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General
Selva's primary goal is to establish a reliable and accessible market for long-term CO2 removal, creating incentives for companies to actively contribute to reversing climate change while realizing their societal value.
Selva functions as a platform facilitating the issuance, transfer, and retirement of Selva Carbon Credits (SCCs). Carbon Projects employing Nature-based Solutions for CO2 removal are registered and audited. SCCs are issued based on the volume of long-term net carbon dioxide removal achieved by these projects over time. The value of SCCs becomes tangible upon retirement, effectively removing them from circulation and granting the beneficiary sole ownership of the CO2 removal attributes.
Every process is designed to ensure the exclusive issuance of one SCC for each ton of CO2 removal, affirming that the issued SCC serves as the singular evidence of ownership for the respective CO2 offsets.
Eligible Project Developers are small-scale producers and communities in developing countries and Europe. They create sustainable land-management plans by combining existing land-uses with additional eligible project activities. Every Project Developer within the system must be a Selva Account Holder and must have duly signed the Selva Platform Agreement.
The Selva Registry stores information of the SCCs issued, transferred and retired.
The Selva Platform is governed and overseen by the Selva Advisory Board to ensure producers in developing countries receive fair payments for ecosystem services they deliver through their Selva Projects. Such payments strengthen the ability of producers to protect and improve the natural and productive ecosystems on which they depend and which also provide global public goods (such as Carbon Sinks and enhanced Biodiversity).
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The Framework details how the Selva program creates high-integrity carbon credits, emphasizing transparency, clear verification, and comprehensive processes. It serves as a manual for participants, carbon purchasers, and third parties, offering insights into Selva's data collection, verification, and value creation.
Built upon principles like scientific integrity, stakeholder participation, transparency, and long-term sustainability, every aspect of this framework is shaped through consultations with experts, scientists, communities, and stakeholders. This document aims to establish a robust and transparent foundation for designing, implementing, and evaluating carbon projects, contributing to global climate change mitigation. Our collective aim is to make carbon projects pivotal instruments in combating climate change, ensuring tangible benefits for the environment, society, and the economy.
The Selva Framework is governed by the Advisory Board (AB), and all changes to the framework are subject to the AB’s approval.
The AB may revise the Selva Framework as necessary. A review is made when either an AB member or zeroCO2 management deems that significant changes have occurred in, for example regulation, technologies, carbon accounting, or other provisions.
Should the review result in material revisions and/or new frameworks, they shall be exposed to public consultation before approval. Public consultation is announced on the Selva website and to ecosystem members. Stakeholder comments are considered, and consultation results are published on the website.
zeroCO2 is responsible for Issuing SCCs, for operating the Selva Platform and for overseeing the reliability of the overall system. The company is responsible for retention of all records for a minimum of 5 years in the past.
zeroCO2 is responsible through contractual and other means to ensure that no volume of Output is duplicated in the Issuance and that the Retirement of SCCs represents the sole ownership of the CO2 Removal Attributes.
zeroCO2 has the right to perform ad-hoc audits concerning the Retirement and associated claims made by Selva Accounts to ensure that SCCs are used according to the principles set out in this Framework.
The terms with a capitalized first letter which are used in these rules shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in the Glossary (section 5).
To ensure legal compliance of selected projects, the Selva Framework is built upon relevant national and international regulations and standards:
UNI 11646:2021 Greenhouse gas. Specification to set up the national system for the carbon credit voluntary market management arising from projects of greenhouse gas emission reduction or removal enhancement.
Carbon Forestry Code ("Codice Forestale del Carbonio”) V.1.0. Document that defines the Guidelines and directives for the implementation of forestry projects on public and private properties, whose actions can be recognized by both the voluntary and institutional markets.
Definizione del metodo per la classificazione e quantificazione dei servizi ecosistemici in Italia – Ministero dell’Ambiente della tutela del territorio e del mare
UNI EN ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse gases - Part 1. Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals
ISO 14064-2:2006. Specifies principles and requirements and provides guidance at the project level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of activities intended to cause greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions or removal enhancements.
UNI EN ISO 14065 Greenhouse gases. Requirements for greenhouse gas validation and verification bodies for use in accreditation or other forms of recognition.
