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Good practice ★ 93 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

UK Peatland Code

The UK's quality-assurance standard for peatland restoration: it issues verified carbon units for rewetting degraded peat, delivering bundled carbon, water and biodiversity …

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Good practice ★ 87 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative (Tanzania)

Africa's first FSC community forest (2009): MCDI supports 40+ communities managing 410,000+ ha of Tanzanian miombo woodland, with 150,000 ha FSC-certified. REDD+ …

Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
Good practice ★ 87 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Katingan Mentaya REDD+ Peatland Conservation Project (Indonesia)

World's largest forest-based avoided-emissions project: 157,875 ha of tropical peatland in Central Kalimantan verified at 7.5M tCO2e/yr under Verra VCS+CCB Gold, protecting …

Palangkaraya, Indonesia
Good practice ★ 87 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Green Heart of Cork: PES in the Portuguese montado

Since 2011, companies reward cork-oak landowners in Coruche/Chamusca/Ponte de Sor for FSC-certified good management that protects the Tejo-Sado aquifer and montado biodiversity.

Coruche, Portugal
Good practice ★ 80 Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Noel Kempff Mercado Climate Action Project (Bolivia)

Since 1997, TNC and partners paid Bolivia to retire logging rights on ~600,000 ha of Amazon/Cerrado forest bordering Noel Kempff Mercado National …

San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
Good practice ★ 73 Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFRP)

World's first commodity-based REDD+ programme: 5.9 M ha of Ghana's High Forest Zone with 140,000+ cocoa farmers in 6 hotspot areas. World …

Kumasi, Ghana