Support for Afforestation/reforestation GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology
UPDATE
Gold Standard is updating all existing methodologies to align with the principles of the Paris Agreement (PA). Non-Paris aligned methodologies will be retired, and PA-Aligned versions must be applied for all vintage 2026 issuances. Please read the full update here and associated FAQs.
Gold Standard Methodologies will be revised in accordance with the PA Alignment Schedule and prioritised based on usage. Paris aligned methodologies will be published on our Paris Agreement Alignment Documents page.
To leverage existing assessments, Gold Standard is actively following the UNFCCC process to republish CDM methodologies under Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM). If there are significant delays with PACM publication, Gold Standard will include and update any relevant methodologies within its workplan.
Below the set of templates required to help calculate GHG sequestration from Afforestation/Reforestation projects. Please note that all templates, other than The Methodology Soil Carbon TOOL and the Methodology Rotation Forestry Projects TOOL, are replaced by an updated and consolidated version available here.
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Methodology Applicability TEMPLATE
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Methodology Baseline TEMPLATE
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Methodology Leakage TEMPLATE
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Other emissions TEMPLATE
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Carbon Performance TEMPLATE
- 07.2017 v.1.0 CO2 Fixation TEMPLATE
- 03.2018 v.1.0 Methodology Soil Carbon TOOL
- 07.2017 v.1.0 Methodology Rotation Forestry Projects TOOL