Colombia Gets World’s First VCS Validated and Verified REDD Project on Collective Lands

By Mongabay.com A conservation project in Colombia has broken new ground in the world of…

VCS Launches Framework to Harmonize REDD Accounting, Crediting

By Valerie Volcovici of Reuters Point Carbon A leading voluntary carbon market accounting program launched…

VCS to Support Voluntary CO₂ Market in Colombia

By Marcelo Teixeira of Reuters Point Carbon The voluntary carbon market’s widely used carbon accounting…

Initiative Launches to Boost Demand for REDD+ Credits

By Mongabay Five large corporations have launched an effort to boost demand for carbon credits…

VCS Approves First Soil Carbon Offset Program

By Valerie Volcovici of Thomson Reuters A World Bank-designed program to cut farming emissions in Africa using…

VCS and Chilean Exchange Team up to Speed Project Development

By Daniel Kandy of Ecosystem Marketplace Latin America could become a model of low-carbon development…

Can Voluntary Carbon Standards Simplify Rule Books Without Losing Rigor?

By Michael Coren of Ecosystem Marketplace Voluntary carbon standards are busy fine-tuning themselves for the…