Integrity Council declares BioCarbon Standard, Cercarbono, and Plan Vivo CCP-Eligible

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) announced that BioCarbon Standard, Cercarbono, and Plan Vivo (PV Climate) are now 'CCP-Eligible' programmes. This decision applies to projects registered under specific versions of each standard: BioCarbon Standard v4.1+, Cercarbono v4.5.2+, and Plan Vivo Project Requirements v5.7+. With these additions, CCP-Eligible programmes are estimated to cover over 95% of cumulative voluntary carbon market issuances. The ICVCM noted that BioCarbon Cert and Cercarbono, both Global South-led initiatives, strengthened their governance and safeguards during the assessment process. BioCarbon Standard has issued over 85 million credits from 54 registered projects, representing approximately 3.5% of VCM issuances.