In plain English
Community Biochar (Bounty)
Community Biochar (Bounty) is a removal method run by DLT Earth Bounty Program. People often refer to it by its code, GF0001. It works in the biochar space.
In short
A community-contributed biochar methodology from the bounty programme.
What it is
The DLT Earth Methodology Bounty Programme, run with Exponential Science and the Hedera Foundation, pays contributors to digitize and open source environmental crediting methodologies as machine-readable policies on the Hedera Guardian platform. Community Biochar refers to a biochar carbon methodology handled under this program and published in the open Guardian methodology library. Biochar methodologies quantify the carbon dioxide removed by converting waste biomass into biochar and storing it durably, and a credit generally represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent removed.
What it rewards
The reward is a credit called a Biochar Carbon Removal Unit (BCR). One credit stands for one tonne of carbon dioxide kept out of the atmosphere (or taken back out of it). One tonne of CO₂-equivalent verified-and-issued. A whole period of work is issued as one batch of credits at a time, in the same way a registry issues a batch.
What gets measured
To earn BCR credits, a project has to measure and prove a few things. An independent reviewer checks the evidence before any credits are issued.
The baseline: what would most likely have happened to the land or the emissions if the project had not gone ahead.
The activity data for the period, with clear units and a clear source for every number.
The net result actually achieved, checked by an independent reviewer before any credits are issued.
Who takes part
Standard Registry. Owns the policy, approves participants, anchors each issuance to its evidence.
Project Proponent. Registers the project and submits monitoring reports.
Validation & Verification Body. Independently validates the design and verifies monitored data.
How it works
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The project team registers the project and its plan.
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An independent reviewer checks that the plan is sound and that the benefit is real and would not have happened anyway.
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The team looks after the site and measures the agreed indicators over time.
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The independent reviewer verifies those measurements.
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Credits are issued for the verified result, and a buyer can retire a credit to claim the benefit once.
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