developing and promoting a set of rigorous standards for evaluating climate, community and biodiversity impacts of land-based carbon projects

promotes understanding of this Kyoto Protocol instrument which provides for foreign investment in greenhouse gas emission reduction options while simultaneously addressing the issue of sustainable development

buys emission reduction for the Dutch government via Joint Implementation (JI) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM

a UNFCCC platform for exchange of information on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project opportunities

the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's market mechanism whereby industrialized countries receive credits by investing in emission reduction projects in developing countries

works with companies to encourage investments in carbon offsets projects that provide multiple benefits—carbon storage, biodiversity protection and local community development

the journal "Nature" presents the "Recent patterns and mechanisms of carbon exchange by terrestrial ecosystems" article which examines the effectiveness of terrestrial carbon sinks

promotes climate change solutions by providing high quality greenhouse gas offset projects and advancing sound offset policy

tracks and scrutinizes carbon sequestration projects related to the Kyoto Protocol; highlighting their threats to forests and other ecosystems, to forest peoples as well as to the climate

designs, develops and implements Clean Development Mechanism projects under the Kyoto Protocol in order to combat climate change and achieve sustainable development

contains all Clean Development Mechanism/Joint Implementaiton projects that have been sent for validation/determination, as well as baseline & monitoring methodologies

the US Energy Information Administration allows any company, organization or individual to establish a public record of emissions, reductions, or sequestration achievements in a national database