Developing voluntary carbon market project for Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), Kerala

The main objective of project is "To Develop Voluntary carbon market project in Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in India" with the sub-objectives mentioned below: 

A. Baseline preparation on socio-economic status and livelihood of communities in and around Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), Kerala.
 
B. Assessment of carbon stocks in Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), Kerala.
 
C. Preparation of Project Description (PD) & Monitoring Report (MR), validation and verification of projects for Voluntary Carbon Markets.
 
D. Building capacity of the forest personnel in carbon stock assessment, preparation of relevant documents under the project such as Project Description PD and Monitoring Report (MR).
 
E. Issuance of verified emission reductions (VERs) and sale of VERs.