Designed to align with the Paris Agreement and Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS4GG) requirements, this methodology enables the quantification of carbon sequestration across different plantation strategies on eligible non-forest land. The methodology ensures high-integrity alignment with Global and Host Country climate goals while managing permanence and leakage risks.
Methodological Framework: Modules & Strategies
To accommodate diverse land-use goals, the methodology is organized into five distinct Modules based on project strategy:
- Commercial & Restorative Forestry: Covering industrial timber production and non-commercial native woodland re-establishment.
- Agroforestry (Production & Subsistence): Integrating carbon removal with commercial supply chains or local food security and soil health.
- Revegetation: Tailored options for small-cluster planting and community-led initiatives, allowing for the "stacking" of modules to reflect complex, real-world land use.
Compliance Tracks
A key focus of this consultation is the option of 3 compliance tracks, which scales technical requirements based on project strategy and scale: Track 1 (Dynamic Baselines by matched pixels), Track 2 (dynamic Regional Aggregates), and Track 3 (Capped Static Exceptions for smallholders). These tracks provide the necessary inclusivity for small-scale developers without compromising the scientific rigor of biogenic carbon pool measurements, and Soil Organic Carbon (SOC).