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Project Design
Effective, inclusive project design, development and management are the backbone of successful sustainable agriculture and credible carbon credit programs. Without robust, integrated strategies, projects often fail to deliver promised outcomes.
Our tailored frameworks and tools present clear pathways to quality projects that are based on best practices, from initial design through adaptive management. Our approach combines proven methods from the Open Standards and Participatory Design. We employ a formula that not only derisks projects; it sets them apart on quality and credibility. When well-implemented, our approach results in nature-based solutions that create climate resilience and tangible benefits for both biodiversity and community.
By ensuring measurable results and inclusive processes, we help clients build trust, meet third-party standards, secure long-term funding, and enable sustainable change that addresses both immediate environmental needs and systemic issues at the root cause of land degradation, deforestation and biodiversity loss.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Community ownership is essential to risk management and the success of sustainable agriculture and credible carbon credit programs. True community engagement is more than a conversation or consultation. It requires listening and sharing in decision making processes. Participatory approaches for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) protect indigenous and local community rights while ensuring transparent benefit negotiations and project planning that respects local priorities and traditional knowledge, and maintain community commitment. Our approach builds trust, reduce risks, and improves overall environmental outcomes.
For agricultural and carbon credit projects to deliver real climate benefits and support rural communities, transparent governance and inclusive decision-making are not just ethical imperatives—they're fundamental to program credibility, success and sustainability.
While always important, community engagement strategies look different for different types of projects. The type of project, type of community, and type of benefits will determine the approach and intended outputs.
Quality Assurance
We safeguard your Nature-based Solutions investments through comprehensive risk assessment that identifies critical gaps before they become costly problems. Our frameworks systematically evaluate existing projects against established best practices, recognized industry standards, and evolving regulatory requirements, pinpointing vulnerabilities that could undermine long-term success.Our approach ensures thorough gap analysis while delivering actionable mitigation strategies quickly, helping you strengthen project resilience, maintain compliance, and maximize return on investment in an increasingly complex climate and regulatory landscape.
Our quality assurance services help investors and projects identify and plug gaps, and enable leaders to differentiate by going beyond the label. Our team has experience building bespoke protocols, as well as benchmarking against standards such as Equitable Earth, Verra/CCB, Rainforest Alliance, Regenerative Organic Agriculture, and more.