AJ Bird’s Post

I really appreciate this guide of "practical solutions for implementing community compensation plans to ensure IPs and LCs are fairly compensated from carbon finance." This is essential for additional, durable projects that actually sequester more carbon and sustain human and non-human nature. My work for Landesa last year aligns. Indeed the term "benefit-sharing" is a misnomer -- communities should receive compensation (or dividends as a co-investor) given their land and resource rights + their costs (of foregone resource use, as well as their stewardship knowledge, time, and labor). Standards, buyers and financiers need to ensure real community consent, align with local resource governance, and ensure fair negotiation of dividends/compensation with communities. Understanding the true costs of implementation and who bears them is key. My work for CLUA also zeroed in on the importance of transparency and accountability mechanisms -- not only monitoring and reporting landscape activities and outcomes, but also payment distribution. Agreements and processes need to be equitable, transparent/traceable, accessible, and aligned with community resource governance structures in the local context. I am excited to see such a wealth of guidance with supporting examples in one place! Juan Jose Robalino Cabrera Andrew Davis

The decision of how carbon finance should be shared with Indigenous Peoples and local communities is one of the most, if not THE most critical decision that developers and investors have to make. We are looking forward to reading this new resource by Terraspect . Alexander Cox Aiste Brackley Benjamin Cohen Jennicca Gordon Jen Stebbing

✨ Great to see so many credible organizations coming together to make sure carbon finance delivers for Indigenous Peoples. 🍃 Last week Terraspect launched a comprehensive toolkit called "From Co-Benefits to Core-Benefits: How to Ensure Carbon Finance is Fairly and Transparently Delivered" 🍃 It provides guidance on the design and implementation of community compensation plans that are equitable, transparent, and accountable. 🍃 Read the guide here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eh_fWNGU 🔡 Wording is important, let's move towards CORE-benefits! 🔡 On the same note, there are a number of good reasons for NOT bundling IPs and LCs (legal, cultural, agency, etc) This pairs nicely to two things Climate Collective is working on: 1. Our Green Accountability Accelerator, where two teams (Integrity Action - Brittany Stevens Arran Leonard Paul Maassen - and Savimbo - Drea Burbank Roberto Duif) are building #opensource #tech to make climate and nature finance more accessible for local communities and Indigenous Peoples alike. Team descriptions 👉🏻 https://t.ly/DxCnF 2. Our paper on reimagining engagement and business models for Indigenous Peoples across environmental markets 👉🏻 https://shorturl.at/QBCTY Daniel Ortega Pacheco Dr. Emmanuel Nuesiri Tripurari Prasad Raj Pattni Jen Stebbing The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), IUCN Climate Asset Management, Peoples Forests Partnership, Conservation Finance Alliance, One Acre Fund, Ponterra, ERS - Ecosystem Restoration Standard, Renoster, Tree Aid We're looking at how to support more of this work at Climate Collective - who can we learn from? Who's pioneering interesting tech or data in this space? Who's funding or implementing this type of work? #Indigenouspeoples #carbonfinance #nature #naturebasedsolutions

A practical toolkit for carbon finance and local communities. Highly recommend to all who might be considering entering into this space for the first time (or those looking to deepen community engagement in carbon finance).

Today, Terraspect released the first comprehensive toolkit on ensuring that carbon finance delivers its intended benefits to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. I am proud to have contributed to the whitepaper From Co-Benefits to Core-Benefits: How to Ensure Carbon Finance is Fairly and Transparently Delivered. Key recommendations include: 💵 Direct payments to communities over in-kind benefits, allowing for self-determination. 🖊️ Due diligence on compensation plans, covering community engagement, management, and regional context. ✅ Standardisation and regulation to ensure best practices across projects. To access the guide 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5NVW6zJ

Equitable compensation rather than benefit sharing for Indigenous people and local communities is going to be a key theme of #CWNYC this year. Check out this important report below

Exciting News! The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), in partnership with the Walker River Paiute Tribe (WRPT), has been awarded $20 million through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Change Grants Program! This project will bring vital water, energy, and food infrastructure to the Walker River Reservation, supporting 1,200 tribal members. Together, we’ll: -Upgrade 150 homes for energy efficiency and resilience. -Transform the Nutritional Wellness Building into a Community Resilience Hub with solar power, battery storage, and emergency shelter capabilities. -Expand critical water infrastructure as part of the Tribe’s Water System Improvement Project. This award is one of 105 projects selected nationwide, paving the way for meaningful change. #CleanEnergy #WalkerRiverPaiuteTribe #EPA #Nevada https://lnkd.in/eSUiAqTX https://lnkd.in/g5NjCXah 

🌳 💰 Is the private financing of #rewilding a threat to community empowerment? Enjoyed writing for Community Land Scotland on the risks for #NatureRecovery delivering truly integrated and #transformative social, ecological, and climate benefits. ✨ Blog post: https://lnkd.in/eEx2Bvxz As the urgency to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis grows, private financing is increasingly sought after to support nature recovery projects like rewilding. In Scotland, the government aims to address the £20.4 billion “nature-finance gap” by publishing its Natural Capital Markets Framework, offering guidance and regulatory interventions to develop responsible private investment in natural capital. However, while private financing is essential for upscaling nature recovery efforts, it also raises valid concerns. The over-emphasis on financial returns risks undermining alternative funding models and socio-economic goals, including community empowerment. Prioritising private mechanisms can undermine progress towards delivering community benefits alongside climate and biodiversity objectives, which can (further) marginalise community voices in collective land management and democratic decision-making. I raise some potential issues and risks, and suggest some constructive solutions and ways forwards... 🔎 A longer post, exploring more details, is here: https://lnkd.in/etm2Cm5U

Countless studies now highlight that protecting what remains of our forests world wide is essential if we are to address the global climate crisis. Of the total carbon stored in the world’s forests, 17% is managed by IP and LCs. Our model seeks to engage with and collaborate with local communities who are the stewards of their natural resources under economic conditions that offer them a fair and equitable deal for these efforts - in this sense the forest conservation is itself a pathway to social equity and justice, and we cannot talk about one without including the other. Creating a mutually acceptable value for the forest is what ties the two aspects together. Source: Rights and resources. #forests #indigenouspeople #community #carboncredits #conservation

Part of being a good neighbor is helping create a safe and sustainable environment. State Farm has reduced waste, preserved resources, and helped increase community resiliency, while reducing costs along the way. Learn more in the 2023 State Farm Impact Report: https://st8.fm/3RRgmvG