Process for credit creation through the Regen Registry program
Regen Registry emphasizing grassroots involvement in credit creation by offering a diverse range of credit type development and protocols tailored to various environmental efforts.
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Choose one:
step 1
Use an existing credit protocol
We have credit protocols for soil organic carbon, biochar, vineyard grazing, biodiversity, and more. Explore our innovative credit protocols and contact Regen Registry for more information if you think your project is eligible for use with an existing protocol.
select a crediting protocol
1-2 months
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Is my project eligible for the CarbonPlus Grasslands Credit?
All 3 eligibility considerations must be true in order to apply for the CarbonPlus Grasslands protocol:
- Is your management activity an approved regenerative grasslands and/grazing activity?
- Any management activity approved by the Carbon Farming Initiative related to grasslands and/or grazing.
- Any conservation practice approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture Healthy Soils Program related to grasslands and/or grazing.
What is the process for using an existing protocol
Contact registry@regen.network and we can help connect you with the protocol authors to discuss usage.
Can I use a protocol from another registry to issue credits on Regen Marketplace
Yes - you need to contact the author of the method to ask about usage. If you have already done this for the the projects than you should be able to sell the credits created from the protocol on any markets that you would like.
step 2
Register your project
The credit protocol author will usually have a project plan template that you can fill out. Individual project plans can be submitted below or through the project developer. The plan must align with and meet all the requirements laid out in the protocol
project REgistration Form
4-6 weeks
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Why do I need a project plan?
Because it's required!
step 3
Monitor and verify changes according to the methodology
Some projects have historical monitoring and verification reports that can be used to issue credits for past changes in ecosystem health. Otherwise, baseline project data should be collected early in the process so that credits can be issued more quickly. Project developers will provide you with a monitoring template that is required to be completed for each monitoring period. Monitoring reports are submitted either via the project developer or using the form below.
submit monitoring reports
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step 4
Market and Sell credits
Project developers play a key role in facilitating the issuance of credits onto Regen Ledger and are often engaged in the sales and marketing of credits. Regen Network can provide some support in marketing and sales.
Marketing and Sales
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How do I market my credits
Regen Network is here to help you w bit with marketing although you will need to do your own marketing strategy as well. Please read up on our marketing support in our Handbook: https://registry.regen.network/regen-registry-handbook/project-development/project-marketing
step 1A
Create a protocol or edit an existing one
You can edit a protocol from our library, (including methodologies from a list of approved third party programs) or create a new one. New protocols must go through our Internal and Expert Peer Review process as part of our Registry Program. Review fees apply and legal agreements with Regen Network Development PBC are required. Legal agreements with Regen Network Development PBC are required.
create a Protocol
1-2 years
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step 1B
Self-service issuance
There is also a more flexible option to create credits outside of the program through Regen app's self-service credit issuance option.
Self-Service Issuance
4-6 months
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step 2
Register your project
The credit protocol author will usually have a project plan template that you can fill out and attach it to this form to register your project . The plan must align with and meet all the requirements laid out in the protocol.
Project Registration Form
4-6 weeks
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step 3
Monitor and verify changes
Some projects have historical monitoring and verification reports that can be used to issue credits for past changes in ecosystem health. These can be submitted along with the Project Plan in Project Registration form linked above. Otherwise, baseline project data should be collected early in the process so that credits can be issued more quickly. Project developers will provide you with a monitoring template that is required to be completed for each monitoring period.
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step 4
Create a protocol page and sell credits
Project developers play a key role in facilitating the issuance of credits onto Regen Ledger and are often engaged in the sales and marketing of credits. The first step is to create a presence on the Marketplace through submission of a Protocol Page. The Regen Network team can also provide support, subject to a fee.
Submit a Protocol Page
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How do I market my credits.
Regen Network is here to help you w bit with marketing although you will need to do your own marketing strategy as well. Please read up on our marketing support in our Handbook: https://registry.regen.network/regen-registry-handbook/project-development/project-marketing
Join in the creation of diverse and impactful methodologies for nature-based solutions
In addition to developing protocols focused on carbon reduction and removal, we also work to incorporate protocols to track water, biodiversity, pollution management, changing weather patterns, and more.
Learn more in our Handbook
The Regen Registry Handbook guides stakeholders in the overall process of how to create and issue ecological assets. It also outlines the general requirements for the quantification, monitoring, reporting, verification (MRV), project registration, administration and issuance of credits, and governance of the registry standards.
