Good practice
★ 93
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 …
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- PES schemes · 216
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Good practice
★ 87
Bhutan for Life — Project Finance for Permanence (Bhutan)
Asia's first 'Project Finance for Permanence' secures 1.1 M ha of protected Himalayan forest in Bhutan via a USD 118 M public-private …
Good practice
★ 87
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+ …
Good practice
★ 87
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 …
Good practice
★ 87
Costa Rica Payments for Environmental Services (PSA / FONAFIFO)
Costa Rica's national PES, created by the 1996 Forest Law, has paid landowners US$565M to conserve 1.15M+ hectares for carbon, water, biodiversity …
Good practice
★ 87
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.