ISO 14034:2016. Specifies principles, procedures and requirements for environmental technology verification (ETV).
This document follows the 'The EU carbon removal certification framework' that the EU has proposed to standardize the voluntary world of carbon credits with a single framework.
When the methodologies and verification process are published, we will ensure that Selva projects are aligned with the European framework.
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ISO 14034 - In approvazione
Framework Pillars
Only those nature-based projects presenting all the following characteristics will be considered eligible for the Selva program:
Evidence of additionality
Measurable & Verifiable Carbon Sequestration
Assurance of permanence
Double-counting avoidance
Impact beyond carbon
The Project Developer shall be able to demonstrate that the Carbon Projects would not be feasible for implementation in the absence of the revenue streams deriving from Selva. There must be clear barriers preventing Project Developers from implementing the Carbon Project, that Selva will enable them to overcome.
Even with substantial non-carbon finance support, projects can be additional if investment is required, risk is present, and/or human capital must be developed.
Per garantire l’addizionalità dei progetti è necessario superare due criteri fondamentali, quello legale, quello di investimento e quello relativo alle barriere, per garantire che il progetto sia veramente aggiuntivo.
Per quanto riguarda il test legale il project developer deve garantire che non esiste alcuna normativa che impone la creazione del progetto. È importante notare che la piantagione compensativa non è accettata come valida.
Per il test di investimento, è richiesto che i progetti dimostrino che, senza i finanziamenti legati al carbonio, la creazione di boschi non sarebbe l'opzione più vantaggiosa dal punto di vista economico o finanziario per quella specifica area di terreno, o potrebbe addirittura non essere sostenibile dal punto di vista economico o finanziario.
Nel caso in cui il test d’investimento non venga superato o risulta marginale nel DDP deve essere descritto come sono state superate le barriere che distinguono questo progetto da un progetto business as usual.
L’evidenza dell’addizionalità deve essere dimostrata In line with the UNFCC methodology developed for the CDM: Tool for the Demonstration and Assessment of Additionality in A/R CDM Project Activities (Version 02)
Selva assesses additionality by comparing the forest's growth within the project's boundaries to surrounding forests using historical remote sensing data. If the project's forest exhibits better preservation trends than nearby unprotected areas, it signifies additional carbon benefits and a tangible impact on carbon protection. Conversely, if there's no significant divergence in deforestation or regrowth rates inside and outside the project boundaries, the project lacks grounds to claim distinctiveness for carbon credits.
Different forest projects pose distinct additionality challenges. For reforestation, low additionality occurs if the project's regrowth mirrors existing regional trends driven by market forces. Similarly, an avoided deforestation project faces low additionality if it deforests at a pace akin to the surrounding area or if its location significantly reduces the risk of deforestation, such as being distant from roads or recorded deforestation activities.
Activities are not eligible if they are the direct result of legislative decrees or commercial land-use initiatives likely to have been fully enforced or economically viable in their own right without payments for ecosystem services.
In order to calculate the net carbon sequestration of a specific project, Selva starts by carefully estimating a project baseline. A baseline serves the purpose of understanding what would have happened in the absence of the project. The quantitative comparison is made by creating an ad hoc simulated baseline by selecting regions outside the project that have similar characteristics to the project area, and following their outcomes in terms of forest cover over time.
Credits are issued by comparing the baseline with the actual carbon stock. For such a purpose, we developed an advanced carbon measurement technology built upon state-of-the-art research, delivering globally consistent and scalable estimates of carbon stored in above-ground woody biomass.
Selva Technology utilizes high-quality remote-sensing measurements from [FONTI - GEDI, Sentinel, Landsat…], among other sources. To ensure comprehensive global coverage that accommodates geographical diversity in vegetation types and structures, our models are trained on a continental scale. This training encompasses the incorporation of biogeographic variations in allometry and the relationship between aboveground biomass and remote sensing measurements.
The precision of Selva Technology in providing accurate data and insights results from multiple machine-learning and AI advancements achieved by our team, in collaboration with the NTT data engineering team. We employ proprietary benchmarks and utilize publicly available data products for quality control and assurance through a combination of automated and manual assessments.
