ERS certifies ecosystem restoration projects for carbon markets using next-generation digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV) to ensure compliance with strict eligibility criteria and rigorous monitoring protocols. This approach addresses the urgent need for high-integrity restoration initiatives that enhance climate resilience, support biodiversity, and improve local livelihoods.
Funding
$11M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Ecosystem degradation poses a significant threat to the environment and global sustainability. Current carbon market projects often lack rigorous monitoring and verification processes, leading to concerns about their actual impact on climate change, biodiversity, and local communities.
Solution
ERS provides a certification standard for ecosystem restoration projects in the carbon market, ensuring high-integrity initiatives that combat climate change, enhance biodiversity, and improve local livelihoods. The standard employs strict eligibility criteria, rigorous measurement protocols, and modern verification procedures to ensure successful project outcomes. ERS uses next-generation digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV) techniques, including satellite imagery and time-stamped, geolocated ground data, to continuously monitor projects and ensure they stay on track. Certified projects undergo systematic updates every four years to adapt to changing environmental and social conditions.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes organizations and project developers involved in ecosystem restoration, carbon market participants seeking high-quality offsets, and investors interested in sustainable and impactful projects.
Features
- Holistic assessments across three core pillars: ecological recovery, carbon sequestration, and community livelihoods.
- Continuous project monitoring using digital Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) from satellite imagery and ground data.
- Third-party audits from accredited experts (VVBs) for independent verification.
- Systematic project design and documentation updates every four years to adapt to changing conditions.
- Strict eligibility criteria and rigorous measurement protocols to ensure project success.