Our carbon projects are built on land farmers own, through institutions farmers control, using activity the same farmers would want anyway. Carbon revenue is a second income line on work already worth doing, never the reason for doing the work.
What community led means here
Most carbon projects reach the community last, after the design is fixed and the boundary is drawn. We build in the opposite order. The farmer institution comes first, the enterprise comes second, and the carbon project is developed on top of an operation already earning from the same acres.
Three consequences follow. The project survives beyond the crediting period because the underlying business stands on its own. Benefit sharing is settled inside an institution the farmers already own rather than through a separate contract. And the measurement burden is carried by a system the unit needs anyway for production, procurement and sales.
Three methodology families
- Biochar carbon removal. Biomass pyrolysed into biochar and applied to soil, staying locked for more than a hundred years, which places the activity in removal rather than avoidance. Feedstock is cultivated bamboo, invasive species biomass, sawmill residue and agricultural residue.
- Afforestation and agroforestry. Bamboo blocks, native species restoration and farm forestry on degraded and idle land, planned as part of the plantation programme around each cluster.
- Biogas and clean cooking. Household and cluster level clean cooking systems linked to the same farmer institutions.
Where the carbon work sits
| Project | Where | Activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochar carbon removal facility | Mokokchung district, Nagaland | Bamboo feedstock pyrolysis and biochar to soil, with a project design document prepared to an international biochar methodology. | In development |
| Integrated cluster portfolio | West Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, Udalguri (Assam), Mokokchung (Nagaland), Panna (MP), Salumbar (Rajasthan) | Six clusters with 3,000 to 3,600 acres of agroforestry and degraded land restoration planned around them, of which around 1,800 to 2,400 acres carry agroforestry and around 1,200 acres carry restoration and plantation. | Under setup |
| Bamboo and aromatic blocks | Assam and Nagaland | 2,000 acres of bamboo across four locations on village waste, spare farm and degraded hill land, and 250 acres of aromatic cultivation around each cluster. | Under setup |
| The Living Soil Initiative | Panna and Satna, Madhya Pradesh | Invasive biomass removed under departmental supervision and converted into biochar, with cleared ground replanted in native species. | In development |
| Guardians of the Green | National | Community nurseries, native species restoration, ecological stewards and digital monitoring. A 2030 target of 100 million native trees. | Long term mission |
Note The 100 million tree figure is a 2030 target and is always published with the word target attached.
Measurement, reporting and verification
Every project runs on a digital record chain rather than on a survey at the end of the year. The platform tracks farms, crop cycles and field records at one end, and procurement, production, finished goods and sales at the other, with accounts, compliance, certification and traceability alongside. Field data capture works offline, because the villages where the work happens have poor connectivity.
The system is live across five farmer producer companies and is operated by YesEarth Eco Consulting, our technical partner for carbon and digital monitoring. The same records serve three purposes at once: running the business, satisfying an auditor, and supporting a carbon claim.
How the benefit reaches the household
- The farmer institution is the project participant, so carbon revenue arrives inside an entity the members own.
- Carbon is treated as upside in every project financial model. Each unit is required to work on product revenue alone before any carbon income is counted.
- Land stays with the farmer. Agreements cover cultivation and supply, not transfer of title.
- Biochar produced under the project returns to member farms as a soil input, so the household gains yield as well as revenue.
Safeguards
- No forest tree is cut for feedstock, under any project, in any geography. Permitted material is cultivated bamboo, invasive species biomass, sawmill and wood processing waste, and agricultural and agroforestry residue including pruning.
- Invasive removal is done under departmental supervision, with cleared ground replanted in native species.
- Restoration areas are monitored jointly with the department holding the land.
- Free, prior and informed engagement with the village institution before any land is committed.
- Claims are limited to what the record supports. Where evidence is contested, the claim is dropped rather than softened.
Work with us on carbon
If you are a buyer looking for removal credits with a verifiable community story, a funder looking to finance the underlying enterprise, or a department looking to convert a restoration mandate into a lasting local economy, write to us with your requirement and your timeline. Project design documents, monitoring plans and technical detail follow on request.