Social benefits from carbon forestry

A guide to assess social benefits from projects that aim to store carbon through tree planting, restoration or forest conservation.

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About the guide – purpose and target groups

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Vocabulary

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Scientific References

Start by choosing the target group that is relevant for you:
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Consumers

who want to invest in tree planting

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Companies

that want to buy carbon credits

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Public agencies

that want to buy carbon credits

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Carbon credit retailers

who want to assess quality of projects to sell credits from

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Developers of standards for carbon forestry projects

who want to improve standards

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Project developers and implementors

who design carbon forestry projects