The Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCSA)

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Publication October 22, 2024

Open Letter to the Science-Based Targets Initiative

The Natural Climate Solutions Alliance and the Forest Investor Club have submitted a joint letter to the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) with detailed recommendations on the use of voluntary (…)

Publication September 23, 2024

A Buyer’s Guide to Natural Climate Solutions Carbon Credits

This guide is intended to help businesses that have decided to include Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) voluntary carbon credits in their climate strategies.

July 2, 2024

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Due Diligence Questions and Criteria for Natural Climate Solution Projects

The Gender Due Diligence Guide is designed to support buyers in effectively integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment considerations into their due diligence process for (…)

June 28, 2024

How-to guide for voluntary carbon credit portfolio design

Navigating the ever-changing landscape of voluntary carbon credits and the voluntary carbon market can be complex. This guide demonstrates how a portfolio approach to acquiring (…)

June 27, 2024

Natural Climate Solutions for the Voluntary Carbon Market: An Investor Guide for Companies and Financial Institutions

Register for the Webinar: Investing in Natural Climate Solutions: Opportunities, Best Practices, and Considerations This webinar is for investors who want to learn more about (…)

Publication June 4, 2024

New Toolkit for Health Outcomes from Nature-based Solutions Now Available via NCSA and NCS Procurement Hub

The Toolkit was developed to support both Nature-based Solutions (NbS) supply side, i.e. project developers, and demand side, i.e. investors and buyers, in systematically incorporating (…)

Publication May 30, 2024

NCSA Statement – U.S. Government Endorses High-Quality Voluntary Carbon Market

The NCS Alliance – a WBCSD’s initiative supporting the use of NCS voluntary credits – enthusiastically welcomes the Administration’s Principles for Responsible Participation, promoting high-integrity credits that generate (…)

May 13, 2024

Natural Climate Solution Carbon Credits: The role of project developers and communities

When done with integrity, Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) can empower communities and other landholders to capitalise on their carbon rights to fund development and conserve local ecosystems. (…)

Publication May 15, 2023

Natural Climate Solutions Alliance IN PROGRESS

The NCS Alliance is a multistakeholder coalition that brings together public and private stakeholders to identify opportunities and barriers to investment into carbon credits in new and existing markets to scale up financing for natural climate solutions.

Publication September 21, 2022

Natural Climate Solutions and the Voluntary Carbon Market

Natural Climate Solutions and the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Guide for C-suite Executives, published by the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance (NCS Alliance) in conjunction with ERM, provides high-level guidance for decision makers in choosing high-quality carbon credits to drive demand for Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) and mobilize companies to mitigate their emissions beyond their value chains.

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