In August 2007 we prepared the documentation certification under the Climate & Community Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA).
This is a partnership between leading companies, NGOs and research institutes seeking to promote integrated solutions to land management around the world. With this goal in mind, the CCBA has developed voluntary standards to help design and identify land management projects that simultaneously minimize climate change, support sustainable development and conserve biodiversity. CCB Standards evaluate land-based carbon mitigation projects in the early stages of development. The CCB Standards foster the integration of best-practice and multiple-benefit approaches into project design and evolution. The Standards:
- Identify projects that simultaneously address climate change, support local communities and conserve biodiversity.
- Promote excellence and innovation in project design.
- Mitigate risk for investors and increase funding opportunities for project developers.
CCBA Standards comprise 15 required criteria and 8 optional "point-scoring" criteria. Once a project has been designed, a third-party evaluator will use indicators to determine if individual criteria are satisfied. Only projects that use best practices and deliver significant climate, community and biodiversity benefits will earn CCB approval. Silver or Gold status is awarded to exceptionally designed projects that go beyond the basic requirements. Such Gold and Silver projects will use primarily native species, enhance water and soil resources, build community capacity, and adapt to climate change and climate variability.
Please read more at http://www.climate-standards.org/.
The Project has been put up at the CCBA website for public comments from 17 October to 7 November 2007.
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