The Sierra Gorda’s Premium Carbon offsets come from the “Carbon Sequestration in Communities of Extreme Poverty in the Sierra Gorda of Mexico” project. The design of this project has been validated by Rainforest Alliance under the VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and the gold level of CCB Standards (Climate, Community and Biodiversity).

Rough Cut
Mexico: The Business of Saving Trees
How one woman has created a biosphere

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This week's Rough Cut isn't about carbon trading per se. But it does show the potential for poorer developing countries to capitalize on a growing market by doing something as simple as planting more trees and protecting existing ones -- and getting paid to do it.

Jason Margolis, who first reported this story for PRI's radio program The World, traveled with producer Loren Mendell to the heart of rural Mexico to discover how a former schoolteacher is using carbon trading to revitalize an entire region.

Reference Documents about Sierra Gorda´s project “Carbon Sequestration in Communities of Extreme Poverty in the Sierra Gorda of Mexico” validated for the Voluntary Carbon Market:

Clean Development Mechanism Project Design Document (CDM-PDD) form for small-scale afforestation and reforestation project activities

Rainforest Alliance   Validation Certificate

Validation Approved - CCB Standards Second Edition Gold Level (Jun 20, 2011)