Our machine learning models are grounded in advanced data science, filtering and pre-processing input data for both quality and representativeness. These models also generate novel predictive features, forming the basis for our mapping algorithms.
Our pipeline generates a high spatial resolution time series of carbon stocks and changes, spanning from [YEAR] to the present, at a [XX]m resolution, [with plans to extend coverage back to XX in the near future].
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Biomass change estimates obtained from conventional plot-based field measurements of individual trees demonstrate reliability when sample sizes are sufficiently large to confidently estimate population parameters, as exemplified in national forest inventories. Through our collaboration with INAB, we have successfully processed pertinent data encompassing the entire Guatemala region, serving as our initial focal point.ù
Selva evaluates the project's climate impact stability and duration by considering the risk of forest damage from natural causes or human activity, as well as the project’s plans to prevent or mitigate potential damage. This assessment encompasses the prudent incorporation of a non-permanence risk buffer, addressing potential reversals or uncertainties linked to project ownership and governance throughout the specified crediting period. The evaluation extends to gauging project acceptance, particularly in situations necessitating community buy-in to mitigate the risk of reversals.
We overlay project regions with geographic analysis of forest fire or pest risk, and work with project developers to understand any risk reduction measures. When assessing deforestation risk, we consider both remote sensing data showing historical deforestation trends in the area as well as the project’s ability to protect against deforestation in the long-term.
Land ownership status, project timeframe, and resources for protecting against illegal deforestation all play a role in assessing deforestation risk. A project with a long-term conservation easement that legally restricts activities on the property even if it is sold may be considered more permanent than a project located on property owned by a timber company who is likely to sell the land in 20–30 years. Similarly, a project with adequate resources to fund monitoring and security staff may be considered more permanent than a project that lacks adequate planning or resources to prevent illegal deforestation.
Projects will only succeed if land-use practices are viable over the long-term and provide sustainable economic benefits to communities over and above carbon payments. For such a reason, projects like short-rotation timber plantations (often sponsored by timber companies) will not be considered eligible.
Activities need to have more than just long-term carbon sequestration benefits; they must be designed as part of an integrated plan for sustainable land-use which incorporates risk management. Producers are given extensive and regular support and training to ensure that ecosystem benefits and sustainable resource-use are not only initiated, but become embedded in the area.
The project areas must not overlap with other projects or initiatives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that generate transferable credits from the same carbon pools.
If the credits represent reductions or removals of emissions that are also part of a national, jurisdictional, or subnational program or project, this must be clearly indicated in the PDD, with evidence that they will not be used in any program involving the exchange of greenhouse gas emissions.
To avoid double counting, Selva maintains a registry where available credits and sold credits can be reviewed, with the latter accompanied by a unique code.
Transparency
Selva Projects must have positive impacts on surrounding local livelihoods and ecosystems.
When evaluating, we assess the interaction between forest projects, the local community, and the surrounding ecosystem. Beyond their role as significant carbon sinks, forests serve as habitats for remarkable biodiversity, offering essential ecosystem services such as water filtration and storm protection while fostering new economic opportunities.
Given that remote sensing tools today provide an incomplete picture, our approach involves close collaboration with project developers to gain a comprehensive understanding of on-the-ground dynamics. Emphasizing community consultation and involvement becomes crucial for ensuring the prolonged success of any project. Furthermore, it contributes to climate equity by empowering local communities and fostering economic opportunities centered around forests.
We will provide detailed information about the benefits associated with each forest project within our platform. This will also empower our customers to make informed choices when purchasing carbon credits, aligning their support with projects that resonate most with their goals and values.
Eligibility Requirements
All the project eligibility requirements will be evaluated via the Selva Platform by collecting relevant quantitative and qualitative information about each Carbon Project. Check the Selva Platform Procedures section (4) for additional details.
The project must be registered within 2 years from its start date.
The project must have a minimum duration of 20 years.
The project must pass the validity test within 2 years from its registration date.
The project activities can not have started more than 2 years prior to the registration of the project.
La data di inizio progetto è il giorno in cui si sono concluse le attività di piantagione.
Selva Projects must take place within defined Project Area(s) for which Project Developers have statutory or customary rights that enable them to implement land activities and benefit from the sale of SCCs.
The eligible land types are the following:
Small-holder owned or leased land;
Community owned land;
Land for which communities have agreed use rights with the owner (e.g. state land where communities have forest use rights).
All Project Areas must be located within a defined Project Region, and the boundaries of all Project Regions and Project Areas must be mapped.
It is necessary for the ownership of the Project Area or the project itself to be clearly defined and delineated. The owner of the Project Area is the owner of the carbon credits generated from the project activities. Alternatively, ownership can belong to the area's manager or the entity with the right to manage the land surface, derived from specific legal regulations (such as ownership, lease, concession, etc.).
In cases of third-party land management, the land manager must obtain consent in writing from the owner (or owners, if more than one), declaring authorization for the intervention and acknowledgment of the resulting commitment. The land manager or operator must hold the title for managing or operating the area for a minimum period of 20 years from the project's start.
In case, at some point, the project area owner intends to sell the area without the project, they must compensate for the absence of permanence (see section 3.5) through the purchase of similar credits in the voluntary market.
I progetti devono essere conformi alla legge. In fase di verifica verrà valutato che ci sia il rispetto della normativa e la conformità legale.
Di seguito riportiamo i progetti ammissibili a Selva:
Afforestazione, riforestazione e rivegetazione (ARR).
Forestazione urbana
Creazione e gestione di corridoi ecologici
Miglioramenti della gestione forestale
1) miglioramento della gestione forestale attraverso impegni silvocolturali che vadano al di là dei requisiti obbligatori. Esempi indicativi, ma non esaustivi,a livello nazionale di impegni silvocolturali si trovano al documento guida "Criteri e buone pratiche di gestione forestale - Baseline per l'attuazione della misura silvo-ambientale3";
2) differenziazione degli impianti di arboricoltura da legno monospecifici attraverso la realizzazione di siepi naturaliformi di contorno;
3) realizzazione di impianti policiclici misti per l’arboricoltura da legno.
Additional project types should be expected in the future as Selva is intended as en infrastructure to streamline the environmental crediting industry.
All activities must be limited to the use of native or naturalized species and promote the restoration or protection of native ecosystems.
I progetti devono dimostrare che il terreno non è stato boscato negli ultimi 10 anni.
Documenti di prova:
Project Design Document
Il progetto deve disporre di un Documento di Progetto (DDP) con le seguenti informazioni minime:
ammissibilità (date, aspetti legali, addizionalità);
georeferenziazione dei confini dell’area di progetto
governance e gestione del progetto (registrazione, piano gestione e monitoraggio)
sequestro di carbonio (inclusi i rischi legati alla permanenza);
qualità ambientale e biodiversità (co-benifici);
qualità sociale.
In generale rispettando il framework Selva e le relativi norme a ISO alle quale si fa riferimento.
Gran parte delle informazioni utili a compilare il DDP verranno richieste attraverso la piattaforma Selva.
Il DDP e i suoi allegati devono essere di facile accessibilità e di dominio pubblico (disponibilità in rete).
La fase successiva del processo di accreditamento a Selva App è la registrazione del progetto. Quando un operatore di progetto ha raccolto tutte le informazioni necessarie (dettagliate di seguito) e ritiene di essere idoneo per l'accreditamento, può procedere alla registrazione del proprio progetto e inserire le informazioni nella apposita sezione. Ogni progetto sviluppato dallo stesso Operatore di Progetto viene successivamente creato e gestito all'interno della stessa dashboard.
To demonstrate additionality, the Project Developer must provide full project financials. Developers must also show that
the project is not required by existing regulations, or other binding obligations;
the project does not represent a common, widespread, and widely practiced activity;
the project would not have been developed without the economic contribution of carbon credits, except in areas affected by natural disasters (such as floods or earthquakes).
Precise carbon project’s georeference will also be required, and Selva will assess the relevant baseline using proprietary technology based on historical remote sensing data and following the CDM methodology AR-ACM0003, and the specific tool AR-TOOL02 v1.0.: “Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality in A/R CDM project activities” is used to demonstrate the additionality and baseline scenario of the proposed project. All carbon projects taking place on land that has had native forest up to 10 years prior to the project’s start date will not be considered eligible.
Additionality must be reassessed at least every 10-years throughout the Project Duration period.
Gli sviluppatori del progetto devono predisporre un documento di gestione di lungo termine (Land management plan) che contenga una sintesi delle tecniche operative, un piano cronologico delle principali operazioni di progetto, considerazioni sul project interventions e sulle specie selezionate. Il piano dovrebbe essere corredate da mappe che identificano l’area di progetto, condiviso e accettato dal proprietario dell’area.
The project developer must:
Position projects in low-risk reversal areas and implementing ongoing risk mitigation measures to minimize the impact of future risks associated with climate change.
Ensure that agreements during project execution include measures to mitigate the risk of trend reversal during and beyond the project's operational life.
Identify and quantify the risks of project permanence for all categories mentioned in the following table. For each risk category, the mitigation strategy must be explained in detail and evidence must be provided.
Selva will automatically calculate the percentage buffer of project credits according to the risk analysis. The buffer established according to the risk analysis cannot be used for financing carbon sequestration restoration activities.
Categoria del rischio
Rischi potenziali
Strategia di mitigazione
Livelli minimi e massimi di rischio
Livello di rischio selezionato
Rischio legale e sociale
Gestione del progetto
Rischio finanziario
Vulnerabilità agli incendi
Vulnerabilità agli attacchi parassitari
Vulnerabilità climatica
Effetti diretti del cambiamento climatico
Buffer generale di rischio
% del sequestro di carbonio
% min
% max
In case the project foresees activities such as timber harvesting and selling, a minimum permanence buffer must be defined. Additionally, relevant documents of such sale must be provided during each monitoring period (see section 3.10).
Una 'perdita' di carbonio è definita come il momento in cui il bosco perde parte dei suoi alberi e del volume in piedi, e quindi del carbonio, a causa di circostanze evitabili o inevitabili.
Il progetto deve presentare una Relazione sugli Eventi di Perdita entro 6 mesi dalla scoperta della perdita. La Relazione sugli Eventi di Perdita dovrà includere stime delle perdite di carbonio e un'indicazione della precisione del rapporto. Questo servirà per definire il numero di crediti da eliminare dalla riserva buffer. Qualora la riserva non coprisse la perdita dovranno essere pianificate e descritte delle attività compensative.
La piattaforma Selva confermerà l’evento attraverso l’acquisizione delle immagini satellitari più recenti sull’area di progetto.
Overall, eligible projects’ must provide a positive net removal benefit, which is quantified using the following formula:
Net Carbon Sequestration = CRbaseline − CRtotal − GHGincrease > 0
CRbaseline represents the carbon removals under the baseline. Selva will estimate the relevant baseline by evaluating current and historical land use through maps, photographs, and remote sensing images. Both data provided by project developers and external data will be considered for the baseline estimation, which will be revised by both parties each [X years].
CRtotal is the total carbon removals resulting from the carbon project. Selva will use proprietary technology to estimate the actual above-ground carbon stock. Such estimation will be revised every year.
GHGincrease signifies the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, excluding those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, attributable to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Selva will require project developers to provide relevant information necessary to estimate GHG emissions within project boundaries (e.g., removal of pre-existing vegetation, use of nitrogen fertilizers, consumption of fossil fuels related to mechanized operations, ...).
Estimates for net carbon sequestration must be organized into fixed 5-year intervals throughout the project's entire duration.
Relevant GHG sources, sinks and reservoirs for the project and baseline scenarios
Below are the carbon pools to be measured within the project.
Carbon Pools
Gas
Included/
Excluded
Justification/
Explanation
Baseline & Project
aboveground woody biomass
CO2
Included
Major carbon pool - Carbon stock in this pool may increase due to implementation of the project activity.
belowground biomass
CO2
Included
soil organic carbon
CO2
Excluded
Major carbon pool - Carbon stock in this pool may increase due to implementation of the project activity.
Excluded from the carbon benefit to be conservative.
litter
CO2
Excluded
dead wood
CO2
Excluded
Methodologies and guidelines:
The Selva carbon methodology for ARR was developed based on the following recognized methodologies, tools and reports developed by the United Nations.
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-ACMO003: A/R Large-scale Consolidated Methodology — Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands, v 02.0;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-AMSO007: A/R Small-scale Methodology — Afforestation and reforestation project activities implemented on lands other than wetlands, v 03.1;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-TOOL14: Methodological tool — Estimation of carbon stocks and change in carbon stocks of trees and shrubs in A/R CDM project activities;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-TOOL15: A/R Methodological tool — Estimation of the increase in GHG emissions attributable to displacement of pre-project agricultural activities in A/R CDM project activity, v 02.0;
IPCC (2003): Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry.
Further details, calculation methodologies and procedures are contained in Annex X
The project documentation should outline the initial state of the project area, providing specifics regarding the existing vegetation cover, soil type, and their respective carbon content.
Project developers are required to estimate the baseline carbon stock or the anticipated changes in carbon levels at the site over the project's duration, assuming no project activities (i.e., under business as usual conditions).
If the carbon baseline indicates significant sequestration, appropriate methodologies described in Section 2 (Carbon Stocks) should be applied for accounting purposes. Otherwise, it is assumed that there will be 'No change over time' in the carbon baseline.
Small projects can assume the baseline is 'no change over time'.
In line with with the Methodological Tool A/R "Estimation of carbon stocks and carbon stock variation of trees and shrubs in CDM A/R project activities" (Version 04.2.), the ex-ante and ex-post variation of carbon stocks of trees and shrubs in the baseline can be considered as zero (for the three base layers considered) for the specific conditions listed in the tool.
Eligible projects are those that reduce the risk of leakage by design. When applying project developers will be required to:
assess all potential sources of leakage (i.e. increase of fossil emissions) outside of the project activity boundary but due to such project;
estimate the potential impact of land use intensification and forest resource use outside the project area that is measurable and directly attributable to project activities;
provide a detailed strategy for risk reduction and leakage mitigation.
Selva will then employ remote sensing analysis to independently identify potential adverse effects originating from the project's influence in nearby areas during the annual monitoring activities. Although remote sensing may not capture all possible consequences, it aids in recognizing any signs of leakage in the surrounding region.
The IPCC defines leakage as the “unanticipated decrease or increase in GHG benefits outside of the project's accounting boundary (the boundary defined for the purposes of estimating the project's net GHG impact) as a result of project activities”.
Il fenomeno del leakage si divide principalmente in due forme.
Activity-shifting leakage: Quando l'attività (agricoltura o di allevamento) che si stava svolgendo sul sito del progetto viene spostata e provoca cambiamenti nell'uso del suolo altrove. In alcuni paesi c'è preoccupazione che ciò possa causare.
Market leakage: Se la presenza del progetto fa interrompere la produzione di un prodotto sul sito del progetto, costringendo a una produzione aggiuntiva altrove per garantire la domanda di mercato. Questo tende ad essere utilizzato quando un progetto comporta la contabilizzazione dei cambiamenti nella gestione dei boschi e la produzione di legname sul sito del progetto viene interrotta o posticipata. Nel caso di progetti di riforestazione questo non è probabile che accada poiché non viene prodotto alcun prodotto boschivo sul sito prima della piantumazione.
In base alle metodologie attuali, alle pratiche e alle esperienze, la perdita è un parametro relativamente difficile da analizzare, prevedere e misurare con precisione soprattutto quella relativa al mercato.
Nello specifico, per i progetti Selva si richiede l’analisi dei fenomeni di leakage relativi al displacement delle attività sulle aree di progetto. Il leakage è significativo e deve essere incluso nei calcoli di progetto qualora ≥ del 5% della fissazione di carbonio durante la durata del progetto.
Se il leakage è significativo il valore deve essere quantificato per la durata del progetto e inserito nel calcolo “Stima del beneficio netto in crediti di carbonio” (vedi paragrafo 3.6). In alternativa il leakage è considerato “0”.
