The latest version of the Plan Vivo Standard builds on ongoing experiences, enhances clarity to the market, and helps create a more-scalable Standard. Access all available documents here. Read more
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Find out more about the pioneering Plan Vivo Biodiversity Standard (PV Nature). Read more
Acorn unlocks the international carbon market to smallholder farmers in the developing world. Acorn's framework and methodology is officially Plan Vivo certified. Find out more about the program here. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Ammper and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
An Approved Approach is a methodology or tool that is used in the quantification or justification of climate benefits, risk, additionality or monitoring data for a Plan Vivo project or prospective Plan Vivo project. Find out more about Approved Approaches and how to apply them. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified ArBolivia project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The ArBolivia project links smallholders across Bolivia with ethical timber investors, so planting trees to combat climate change and generating sustainable timber supply chains for buyers. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Arbor Day Foundation and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Babatana Rainforest Conservation project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Babatana Rainforest Conservation project works with indigenous land owners in Choiseul, Solomon Islands, to conserve their rainforests through sustainable land-use practices and community businesses. The project is a part of the Nakau Programme. Find out more about this here. Read more
Learn about what a carbon baseline is, how to estimate one, and how this can be used to estimate CO2 sequestered or mitigated for a forestry or sustainable land-use carbon project. Read more
We will soon be launching the Plan Vivo Biodiversity Standard (PV Nature). Find out more about the public consultation process and how to submit your feedback and comments here. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Bujang-Raba project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Bujang Raba project works with indigenous communities in Sumatra, Indonesia, to conserve the Bukti tropical rainforest and apply sustainable agroforestry activities. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Find out more about the UK carbon credit reseller C Level and the Plan Vivo-certified projects that you can often buy Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) from. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Ceezer and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Circular Ecology and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Climate Partner and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the French carbon credit reseller ClimateSeed and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Cloverly and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified CommuniTree project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The CommuniTree project works with smallholders across Nicaragua to plant trees and apply agroforestry practices. Monitoring is done through their pioneering web and mobile app (formerly known as FARM-TRACE). Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Find out how to get in touch with the Plan Vivo Foundation. Read more
How much does it cost to register a Plan Vivo project? Find out more about the costs and fees of certification here. Read more
Find out more about the USA carbon credit reseller Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP) and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about ex-ante and ex-post crediting systems, and the monitoring and annual reporting requirements that Plan Vivo-certified projects must fulfil. Read more
View all documents associated with the Plan Vivo Standard V4.0, including the Plan Vivo Standard itself, governance documents, guidance documents, Approved Approaches and templates. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Drawa Rainforest project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Drawa Rainforest project works with indigenous land owners in Vanua Levu, Fiji, to conserve their rainforests through sustainable land-use practices and community businesses. The project is a part of the Nakau Programme. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Durian Rambun project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Durian Rambun project works with indigenous communities in Jambi, Indonesia, to conserve and restore the natural rainforest. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
EatCO2 is a trusted reseller that helps actors in the food industry to become climate positive. Find out more about the organisation and the Plan Vivo projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the French carbon credit reseller EcoProfit and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Emiti Nibwo Bolura project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Emiti Nibwo Bolura project works with smallholder communities in Tanzania to apply sustainable tree-planting (reforestation) and agroforestry. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Environmental and social safeguards policies aim to ensure that participants’ human rights are respected and that any risks are managed and addressed. Plan Vivo projects incorporate many aspects of environmental and social (E&S) safeguarding. Find out more here. Read more
Learn more about how to estimate carbon/CO2 emission reductions for a forestry or sustainable land-use project. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified EthioTrees project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The EthioTrees project works with communities in the Tembian Highlands of Ethiopia to sustainably restore degraded pasture land by assisted natural regeneration activities. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Learn about the positive impacts that Plan Vivo projects have had on the environment and local communities, such as trees planted, carbon reductions achieved, and PES payments to participants. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Fairatmos and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
Find out more about the Netherlands/Dutch carbon credit reseller FairShares and the Plan Vivo-certified projects that you can often buy Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) from. Read more
This Plan Vivo certified project run by FarmStrong in Ivory Coast supports cocoa farmers in Soubre and Abengourou become more resilient by transitioning from cultivated land to agroforestry. Read more
Find out more about the carbon credit reseller Forest Carbon and the Plan Vivo-certified projects they support. Read more
The Gula Gula Food Forest program (GGFFP) restores degraded land in the Singkarak river basin, West Sumatra province. The project integrates Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR) techniques with planted agroforestry species, with carbon income and the processing of agroforestry products boosting local incomes and employment opportunities. Read more
View documentation from the Gula Gula Food Forest Programme, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Halo Verde project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Halo Verde project works with smallholder communities in Timor Leste (East Timor) to plant trees, apply agroforestry and assisted natural regeneration activities. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
View documentation from the Hieu Commune Plan Vivo-certified REDD+ project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more