The appendix and factsheet provides buyers with criteria for ensuring their carbon credit purchases do no harm and have a positive contribution towards #genderequality and #women‘s #empowerment, complete with due diligence questions and example answers for buyers.
DO NO HARM CRITERIA
- The project ensures safeguards to protect women in the community.
POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION CRITERIA
- The project/program supports women’s empowerment and gender equality.
- The project/program has a gender focus and actively involves women in the community in all processes of decision-making (and the governance structure).
- The project/program has action and monitoring plans with clear roles and responsibilities.
- The project/program maintains and takes opportunities to improve women’s land rights.
- Revenue-sharing occurs in a transparent and equitable manner and project/program has consulted women in the financial planning process.
Link to the Buyer’s Guide to Natural Climate Solution Carbon Credits