VCS, CCBA Join Forces on Forestry Projects

By Carbon Finance The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance…

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…