Purpose: Catalyze new, innovative NbCR approaches by providing early demand signals and funding to project developers, land stewards, and community-led initiatives.
Objective: De-risk and accelerate development of promising NbCR projects in undercapitalized geographies or methodologies (e.g., regenerative agroforestry, blue carbon, assisted natural regeneration, mangrove restoration).
TRL (Technology Readiness Level): TRL 3–5 (Proof of Concept to Initial Pilots). Focused more on ecological and social readiness than tech.
Ticket Size: $100K–$500K per project
Disbursement Structure: Milestone-based, linked to monitoring benchmarks (e.g., area restored, community engagement, biodiversity co-benefits).
Payment Timeline: Partial upfront (25–40%), remainder over 2–4 years based on MRV delivery.
Ideal Applicants: NGOs, local startups, Indigenous-led organizations, research consortia, agroecology networks.
Due Diligence Focus: Novelty, scalability, stakeholder participation, ecological baseline, community governance model.
Expected Outcomes: High-integrity pilot projects, baseline MRV systems, community partnership models, enabling data for Phase 2.
Purpose: Secure long-term offtake from high-quality nature-based carbon removal projects that have demonstrated permanence, additionality, and MRV capability.
Objective: Enable scale-up and bankability of mature NbCR projects by offering long-term purchase guarantees.
TRL (Technology Readiness Level): TRL 6–9 (Demonstration to Commercial Scale). Proven impact with replicable frameworks.
Ticket Size: $1M–$20M multi-year offtake agreements
Disbursement Structure: Annual delivery-based payments tied to verified carbon removals (ex-post)
Payment Timeline: Minimum 5–10 year offtake commitments, with pre-payment options up to 30% to support working capital needs.
Ideal Applicants: Experienced NbCR project developers, Indigenous land stewardship programs, restoration collectives, cooperatives with track record.
Due Diligence Focus: Historical MRV, third-party verification, community benefit sharing, permanence strategies, leakage mitigation.
Expected Outcomes: Large-scale carbon removal (>50,000 tCO₂/year), long-term contracts with verified removals, credible community impact pathways.
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