Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)

📢 #ICYMI: Did you miss our recent webinar, "Overview of the W+ Label for Verified Carbon Units (VCUs)"? Check out the recording for an overview of the updated label guidance document and the process of acquiring W+ labels for VCUs! 🙌 Thanks to the hosts – The W+ Standard's Jeannette Gurung and Verra's Nicole Shermer and Justin Wheler – for this informative session. View the recording: https://bit.ly/3S9Ht5a #Verra #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #StandardsMatter #GenderEquity #WomensRights

Verra has released an updated guidance document for proponents of projects in the Verified Carbon Standard Program that are concurrently certified with The W+ Standard Program and are seeking to apply a W+ label to Verified Carbon Units generated by their project. The W+ label signals that a VCS project conforms with the requirements of the W+ Standard, the only certification framework that provides metrics to quantify, verify, and monetize women’s empowerment results within projects and supply chains. Verra and Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) will be co-hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 2:00 pm ET, to provide an overview of the updated label guidance document and the process of acquiring W+ labels for VCUs. Join W+ team leader Jeannette Gurung and Verra staff for this session. Read more and register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/4cdZVln #Verra #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

Verra has released an updated guidance document for proponents of projects in the Verified Carbon Standard Program that are concurrently certified with The W+ Standard Program and are seeking to apply a W+ label to Verified Carbon Units generated by their project. The W+ label signals that a VCS project conforms with the requirements of the W+ Standard, the only certification framework that provides metrics to quantify, verify, and monetize women’s empowerment results within projects and supply chains. Verra and Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) will be co-hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 2:00 pm ET, to provide an overview of the updated label guidance document and the process of acquiring W+ labels for VCUs. Join W+ team leader Jeannette Gurung and Verra staff for this session. Read more and register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/4cdZVln #Verra #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

1% of global funding goes to women’s rights organizations, and most do not receive multi-year or unrestricted funds. Yet, in Africa, women are stewarding forests and have intimate knowledge of them, says Cecile Ndjebet during her keynote speech at #IUFRO2024. We are so grateful for Cécile’s leadership through The Forests Dialogue’s steering committee, based at The Forest School. Thank you for your profound message and impact!

Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) and Verra are seeking Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)  registered projects interested in obtaining concurrent certification with the W+ Standard as well as those currently accredited in the W+ Standard and seeking to apply a (external) label to Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) generated by their project. 🌟 Key Highlights: 🌟 - VCS projects (including joint VCS and Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards (CCBS) Program projects) meeting both Verra and W+ Standard requirements are eligible for W+ labeled VCUs. - The W+ label signifies that a VCS project meets the W+ Standard, the only certification framework that quantifies, verifies, and monetizes women’s empowerment within projects and supply chains. 🗓️ Webinar Alert! 🗓️ Join us on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 2:00pm ET for a webinar co-hosted by Verra and WOCAN. We’ll cover the updated label guidance and the process for acquiring W+ labels for VCUs. Register for the Webinar here https://lnkd.in/gdesDUpx 🌱 Optional Piloting Process 🌱 WOCAN is launching a piloting process for extra guidance on W+-labeling documentation. Details on how to join are on the W+ Standard website www.wplus.org For questions about W+-labeled VCUs, contact the Verra team at [email protected] or the W+ Standard team at [email protected]. #Sustainability #WPlusStandard #CarbonCredits #WomensEmpowerment #ClimateAction #VCS #Verra #WOCAN

📢 We're excited to announce the release of a new #Gender Due Diligence Appendix to the Buyer's Guide to Natural Climate Solution Carbon Credits, created with Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN). The Document provides buyers with criteria for ensuring their carbon credit purchases do no harm and have a positive contribution towards #genderequality and #women's #empowerment, complete with due diligence questions and example answers for buyers. 📥 Buyers and interested businesses can access it through the NCS Procurement Hub: https://lnkd.in/eDUwcfzq or find it with the Due Diligence resources of the Knowledge tab. Currently available exclusively to businesses via the NCS Procurement Hub, this resource will soon be available for general download during the upcoming refresh of the Buyer's Guide. Stay tuned for that! 🔔 Save the Date: Join us for an event on this topic on Friday, 24th May. This hybrid event will be held online and in person in London, hosted by W+ and PwC. More details on this event in the comments. 👇 Jeannette Gurung #GenderEquality #DueDiligence #Sustainability #VoluntaryCarbonMarket #NCSProcurementHub #WOCAN #NaturalClimateSolutions