The Green Standard, Forestry-based, Conservation Carbon Credits for the Voluntary Markets

Having an agreed formula for credits is essential for the credibility of the carbon markets, for the value of the credits, and the underlying integrity of the programme itself.

The VALIDATION STANDARD is set by BioCarb Consultants (BC - http://www.biocarbon.net) from Germany. BC have principals who sit on the IPCC, which advises the UNFCC on forestry-based credits and particularly the REDD Programme. The forestry carbon standard they are setting is no less structured and transparent than the REDD Programme, but it is designed to extract value from the forestry projects more quickly and efficiently.

By using simple logic and a more flexible approach to the validation schedule, these credits can come to market quicker, stop deforestation sooner and therefore have the impact that the carbon markets were created for....now!