Natural Climate Solutions, Fire Mitigation and Net Zero

This working paper evaluates the impact of forest fires on the permanence of natural climate solutions (NCS) within voluntary carbon markets, specifically analyzing six REDD+ projects certified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program in Brazil, Indonesia, and Peru.

• The study analyzed six REDD+ projects certified under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program using remote sensing data, project documentation, and surveys to evaluate fire risk and permanence. While the researchers identified some loss events and one reversal across these projects, they concluded there was no risk to credit permanence because an adequately capitalized buffer pool exists to compensate for such reversals.
• The authors suggest that NCS projects have the capacity to produce fire mitigation benefits that exceed the minimum requirements necessary for carbon crediting, and these benefits could potentially be applied to other projects.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Natural Climate Solutions, Fire Mitigation and Net Zero. https://www.sei.org/publications/natural-climate-solutions-fire-mitigation-net-zero/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Natural Climate Solutions, Fire Mitigation and Net Zero. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/natural-climate-solutions-fire-mitigation-net-zero/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023natural, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Natural Climate Solutions, Fire Mitigation and Net Zero}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/natural-climate-solutions-fire-mitigation-net-zero/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }