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From Ridge to Reef: Conservation and Community in Guatemala

In the Caribbean region of Guatemala, 60 local communities are uniting to conserve tropical forests, leading to decreased carbon emissions and increased access to healthcare, education, and community services.

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Guatemala

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At Verra, impact is both our mission and our measure.

We accelerate the transition to a sustainable future by channeling finance to environmental and social projects across the globe. With over 3,400 active projects in 125 countries and more than 1 billion carbon credits issued through our Verified Carbon Standard Program, our work speaks through results. Every credit reflects real, measurable outcomes that reduce emissions, restore ecosystems, and uplift communities. The stories featured here show how our high-integrity standards translate into tangible benefits for people and planet; These projects advance global climate goals while supporting biodiversity, gender equity, and sustainable development around the world.

Empowering Households with Clean Cookstoves in Rwanda

Methodology: VM0050 Energy Efficiency and Fuel-Switch Measures in Cookstoves, v1.0

Rwanda

Regenerating Farmland and Futures from Ukraine to the UK

Methodology: Revision to VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management, v2.0

Ukraine has long been known as a breadbasket of the world, home to some of the planet’s richest soils and a critical supplier of food. But war has strained both

Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

Denmark, Europe, Ukraine, United Kingdom

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From Ridge to Reef: Conservation and Community in Guatemala

Methodology: VM0015 Methodology for Avoided Unplanned Deforestation, v1.2

Early one morning in the coastal Guatemalan town of Livingston, Mayra Lineth Pop Maquin rings a bell outside of a one-story beige building. “The clinic is now open!” she calls

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)

Guatemala

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Restoring Pakistan’s Mangroves to Protect Climate, Communities, and Coastlines

Methodology: VM0033 Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration, v2.1

Laced with creeks and tidal river channels, its coastline dense with mangroves, the Indus River Delta fans out into the Arabian Sea. The delta, located primarily in the Sindh province

Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR), Wetlands Restoration and Conservation (WRC)

Pakistan

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Mahogany Farming in India: Growing Trees, Growing Livelihoods

Methodology: AR-ACM0003: Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands

In 2020, Bhaskar Madhav Mule took a chance on a tree. At the time, the practice of growing crops and trees alongside one another, known as agrisilviculture, was new to…

Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR)

India

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Protecting the Beating Green Heart of South America in Paraguay

Methodology: VM0007 REDD+ Methodology Framework (REDD+MF), v1.8

While ecological efforts in the neighboring Amazon receive more global attention, the Gran Chaco is no less important. More than twice the size of California, it is South America’s second-largest forest….

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)

Paraguay

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Planting Trees, Growing Futures in Kenya

Methodology: AR-ACM0003: Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands

“The climate here has changed. I wish you were here four years ago. It was extremely hot. Now because of the trees we have planted here, we can see it

Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR)

Kenya

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Turning Plastic Waste into Opportunity in Senegal

Methodology: PWRM0001 Plastic Waste Collection Methodology, v1.1

“I’ve spent almost 15 years here. I work with women and men to collect plastic. Without our presence, the waste would have already overflowed onto the road and into the

Plastic Waste Reduction

Senegal

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Verra Projects Through an External Lens

These stories, produced by outside organizations, spotlight the people and places behind Verra-certified impact.

American Forest Foundation

Film produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions for the American Forest Foundation. The mission of the American Forest Foundation is to deliver meaningful conservation impact through the empowerment of family…

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Madagascar Clean Cookstove Project

In Madagascar, 450,000 clean cookstoves are cutting emissions by over 1.1 million tCO₂e each year. Locally made and distributed, these stoves reduce deforestation, improve health, and empower women—driving real climate…

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South Africa Grassland Management Project

Sequestering carbon in 90,000 hectares of perennial South African grasslands, supporting native wildlife, agricultural resilience and local farming livelihoods.

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REDD+ Sur del Meta

In Colombia’s Meta region, 985 families are protecting 77,000 hectares of forest through sustainable farming and livestock practices. The REDD+ Sur del Meta project avoids ~260,000 tCO₂e annually, restoring peace…

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Fiji Clean Cookstove Project

Distribution of 53,473 energy efficient cookstoves to Fijian communities that reduce emissions and combat deforestation.

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