Methodologies and guidelines:
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-TOOL15: A/R Methodological tool — Estimation of the increase in GHG emissions attributable to displacement of pre-project agricultural activities in A/R CDM project activity
Verified Carbon Standard (2021). Module for estimating leakage from ARR activities.
Projects Co-benefits
Verifiable Social Impact
Projects should be designed with a holistic vision that considers both environmental and social impacts. This includes protecting people's rights and promoting ethical business practices.
This is why eligible projects must prove to include the following provisions.
Involvement of local communities in the design, implementation, and evaluation phases of carbon projects. This involvement ensures that the specific needs of communities are considered, and projects are adapted to their realities.
Provision of accessible economic opportunities at all socioeconomic levels. This may involve creating local employment, providing training and resources for disadvantaged communities, and promoting inclusive economic models.
Sharing of complete carbon project information with all local stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner for everyone, regardless of education level or spoken language.
Promotion of active and democratic participation in decisions regarding carbon projects. This can be verified by examining public consultations, participatory forums, and involvement of civil society organizations.
Assurance of fair and inclusive participation of men and women in the carbon project, promoting gender equality in economic and decision-making opportunities.
Biodiversity must be ensured in every type of project. This aspect will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis as the contribution of biodiversity can vary depending on the project type. Projects that ensure a high standard of biodiversity will be encouraged and incentivized.
Guidelines:
Utilizzo di strumenti per la quantificazione dei servizi ecosistemici aggiuntivi del progetto quali Woodland benefits tool sviluppato seguendo le linee guida del Woodland carbon code - Uk per la misurazione dei servizi ecosistemici di progetti di riforestazione.
Monitoring, reporting, and verification:
Inoltre, il sistema di monitoraggio prevederà:
degli audit, nel corso dei primi due anni di progetto, per verificare la correttezza del rispetto delle linee guida e della realizzazione delle attività previste nel Documento di Progetto;
un audit ogni 10 anni, come previsto dal REG (UE) 2021/2139 del 4 giugno 2021, fino alla scadenza finale del progetto forestale;
un buffer di crediti non vendibili stabilito secondo l’analisi del rischio che terrà conto delle varie problematiche di che possono portare alla perdita di crediti: eventi estremi, rischi legali e finanziari, incertezza statistica ecc.
Project developers, in order to be deemed eligible, must agree with Selva’s long-term monitoring policy. Such monitoring activity will take place for 1 month on a year-on-year basis, and will (re) examine and evaluate each eligibility category presented in chapter 3.
We employ remote sensing data and machine learning models to measure the incremental benefit, comparing it year-on-year for a precise estimation of additional carbon stock. This involves evaluating the biomass, and consequently the stored carbon, both within and outside the project boundaries to estimate the net carbon benefit over the project's duration.
The Selva team will gather as much information as possible through remote sensing. For the residual information, it will ask for timely integration by the project developer.
Selva projects that will not be able to provide relevant information in time, or those that will not be deemed as eligible after the examination, will not receive additional payments by zeroCO2.
After each monitoring session, a Monitoring Report will be produced and it will be publicly available on the Selva Platform.
Platform Procedures
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The sections below describe all Selva Platform processes and procedures: from Selva Users registration to SCCs long-term monitoring.
Project Developers will either be a Company or a Private Person.
In the first case, the Company registration form will require the following information:
Company Name
Company Type
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Country (HQ)
Reference Email
Company Fiscal Code
Company Referee Information
Name
Surname
Role inside the Company
Email
Telephone Number
Spoken Languages
Extra Notes (if relevant)
In the second case, the Person registration form will require the following information:
Name
Surname
Email
Country
Role
Telephone Number
Spoken Languages
Extra Notes (if relevant)
In order to finalize the user registration process, a password of choice will also be asked.
The Project Developer must include information proving she/he is in possession of the right over the Project overall Area.
Propriety
One way of proving ownership is via the relevant national land registry. Other suitable forms of evidence of ownership include:
Title deeds
Solicitor's letter
If the land is leased, a certified copy of the lease
Once a Project Developer profile has been created, it will be possible to proceed with the Project registration process. The project application process can be saved, allowing applicants to retain all entered information and resume the completion at a later time.
