Publication Date:February 15, 2012 News Source:Scientific
Certification Systems Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has
validated Anthrotect’s Chocó-Darién Corridor carbon offset
project to the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Project
Design Standards. The project, located in northwestern Colombia
near the Panama border, was awarded CCB Gold Level status for
its exceptional social and environmental benefits. These include
measures for adapting to climate change, empowering globally
poorer communities, and conserving one of the world’s most
unique ecosystems. The project will help local Afro-Colombian
and indigenous landowners generate income from carbon credits
through the payment for ecosystem services through a program
called REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Degradation). The sale of these credits will provide an
alternative source of income to logging and agriculture. Forest
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