Accusations of "greenwashing" in the carbon credits marketplace has led investors to be wary of where they put their money. The emerging market of biodiversity credits has taken note, and there is a heavy emphasis on integrity of credits. Numerous firms are offering tools (some free) that can be used at different stages of investment, from initial assessment to final certification. Below, we outline a few options.
How will biodiversity credits be generated? Plan Vivo is one of the leading companies involved with measuring and accredited carbon credits. They have partenred with Pivotal, a specialist in biodiversity credits, to create a reliable biodiversity measurement system called PV Nature.
Accredited assessors apply the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) to each biodiversity project and produce a Biodiversity Stewardship Site Assessment Report for the project owner. It contains the type and number of biodiversity credits generated by having a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement (BSA) for the project, allowing companies to fully understand their impact when they buy biodiversity credits from the project.
Marketplaces such as the one operated by ClimateTrade provide businesses with investment opportunities in biodiversity projects that can secure biodiversity credits to meet their needs.
Companies use tools such as biodiversity credit calculators to determine a project's suitability for proving biodiversity net gain. For example, the UK has a biodiversity metric calculation tool that enables businesses to understand each project in a standardized way.
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