ERA works with independent landowners, regional and state governments, land trusts, conservation NGOs, and intermediaries to evaluate, implement, verify and commercialize forest carbon projects around the world. ERA provides project development and co-development services, including carbon modeling, financing and consulting.
ERA has a successful track record of project origination, implementation and commercialization which has facilitated expertise in the leading carbon market standards and protocols, including:
- Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
- Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
- Reduced Emissions from Degradation and Deforestation + (REDD+)
- Forest Carbon Offset Protocol (FCOP)
- Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA)
- International Standards Organization 14064-2 (ISO)
- Plan Vivo
- CarbonFix (CFS)
ERA is experienced and interested in developing forestry projects of the following types:
A/R (Afforestation/Reforestation)
A/R is defined as the human-induced conversion of non-forested land to forested land through planting, seeding and/or the promotion of natural seed sources on land that was at one time forested but that has been converted to non-forest land. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the difference between afforestation and reforestation is the length of time the land was devoid of forest: over 50 years in the case of afforestation and under 50 years in the case of reforestation.
REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation)
REDD project activities reduce GHG emissions by slowing or stopping conversion of forests to non-forest land and/or reducing the degradation of forest land where forest biomass is being reduced. To act against deforestation and degradation, these projects implement conservation activities and/or activities to counter the causes of the deforestation and degradation.
IFM (Improved Forest Management)
Improved forest management projects implement long-term changes to forest management practices that reduce emissions and increase carbon stock on the project’s forest lands.
