Centre for Grower-centric Eco-value Mechanisms

Here's hoping that the new years brings to us an ecologically vibrant, sustainable and equitable world! Happy New Year 2023 from the team at C-GEM!

#leakage in the context of #carbonmarkets An example is when for agroforestry project trees are grown at one place and cleared at another to make way for agricultural land.

#permanence in #carboncredits In order for a carbon project to have value in carbon markets, the emission removal/reduction should be permanent. This signifies long-lived and irreversible benefits to the ecosystem! #naturalfarming #agroecology #carbonmarkets

At C-GEM we determine additionality of a project by the criterion that carbon financing should support farmers during the transition & help them to not only adhere to - but also adopt more practices within - natural farming. #naturalfarming #carbonmarkets #carboncredits

Cap and trade, and voluntary offsets are two broad systems within the #CarbonMarkets structure. #Voluntaryoffsets markets can be a useful source of #finance for sustained #naturalfarming transitions generating benefits for both farmers and the ecosystem!

We believe that we can leverage support from carbon markets for transitions to agroecology-based farming. Let's understand #carbonmarkets better!

Not only is the transition to #agroecology based farming #beneficial, in the current scenario where agriculture is already threatened by degrading lands, #desertification, #climatechange and #resource #scarcity, it is #critical. Connect with us at lnkd.in/deH5VHPq

#soilcarbon is a promising tool for - reducing #carbonemissions and enhancing the #economicsecurity of #farmers through #carbonmarkets. We are working on this connection! Connect with us at cgem.org.in/contact to know more! Source: Business Line, 2022

Want to understand #carbonmarkets? We have got you covered! Stay tuned to our page this coming week for some great resources on carbon markets! This brilliant infographic at visualcapitalist.com/sp/visu… tells us about #voluntarycarbonmarkets!

Read a comprehensive review of #carbonpricing instruments and some potential successes and pitfalls of the #CarbonCredits mechanism by Russell Nichols at lnkd.in/gAbyXjW4. #carbon #CarbonMarket #VoluntaryCarbonMarkets #climate #climatechange #climatefinance

#announcement 📢 We are supremely excited to share the first look of our #website! Do give us a visit at cgem.org.in/ to know more about & connect with us! #naturalfarming #carbonmarkets Stay tuned for a lot more coming soon at our space! @AkrspIndia @RainmatterOrg

Based in #agroecology, #naturalfarming practices are least water #extractive & our #champions utilize simple innovative methods to harvest water for their irrigation needs. Read excerpts from Spreading Roots published by @BhoomiKaEco & @NFCoalition to know more!

#naturalfarming #transitions can prove to be arduous undertakings & our #champions need support to #sustain this shift. This support can come from various streams. What kind of support do you think #farmers transitioning towards #naturalfarming need? Vote and comment! @AkrspIndia

C-GEM is working to enable emerging #ecosystem #markets to work in favour of #farmers by providing payment for ecosystem services obtained from natural farming, majorly - soil carbon sequestration. @AkrspIndia @RainmatterOrg @AarshMehta @GuptaSrajesh #COP27

We at C-GEM believe that for #naturalfarming #transitions to become #longterm #sustainable #behaviorchange, our farmers & grassroot organizations would need all the support they can get! Much of this support has to be monetary to absorb livelihood risks @ to incentivize #change.