Verra, a global carbon certifier, has adopted new rules for carbon offset projects that significantly strengthen community rights, incorporating principles from the Grassroots Justice Network and frontline communities worldwide. These updated standards aim to improve transparency and mandate revenue sharing with affected communities.

• These new rules require all land-based carbon projects to obtain free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) from affected communities and to enter into legally binding agreements.
• The revised standard reflects extensive input from Namati and the Grassroots Justice Network, an alliance operating in more than 180 countries.
• Project developers are now required to share a portion of the total revenue generated from carbon credit sales with local communities when projects are implemented on community land.