Plan Vivo technical assistance

ECCM continues to provide technical assistance to Plan Vivo projects and organisations interested in developing them. The Plan Vivo System provides a framework for projects to generate and manage the delivery of verifiable carbon credits (Plan Vivo Certificates) from land use projects in a way that promotes sustainable terrestrial ecosystems and rural livelihoods. Eligible carbon sequestration activities include community-based agroforestry, reforestation, restoration of degraded forests, and forest conservation and management in developing countries.

Plan Vivo projects work by aggregating the efforts and enterprise of large numbers of small scale farmers in a cost-effective way, with the carbon finance providing the catalyst for community action. Established standards, procedures and administrative and technical models ensure projects are robust and the methods for measuring and monitoring carbon benefits are rigorous. Technical assistance, training and monitoring are provided by local staff and international experts such as ECCM.

To find out more, visit the Plan Vivo website at www.planvivo.org