Developing voluntary carbon market project for Sundarban Tiger Reserve in India

The main objectives of Sunderban Carbon Finance project are: A. Baseline preparation on socio-economic status and livelihood of communities in and around Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR), West Bengal. B. Assessment of carbon stocks in Sundarban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. C. Preparation of Project Design Document (PDD) & Monitoring Reports (MRs), validation and verification of projects for Voluntary Carbon Markets. D. Generating carbon finance under voluntary carbon markets and building capacity of the forest personnel in carbon assessment, preparation of PDD, and Monitoring Reports (MRs) for Voluntary Carbon Markets. E. Issuance of voluntary emission reductions (VERs) and sale of VERs.