Certifying a carbon offset project

A carbon market establishes a methodology. The methodology determines project boundaries, baselines, quantifies carbon flow, and quantifies overall GHG reduction. Each methodology has it’s own bureaucracy for getting certified¹.

While no methodology exists for quantifying bamboo carbon reduction, INBAR recommends using forest carbon methodologies¹.

Methodology	Short Description	ORG
CDM AR-ACM 003	Large scale Afforestation - Reforestation	UN
CDM AR-AMS 007	Small scale Afforestation - Reforestation	UN
VCS VM 005	Conversion of low productive forrest	Verra
VCS 007 REDD+	Avoided deforestation	Verra

INBAR notes that for trading, China has certified bamboo under Chinese Certified Emission Reduction Scheme¹.

1. King, C., Lugt, P. van der, Yanxia, L. & Long, T. T. Integration of Bamboo Forestry into Carbon Markets. 13 https://www.inbar.int/resources/inbar_publications/integration-of-bamboo-forestry-into-carbon-markets/ (2021).