What is the Non-Permenance Buffer?

Each project is required to contribute a percentage of their climate benefit to the Plan Vivo Non-Permanence Buffer, which remains unsold and guarantees the integrity of Plan Vivo projects in the face of risks to permanence or potential reversals of emission reductions.

The Plan Vivo buffer comprises of an ex-ante pooled account and an ex-post pooled account, both located on the Markit environmental registry.  These certificates are sourced across all qualifying projects, and can be used to compensate for unexpected losses of carbon stocks or reversal of emission reductions. The proportion of credits that a project allocates to a buffer account is evaluated as part of the validation and registration process.

 

Current buffer pools

 

Contributing projects

Arbolivia	Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project (Sirebe)	Bujang Raba	CommuniTree
Drawa Rainforest	Durian Rambun	Emiti Nibwo Bolura	EthioTrees
Gula Gula	Halo Verde Timor Community Forest Carbon	Hiniduma Bio-link	Khasi Hills
Loru Forest	Nanga Lauk	Mikoko Pamoja	Pastures, Conseration, Climate Action
Rarakau	Rehabilitation of the Sahel (AGED)	Rehabilitation of the Sahel (REACH)	Trees for Global Benefits
Trees of Hope	Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape REDD	Vanga Blue Forest

 

 

Please note

• Those projects that have contributed to, and benefit from, the pooled non-permanence buffer account (listed above), are those that have been certified to, or have migrated to, the V4 Plan Vivo Standard and have generated PVCs.
• As of 31st December 2022, issuances from qualifying projects total 4,925,925 ex-ante and 1,249,686 ex-post PVCs.
• The Risk Buffer for projects under the V5 Standard has not yet been created. At the end of its first year after creation, this webpage will be updated to incorporate it.