FORESTRY PROJECT 3
High-Integrity Forest Carbon Labs
Overview
A key part of our work is pioneering transparency and scientific rigor in carbon markets through our High-Integrity Forest Carbon Labs (HIFCLs). Located in biodiversity hotspots, these labs serve as centers of excellence that pilot the world’s most credible forest-carbon protocols, MRV systems, and inclusive finance tools.
Opportunity
With rising global demand for high-integrity carbon credits, our labs are positioned as global benchmarks for credibility, co-benefits, and governance. They offer a replicable model for verifying carbon impacts while supporting resilient livelihoods and ecosystems globally.
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo: Tima Miroshenko
Adam Caar
Developer
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Innovation
We integrate advanced technologies—drones, LIDAR, AI-based biomass modeling, and real-time carbon dashboards—to track carbon and biodiversity outcomes. These labs also trial new social impact verification protocols, aligning carbon science with community realities.
Pioneering Sustainable
Agroforestry
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Adam Caar
Developer
Photo: Tima Miroshenko
Adam Caar
Developer
Photo: Kemp Research
Adam Caar
Developer
Resilient Cities: Circular
Ecology Parks
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Financing
Adam Caar
Developer
ReGreening: Community
Reforestation
Photo: Thomas Elliot
Partnerships
Thriving Forest Cover/ Photo: CHRIS GAUTHEIR
Our labs need financing from innovation grants, integrity-driven carbon buyers, and research donors. We plan to generate revenue through premium-priced credits and licensing of verified data for national MRV platforms and registries.
Our partners include academic institutions, Indigenous federations, certification bodies (ICVCM, VCMI), and AI developers. HIFCLs advance SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)
Core Project Areas
Forest Carbon Co-Ops for Smallholders
Empowering smallholders and communities to generate verified carbon credits through sustainable forestry, ensuring equitable income and ecosystem protection
High-Integrity Carbon
Forest Labs
Pioneering cutting-edge methodologies, AI tools, and high-integrity carbon verification through living laboratories in biodiversity hotspots worldwide
Climate Resilient Carbon Corridors
Restoring and connecting degraded forest landscapes, creating biodiversity-rich corridors that enhance carbon storage and climate resilience
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The environment we have is not just the space we live in, it is the intricate system of air, water, soil, climate, plants, and animals that makes life possible. Healthy ecosystems regulate the planet’s temperature, purify water, store carbon, pollinate crops, and protect us from natural disasters. But this balance is rapidly being disrupted. Add your Voice! ACT NOW!
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