Co-creating the design of equitable ecosystem restoration using the voluntary carbon market - six principles

Max Whitman , Neil Powell , Magnus Bergström , Marvin Rodriguez
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The voluntary carbon market (VCM) has emerged as a funding source for ecosystem restoration and climate action. Despite its potential, legitimate concerns about its effectiveness and fairness have been raised. Drawing on a case study from La Mosquitia, eastern Honduras, this paper examines how the co-creating the design of climate compensation initiatives can contribute to ecologically sensitive restoration and equitable development. Our findings suggest that the VCM can enable a meaningful co-creation of project design, including the project longevity required to attend to diverse interests and the flexibility needed for adaptive implementation. Growing out critically engaging with the La Mosquitia case study, we have identified six principles underpinning a well-designed restoration project. They include 1) treating carbon sequestration as a development vehicle, and not a goal; 2) adapting to context; 3) support negotiated decision making; 4) designing social infrastructures that foster learning and innovation; 5) diversifying income streams and; 6) focusing on transparency. By paying attention to these principles, we argue that the VCM can orchestrate the restoration of ecosystems in diverse habitats across the planet in the years to come. By reflecting on co-creation for ecosystem restoration and rural development, this paper thus contributes to ongoing conversations on how to design and implement compensation schemes that deliver on the intention of restoring ecosystems and supporting rural livelihoods.
利用自愿碳市场共同创造公平生态系统恢复的设计——六项原则
自愿碳市场(VCM)已成为生态系统恢复和气候行动的资金来源。尽管其潜力巨大,但人们对其有效性和公平性提出了合理的担忧。本文以洪都拉斯东部拉莫斯基蒂亚的一个案例为例,探讨了共同创造气候补偿计划的设计如何有助于生态敏感的恢复和公平发展。我们的研究结果表明,VCM可以实现项目设计的有意义的共同创造,包括关注不同利益所需的项目寿命和适应性实施所需的灵活性。通过对拉莫斯基蒂亚案例的批判性研究,我们确定了一个精心设计的修复项目的六大原则。它们包括:1)将碳封存视为一种发展工具,而不是目标;2)因地制宜;3)支持协商决策;4)设计促进学习和创新的社会基础设施;5)使收入来源多样化;6)注重透明度。通过关注这些原则,我们认为VCM可以在未来几年协调全球不同栖息地的生态系统恢复。因此,通过反思生态系统恢复和农村发展的共同创造,本文有助于就如何设计和实施补偿计划进行持续对话,以实现恢复生态系统和支持农村生计的意图。
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