South Pole is currently seeking proposals for nature-based projects that could benefit from finance and expertise to generate verified emission reductions.

Since 2008, South Pole has worked with hundreds of land-owners, community groups, investors, conservation organisations, and others to identify and facilitate emission reduction projects worldwide. As a truly global environmental company, with over 350 experts in 18 global offices.

South Pole is uniquely positioned to support you in adding a sustainable and supplementary source of income to fund your nature-based projects.

South Pole is open to projects at different stages of development and will consider all proposals that meet the criteria. Please see an outline of the opportunities and minimum requirements below:

• Opportunity for Conservation and Restoration projects: South Pole believes Nature-based Solutions (NBS) need to be a central part of the post-COVID green recovery. They are looking to facilitate climate finance to forestry and land-use projects that protect wildlife, empower communities and create sustainable economies. To be considered projects must meet either of the following minimum requirements:
  • Ecosystem protection projects – minimum 10,000 ha of standing forest or larger than 5,000 hectares of carbon rich ecosystems, such as peat land or mangroves.
  • Restoration projects – must have the potential to restore at least 1,200 hectares
• Opportunity for large-scale nature-based solutions: South Pole believes Nature-based Solutions (NBS) need to be a central part of the post-COVID green recovery. They are able to develop and potentially provide finance to large nature-based climate action projects that protect wildlife, empower communities and create sustainable economies. To be considered projects must meet either of the following minimum requirements:
  • Ecosystem protection projects – minimum 50,000 hectares of standing forest or larger than 7,500 hectares of carbon rich ecosystems, such as peat land or mangrove forest.
  • Restoration projects – must have potential to restore at least 500 hectares per year for 10 years

What's in it for you?

Opportunity for Conservation and Restoration projects:

• In order to build and implement innovative solutions to address climate change, selected projects or partners will receive: support on low-level, short-term financing in specific cases if required by the project; high-level technical guidance; advisory covering the entire carbon development process.
• Project delivery would be the full responsibility of the applicant, but South Pole will guide you from feasibility all the way through to issuing verified carbon credits and on-going monitoring.
• They also provide the option of joining a community of practice, where South Pole and other relevant partners offer a mix of project specific support and general learning sessions, including basic training support to all successful applicants.

Opportunity for large-scale nature-based solutions:

• In order to build and implement innovative solutions to address climate change, selected projects or partners will receive: support on financing options; high-level technical guidance; advisory covering the entire carbon development process.
• Project delivery would be the full responsibility of the applicant, with South Pole guiding you from feasibility all the way through to issuing verified carbon credits and on-going monitoring.
• They also provide the option of joining a community of practice, where South Pole and other relevant partners offer a mix of project specific support and general learning sessions, including basic training support to all successful applicants.

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