Standards and data.
Species parameters come from registered afforestation and reforestation projects, and the accounting follows IPCC methods. Here is what we take from each source.
Where the numbers come from.
Registered projects supply species data. IPCC methods shape the accounting. Each row says what we take.
Gold Standard
A standard and registry for climate projects, including afforestation and reforestation.
Role in FloraCarbon
Registered A/R projects supply the growth, allometry and mortality data behind catalogue species.
- A/R reference projects
- Species parameters
- Project ID in the species picker
VCS by Verra
Verra runs the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program and its project registry.
Role in FloraCarbon
Data from registered VCS projects sets parameters for catalogue species.
- VCS reference projects
- Species parameters
- Project ID in the species picker
CDM A/R
Clean Development Mechanism methodologies for afforestation and reforestation, administered under the UNFCCC.
Role in FloraCarbon
Some catalogue species take their reference from a CDM A/R methodology, including AR-AM0014 v3 as applied under VCS.
- A/R methodologies
- AR-AM0014 v3
IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose inventory guidelines set common methods for carbon accounting.
Role in FloraCarbon
The accounting is IPCC-aligned, and soil carbon uses the IPCC method: a reference stock adjusted by land-use, management and input factors.
- Carbon pools
- Soil reference stock
- Land-use, management and input factors
Indian Carbon Market
India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), run through the Indian Carbon Market.
Role in FloraCarbon
Context for Indian projects: it is the national framework for carbon credits in India, and the catalogue includes species from India.
- Indian project context
Logos identify the standards our references come from. They do not imply endorsement or partnership.
How a parameter traces back.
Each catalogue species carries a reference for its parameters. Choose one to follow it to its source.
Teak
Tectona grandis
- Growth curve
- Registered project
Growth curve
Follows the reference project's data for this species, never a generic average.
See the source behind every species.
The species picker shows where each one comes from.