Community guidelines for accessing forestry voluntary carbon ... - FAO
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<strong>Community</strong> <strong>guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>accessing</strong> <strong>for</strong>estry <strong>voluntary</strong> <strong>carbon</strong> markets<br />
the VCM, and decide which ones apply best to each specific situation.<br />
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, <strong>Community</strong>, and<br />
Biodiversity (CCB) standards are the standards most often used <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong>estry and land-use projects.<br />
The VCS was the standard of choice <strong>for</strong> most <strong>for</strong>estry VCM projects in<br />
2010, accounting <strong>for</strong> a projected volume of 15.6 MtCO2e of <strong>carbon</strong><br />
credits, which was more than half of the total volume that project<br />
developers committed to deliver that year. Furthermore, 25 projects<br />
reported using the CCB Standards in 2010, covering well over half of<br />
that year’s total market volume (see Figures 6 and 7).<br />
Figure 6: Verification standards market share 2010<br />
Note: Projects must be verified under a <strong>carbon</strong> quantification standard in order to be issues<br />
verified offset credits.<br />
*Several projects reported contracting offsets and only applying the CCB Standards. CCB<br />
certification alone will not result in credit issuance. The label “CCB Alone” is solely intended to<br />
distinguish these transactions from those that have applied no standards at all.<br />
Source: Ecosystem Maketplace<br />
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