Understanding whether carbon offset projects are operating correctly
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Are you part of a community whose territory hosts a carbon project or one where it is being proposed? Are you researching the results of REDD+ projects, which promise to channel private funding to prevent deforestation in our tropical forests? Do you work for a company seeking to offset its greenhouse gas emissions with carbon credits? Are you interested in how the voluntary carbon market is working in Latin America, including in the Amazon?
These tools in the platform Anatomy of the Carbon Market will allow you to see REDD+ projects that exist in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, as well as who is developing, auditing, and certifying them, and whether they have encountered any problems. Greater journalistic and citizen scrutiny can help ensure that this climate solution works as it should, truly benefiting local communities that conserve ecosystems central to mitigating the global climate crisis.
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On the platform, users will find:
- key information about carbon projects in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru
- an interactive map
- the connections of carbon market initiatives or actors to projects, companies, and people
- journalistic stories
Anatomy of the Carbon Market is presented by El Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística (CLIP), in partnership with InfoAmazonia, OjoPúblico, the Pulitzer Center, and Instituto Serrapilheira.
How was this project done?
This platform gathers data on REDD+ projects and the carbon value chain, collected from public records, technical documents, and corporate databases. The complete methodology and all sources are documented to ensure transparency.