The Project registration process gathers all the necessary information to assess the Project's eligibility for accreditation of Selva Carbon Credits. When a Project Developer seeks to apply with a Project on Selva, they must provide the following information:
Project Name
Project Owner (connecting the Project entry to the Project Developer profile)
Country
Duration
Co-benefits
Co-benefit 1
Co-benefit 2
Co-benefit 3
Project Description
Project Objectives
Stakeholders Involved
Extra Notes (if relevant)
Documents to Upload
Geo Img
Project Developers apply to receive the certification of the carbon credits produced thanks to a specific Project. However, each Project might include several scattered areas, this is why we ask all applicants to furtherly provide the following information about each Area included in the reforestation project they are proposing. Area information required:
Area Description
Area Name
Related Project (connecting the Area entry to the specific Project application)
Community
Land Owner
Planting Year
Area Definition
Area Boundaries (in KML, GEOJSON, GPX, or SHP format or drawn directly on Selva's map interface).
Area City/ Province
Area Cover in km2
Tree Number per Hectare
Project Type (ARR only, for the time being)
Area Plants Specifications (provide the following details for each Tree Specie present in the Area)
Tree Specie Name
Median Tree Number per Hectare
Median Tree DBH (Diameter at breast height, expressed in cm)
Extra Notes (if relevant)
Once all information is recorded, the Project Developer submits the form for approval by Selva.
Project Developers will be able to follow their Projects eligibility assessment status via the Selva Platform.
In case of missing information, the Selva Team will reach out within X weeks to the Project Developer to integrate and update the Project Application. Feedback will be provided to them, both via the Selva Platform and via email, within X weeks from the latest application update date.
Projects deemed eligible for the emission of SCCs will need to go through independent third party verification. For such purpose Validators will have a Validator Profile as well on the Selva Platform to interact with both the Selva Team and the Project Developers.
All projects deemed eligible and certified by external verification body become official Selva Projects, as part of the Selva Program. SCCs generated by such projects are made available for purchase via the Selva Registry on the Selva platform, fully accessible to the public, which accounts for emissions and credit retirements within it.
Additionally, the Selva Registry contains the following information:
Project Developer details
Amount of GHG emissions reduction connected to the Project
Project type
Project location
Link to project documentation and project proponent (e.g., website).
Validation Report and Monitoring Report
Validity period
Credits sold
Remaining credits
Buyer of carbon credits
The revenue-sharing mechanism resulting from the sale of carbon credits must be clear and accepted by all stakeholders.
Glossary
See document [work in progress]
Bibliography
Note per carbon integrity:
Haya, B. K., Alford-Jones, K., Anderegg, W. R. L., Beymer-Farris, B., Blanchard, L., Bomfim, B., Chin, D., Evans, S., Hogan, M., Holm, J. A., McAfee, K., So, I. S., West, T. A. P., & Withey, L. (2023, September 15). Quality assessment of REDD+ carbon credit projects. Berkeley Carbon Trading Project. https://gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-impact/centers/cepp/projects/berkeley-carbontrading-project/REDD+
Proposal for a Regulation on an EU certification for carbon removals, European Union, 22 November 2022. https://climate.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-11/Proposal_for_a_Regulation_establishing_a_Union_certification_framework_for_carbon_removals.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.15498 → prendi spunto
iso 64 parte 2 e standard crea- plan vivo, verra
Questa metodologia di calcolo del carbonio di Selva per l'ARR è stata sviluppata sulla base delle seguenti metodologie, strumenti e rapporti riconosciuti sviluppati dalle Nazioni Unite:
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-ACMO003: A/R Large-scale Consolidated Methodology — Afforestation and reforestation of lands except wetlands, v 02.0;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-AMSO007: A/R Small-scale Methodology — Afforestation and reforestation project activities implemented on lands other than wetlands, v 03.1;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-TOOL14: Methodological tool — Estimation of carbon stocks and change in carbon stocks of trees and shrubs in A/R CDM project activities;
Clean Development Mechanism (2013). AR-TOOL15: A/R Methodological tool — Estimation of the increase in GHG emissions attributable to displacement of pre-project agricultural activities in A/R CDM project activity, v 02.0;
IPCC (2003): Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry.
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