The latest version of the Plan Vivo Standard builds on ongoing experiences, enhances clarity to the market, and helps create a more-scalable Standard. Whilst awaiting the outcome of the public consultation process (now closed), you can access all draft documents here. Read more
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Acorn is an initiative developed by Rabobank. Through agroforestry initiatives, the Acorn program 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
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
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Babatan 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 Program. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. 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
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 French carbon credit reseller ClimateSeed and the Plan Vivo-certified projects that you can often buy Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) from. 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. The project was the original developer of the monitoring software FARM-TRACE. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. 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 that you can often buy Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) from. 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 Foundation, including the Plan Vivo Standard, 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 Program. 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 that they often have credits for. 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
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. Also see what awards these projects have won. 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
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
The Hieu Commune REDD+ project is Vietnam’s first REDD+ project, protecting forested areas in three M’nam ethnic minority villages within Kon Tum Province. 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 Hiniduma Bio-Link project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Hiniduma Bio-Link project works with smallholder communities in Sri Lanka to conserve and restore Sri Lanka's last remaining rainforests 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
Read about the main procedural and governance changes that will occur when the new Plan Vivo Standard is released. We welcome any feedback on these changes. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Khasi Hills project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
India's first community-based REDD+ project, Khasi Hills project works with communities to conserve and restore cloud forest, sacred groves and watersheds. 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 Loru Forest project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The award-winning Loru Forest project (also known as Ser-Thiac) works with indigenous communities on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, to conserve village forests (REDD) and apply sustainable agroforestry practices. The project is a part of the Nakau Program. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Plan Vivo projects and Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) are registered on the Markit Environmental Registry. Here, anyone can view the carbon credits that they have bought, in addition to who currently holds carbon credits. Find out more about Markit, how to view the registry, and how to get a Markit account. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Mikoko Pamoja project (a blue carbon project), including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The award-winning Mikoko Pamoja project is the world's first blue carbon project. Led by the Gazi Bay community, it restores and preserves mangroves and seagrass habitats. 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 Swiss carbon credit reseller myclimate and the Plan Vivo-certified projects that you can often buy Plan Vivo Certificates (PVCs) from. Read more
View documentation from the Plan Vivo-certified Nanga Lauk project, including the Project Design Document (PDD), technical specifications, annual reports and audit reports. Read more
The Nanga Lauk project works with indigenous communities in Indonesia to conserve village rainforests, apply sustainable land-use practices and gain legal rights for locals. Find out more about this project, its social and environmental benefits, and how it contributes to the SDGs. Read more
Plan Vivo projects must contribute to the Plan Vivo Non-Permanence Buffer. This guarantees the integrity of Plan Vivo projects in the face of risks to permanence or potential reversals of emission reductions. Find out more here. Read more