AT A GLANCE
The Village Climate Solutions Project is one of Africa’s most advanced community-led forest protection initiatives.
A collaboration between Revalue, Reterra and Village Climate Solutions Limited, the project is building on its existing success by transitioning to Revalue's Model R — the best-rated avoidance approach by Sylvera.
330,000
Hectares
2027
Expected issuance
300,000
Est. credit volume
PARTNERSHIP
The project is a collaboration between:
Revalue - creators of radically better credits
Village Climate Solutions Limited - a team and backers with >30 years of experience in forest conservation and community empowerment, that has been working on the project for nearly 15 years.
Reterra - a leading developer with extensive technical expertise in NBS development across East Africa, with a successful project that’s well-rated by Sylvera (Udzungwa Mountain Project, AA-BBB).
CREDIT APPROACH
Village Climate Solutions credits will be designed under Revalue's avoidance approach Model R.
Model R was rated top avoidance approach by Sylvera with the lowest risk score of 2/10 - on par with removals methodologies.
Revalue starts from Verra's VM0048 (CCP-approved), then builds additional features on top.
BEYOND CARBON
The project is fully community-led.
Communities decide how funds are allocated.
More than 150k people across 50+ communities directly benefit from the project in Tanzania’s most marginalised communities — where 90% live below $1.90/day.
The project creates ~3,000 jobs.
The project safeguards some of Tanzania’s most threatened and ecologically irreplaceable landscapes. Together, these ecosystems protect water security, ecological connectivity, and resilience for entire regions.
The project:
Preserves wildlife corridors buffering 3 national parks — Selous (UNESCO hotspot), Msanjesi and Niassa
Protects 3 endangered coastal forests
Protects 8 endangered and 9 vulnerable IUCN Red List species, including elephants and wild dogs
