Nature-based Credits
Nature-based solutions you can choose with confidence
Nature-based projects can deliver powerful climate, nature and community outcomes - when they are designed and managed well.
Our project development experience gives us first-hand insight into what works on the ground - including the importance of working with local communities. We use that expertise to select strong partners, assess project quality and help you manage key considerations such as additionality, permanence, leakage and delivery risk.
- Environmental integrity
- Additionality
- Permanence
- Impact and risk
Find the right nature-based solution for your goals
Nature-based solutions conserve, restore and improve ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, wetlands and coastal environments - helping nature absorb and store carbon while delivering wider benefits for people and biodiversity.
We help you select projects that align with the outcomes that matter to your business.
Afforestation and reforestation (ARR)
Restore degraded landscapes, remove carbon from the atmosphere and support wider benefits for nature and communities.
Forest conservation (REDD+)
Protect threatened forests, avoid future emissions and support biodiversity and local communities.
Improved forest management (IFM)
Improve the way forests are managed to increase carbon storage, strengthen resilience and support long-term forest health.
Mangroves and blue carbon
Protect and restore coastal and marine ecosystems that store carbon while supporting biodiversity and resilience.
Peatlands
Restore wetland ecosystems benefiting biodiversity and local water sources as well as reducing emissions from drained and damaged wetlands.
Soil Carbon and agriculture
Reduce emissions from soil degradation and food production while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
Grasslands
Avoid and remove emissions through projects that conserve and restore prairies, plains, and savannahs.
Afforestation and reforestation (ARR)
Restore degraded landscapes, remove carbon from the atmosphere and support wider benefits for nature and communities.
Forest conservation (REDD+)
Protect threatened forests, avoid future emissions and support biodiversity and local communities.
Improved forest management (IFM)
Improve the way forests are managed to increase carbon storage, strengthen resilience and support long-term forest health.
Mangroves and blue carbon
Protect and restore coastal and marine ecosystems that store carbon while supporting biodiversity and resilience.
Peatlands
Restore wetland ecosystems benefiting biodiversity and local water sources as well as reducing emissions from drained and damaged wetlands.
Soil Carbon and agriculture
Reduce emissions from soil degradation and food production while promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
Grasslands
Avoid and remove emissions through projects that conserve and restore prairies, plains, and savannahs.
What are nature-based credits?
Understand how nature-based credits work, the different project types available and what to look for when assessing quality.
FAQs
- What are nature-based solutions?
Nature-based solutions conserve, restore or improve the management of natural ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, wetlands and coastal environments. In doing so, they can help avoid greenhouse gas emissions or remove and store carbon from the atmosphere, while also supporting biodiversity and communities.
- How do nature-based projects generate carbon credits?
Nature-based projects can generate credits by avoiding future emissions - for example, by preventing deforestation - or by removing carbon from the atmosphere as forests and other ecosystems grow and store carbon.
- How is permanence managed?
Permanence is an important consideration for nature-based projects. Projects use a combination of monitoring, long-term management plans, buffer mechanisms and other safeguards to help manage the risk of stored carbon being reversed.
- What happens if a forest project is affected by fire?
Fire risk is assessed as part of project design and ongoing management. Depending on the standard and project type, safeguards such as buffer pools, monitoring and risk-management plans can help account for potential reversals.
- What is leakage?
Leakage occurs when protecting or changing land use in one place causes emissions to increase somewhere else. High-quality projects assess this risk and put measures in place to monitor and minimise it.
- Why are local communities important to nature-based projects?
Long-term success often depends on working with the people who live in and depend on the landscapes a project protects or restores. Strong projects involve local communities, respect rights and local knowledge, and create benefits that give people a stake in maintaining the project's outcomes over time.
- Who benefits from nature-based projects?
Benefits can extend across ecosystems and communities - from protecting plant and animal life to supporting farmers, local livelihoods and people who depend on the land and natural resources around them.
- How do you assess nature-based projects?
We combine rigorous selection criteria with practical project development experience to assess factors including additionality, permanence, leakage, environmental integrity, safeguards, community engagement and delivery capability.
- Can nature-based projects deliver benefits beyond carbon?
Yes. Many projects also support biodiversity, ecosystem protection, livelihoods, community development, water security and resilience. We can help you select projects that align with the outcomes most important to your organisation.
Not sure if nature-based credits are right for your business?
Our experts can help you build a balanced portfolio that meets your business goals and budget.
