Avoided Deforestation (REDD)

Deforestation makes up 20% of global carbon emissions and the REDD framework provides a mechanism for the carbon markets to finance conservation.

Citola identifies land where a community or landowner depend on deforesting landscapes for survival and then works with the relevant authorities and forestry partners to structure projects that preserve and maintain the forests by providing financial compensation to the original inhabitants.

By preventing the deforestation the carbon stored in the trees is not released into the atmosphere and, through appropriate structures, documentation and verification can result in carbon offsets that can be certified against carbon standards such as the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS).

The project development process consists of:

  1. Identifying, modelling and analysing the land for carbon potential
  2. Developing Project Idea Note (PIN)
  3. Developing Project Design Document (PDD)
  4. External auditing of PDD
  5. Developing an Implementation Plan
  6. Project Implemnation

The carbon offsets can be sold into the global carbon markets.