WHAT IS THE FAIR CARBON PROJECT?

The Fair Carbon project is a collaboration between leading conservation NGOs and other stakeholders to make it easier to design, register and validate carbon projects. 

SIMPLY PUT:

1. Make the process more efficient 
2. Ensure projects are credible
3. Scale the number of projects

WHY?

• The current accreditation process for carbon projects is complicated
• Most potential projects do not have the expertise to do this on their own
• Accreditation often requires expensive outside consultants
• Drawing on the experience of our partners the Fair Carbon platform will provide:
  • Guides, instructions, decision trees and checklists to address the four major issues every project faces:
    • • LEGAL - Land Tenure issues
      • MANAGEMENT - Governance  
      • FINANCIAL - Funding the project
      • SCIENTIFIC - Conservation Critera

HOW?

• The Fair Carbon platform will guide projects through the process step-by-step
• Projects can then upload proof of their progress 
• This is then available for validation by third parties and investors
  
• The platform will be a connection hub for projects, validation and accreditation agencies and investors

The Fair Carbon platform is being developed now

We are in the Proof-of-Concept phase.  This includes:

• Developing this platform to deliver project design guides to the field and to permit projects to upload proof of progress
• This phase is limited to mangroves and is based on the Plan Vivo and Verra standards.  Other ecosystems and accreditation standards will be added later
• The system will be tested in pilot sites in Latin America, West Africa, East Africa, South Asia and Asia

During the Proof-of-Concept phase the system will only be fully available to the pilot sites.

However, other projects may register a project, view the content as it develops and receive updates as the Fair Carbon system is developed.