SITE VISIT REPORTS
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Our new site visit records are published openly so you can verify compliance and make informed decisions.
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UGANDA AND KENYA, AFRICA
The Giving Trees, TIST
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TIST is one of the world’s most impactful carbon projects, a community-led afforestation program spanning four (4) countries, 265,919 farmers, and over 27 million trees, built on rotating leadership, revenue sharing, and rigorous field data collection. TIST doesn’t just remove carbon; it creates lasting economic opportunity, empowers women, and instills a culture of land stewardship that farmers pass down for generations.
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AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR
Myanmar Mangroves
Restoring 5,300 acres of degraded mangrove lands along the Ayeyarwady River — one of the world’s most carbon-rich forest types, storing up to 4x more carbon than tropical rainforests while protecting coastal communities and supporting local livelihoods.
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ELK GROVE, ILLINOIS
Tradewater
Tradewater collects and destroys abandoned refrigerants and halon gases — some of the most potent greenhouse gases on the planet — sourced from garages, warehouses, and commercial properties across the US.
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CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO
Ciudad Juárez Landfill Gas
One of only two active landfill gas-to-electricity projects in Mexico, capturing methane from a desert landfill and converting it into clean power for 40% of Juárez’s street lighting and 20-25% of Chihuahua’s.
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ALAGOAS, BRAZIL
Clear the Air, Maceió
Ecoparque Maceió captures and destroys methane gas from a municipal landfill in Northeastern Brazil, operated by Orizon — one of Brazil’s leading waste management companies. Gold Standard-certified and CCP-eligible, the project is expanding toward renewable energy generation.
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SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka Mangroves
Mangrove restoration and afforestation protecting coastlines, sequestering carbon, and supporting local fishing communities across Sri Lanka’s most ecologically vital coastal zones.
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DURANGO, MEXICO
Topia Forest
A community-owned forest in the mountains of Durango where carbon revenue funds year-round jobs, forest maintenance, and social programs.
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DURANGO, MEXICO
Comunidad El Tarahumar
A community forest where a dedicated Carbon Credit Brigade maintains the land year-round — weeding, pruning, building firebreaks and rock filter dams — then transitions into the community’s wildfire response team during fire season.
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DURANGO, MEXICO
San Diego de Tezains
Carbon revenue has funded a state-of-the-art fire station, AI-powered detection drones, and youth training programs — turning a once financially unfeasible reforestation effort into a high-tech model for forest resilience and community investment.
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QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
Kankabchén
A Maya-speaking ejido managing 13,215 hectares of tropical forest in one of Mexico’s lowest-income municipalities. Carbon revenue diversifies income for 183 ejidatarios, funding forest stewardship and community development.
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REIDEN, GERMANY
Bavarian Biochar
Carbon Cycle’s biochar facility in Bavaria locks carbon into stable form for hundreds of years. Verified by Puro.Earth, this durable CDR project represents Cool Effect’s first European biochar investment.
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MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
Trees for Livelihoods
Planting trees at no cost to smallholder farmers across 1,290 hectares — 314,948 trees for 528 farmers — rebuilding eroded soil, introducing fruit and timber income, and reducing climate risk for some of India’s most vulnerable agricultural communities.
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SERGIPE, BRAZIL
Ecoparque Sergipe
Sister project to Maceió, Ecoparque Sergipe captures and destroys landfill methane across Northeastern Brazil. Gold Standard-certified with 290,000 credits issued annually, operated by Orizon to the same high safety and environmental standards.
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