Program Overview
Supporting land use projects in addressing climate change, benefitting local communities and smallholders, and conserving biodiversity.
How It Works
Projects developed under the CCB Program must follow a rigorous assessment process to be certified.

CCB STANDARDS
The CCB Standards (PDF) lay out the rules and requirements that all projects must follow in order to be certified.
INDEPENDENT AUDITING
All CCB projects are subject to desk and field audits by qualified independent third parties to ensure that they meet the standards and apply their methodologies properly.
ACCOUNTING METHODS
Projects select appropriate and defensible methods to quantify project benefits to meet the CCB Standards requirements.
REGISTRY SYSTEM
The Verra Registry is the central repository for all information and documentation related to CCB projects. The registry facilitates public comment periods, and records the generation, retirement, and cancellation of all Verified Carbon Units that bear a CCB label, which indicates that an emission reduction unit was generated during a CCB-verified period.
The CCB Standards are managed by Verra but were developed through a multi-stakeholder process by the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance, a partnership of CARE, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, the Rainforest Alliance and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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Starting a Project: What to Expect
Looking to develop a project using the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards? This section outlines important information you should know before you begin.
1. Before You Begin
2. Fees and Finances
3. How to Certify a Project
CCB at a glance
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52
Projects
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298M+
CCB-labeled VCUs
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48+
Countries with projects using the CCB Standards