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The CarbonFix Standard sets a quality benchmark for worldwide climate forestation projects. It has been developed by the non-profit organisation CarbonFix in cooperation with knowledge from experts in the field of forestry, climate change and development aid sectors. CarbonFix aims is to set a quality standard that combines criteria on sustainable forest management, CO2-fixation and permanence, without compromising its practical implementation.
The CarbonFix Standard consists of three parts (Terms, Criteria & Methodology and Procedures). The core of the Standard are the requirements described under the Criteria & Methodology:
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Transparency
Project developers as well as CO2 buyers can learn about climate forestation projects in a user-friendly way through our extensive website and the standardized templates. The website includes such features as Google Maps, a project-newsletter function and a
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Preconditions
The CarbonFix Standard sets preconditions to ensure that tree planting activities are
only taking place on areas where there was no forest before. Furthermore, only projects which require the additional financial means from the sale of CO2credits
to implement their project will become certified, also known as additionality. According to these
preconditions further aspects of the Standard were developed.
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Sustainable Forest Managment
Climate forestation projects are about more than just planting trees. In addition to creating new forests, it must be ensured that
participants act in a sustainable way. Only through the successful integration
of ecological, social, and economic values is it possible to set-up
and maintain a climate forestation project over the long-term.
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CO2-fixation
Together with the certification process, the current and future CO2-fixation
of a project is determined and repeatedly verified. Since many different factors are
involved in the calculation of CO2-fixation, the CarbonFix Standard uses strict rules
which have been developed by the UNFCCC - the climate change secretariat of
the United Nations.
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Permanence
To ensure the long-term continuity of forests in case of calamities (such as wind or fire) the CO2credits
are insured by a buffer of 30%. This, in combination with strict criteria
on quality and the know-how of project developers, ensures that the carbon
will be stored continuously by the planted forests. | |
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