
In terms of timeline, we have estimated times but these depend heavily on the speed at which project developers can reply to the Corrective Action Requests ...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:15 PM
Preliminary Review: USD 3,500 paid to SustainCERT Validation audit: fee depends on each Validation and Verification Body (VVB). This must be discussed bet...
Mon, 9 Nov, 2020 at 12:07 PM
Projects can issue planned emission reductions (PERs - previously known as “validated certificates”) and verified emission reductions (VERs). PERs are “expe...
Fri, 3 Apr, 2020 at 3:16 PM