FSD_Event_VCM_Slides.pdf
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… Smallholder Farmers and the Voluntary Carbon Market: A Balancing Act Online event | 15:30-17:00 CET February 20th, 2025 Academic Knowledge Field Experience in Commodities Whatis FSD? Fair & Smart Data (FSD) is an action- oriented transdisciplinary research programme Founded by Maastricht University’s School of Business … Conserved (TEC) Ecosystem service Carbon sequestration (removal) Carbon conservation (and sequestration in the future) Origin of the methodology Developed by Acorn with Plan Vivo Developed by ReSeed, Verification AENOR & SCS Global Services Food Chain Buyers Microsoft, Lavazza, others Brazilian supermarket cooperatives, food brands, individuals Land tenure Required Not Required Smallholder beneficiaries (suppliers) 8.957 Farmers 10.321 Households Value propositions 5 Quilombola Project Value … n) G lo ba l S ou th (S up pl ie r l oc at io n) Cr ed it bu ye rs Cr ed it pr ov id er s Ce rt ifi er Pr oj ec t de ve lo pe rs Lo ca l in te rm ed ia ri es Ca rb on o ffs et su pp lie rs Purchasing carbon credits Project finance Issuing credits to buyers Certifying credit Verifying compliance Market intermediation Project implementation Ecosystem services Dispersion of funds Training and services Microsoft Acorn Plan Vivo Solidaridad CISA Coffee farmers 10% 10% 80% Developing methodology Value …