Forest Carbon

The negative environmental and ecological impacts of rainforest deforestation and degradation can be prevented and addressed in three ways:

Avoided Deforestation – Preserving existing forests through conservation, monitoring and maintenance projects

Reforestation – Replanting native forests in land that was previously deforested or degraded

Afforestation – New forest plantings

Since these activities reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, they are eligible for the origination of carbon credits, which can be sold and traded in global commodities markets.  Carbon credits are a key component of international attempts to mitigate the growth in concentrations of greenhouse gases as they are purchased by companies, governments and individuals seeking to offset their carbon emissions in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.

El Gaia’s comprehensive process of forest carbon development and commoditization includes:

1) Conducting initial feasibility analyses

2) Designing the Project Information Note (PIN) and Project Design Document (PDD)

3) International accreditation and validation

4) Credit registration

5) Project execution, maintenance and monitoring

6) Marketing, transaction structuring and sales

7) Assisting in buyer due diligence

8) Transaction closing and settlement