Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance

The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) is a partnership of leading international NGOs founded in 2003. Its mission is to stimulate and promote land management activities that credibly mitigate global climate change, improve the well-being and reduce the poverty of local communities, and conserve biodiversity. The CCBA develops standards and tools through a transparent and inclusive participatory process. Its initiatives include the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards for site-based projects, the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (REDD+ SES) for government-led programs, and the Sustainable Landscapes Rating Tool. The CCB Standards were developed by the CCBA and have been managed by Verra since November 2014. CCBA members are non-governmental organizations: CARE, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Alliance, and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The CCBA was founded in 2003 as a partnership of leading international NGOs. Its mission is to stimulate and promote land management activities that credibly mitigate global climate change, improve the well-being and reduce the poverty of local communities, and conserve biodiversity. The CCBA brings together diverse stakeholders through a transparent and inclusive participatory process to develop standards and tools. Its initiatives include the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards for site-based projects, developed by the CCBA and managed by Verra since November 2014; the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (REDD+ SES) for government-led strategies and actions to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation; and the Sustainable Landscapes Rating Tool. The CCB Standards were revised with the help of three international tropical forest research institutions based on public comments and field-testing: CATIE, ICRAF, and CIFOR. Past donors to the CCB Standards include philanthropic foundations and corporations such as the Blue Moon Fund, the Kraft Fund (administered by the NY Community Trust), BP, Hyundai, Intel, the Rockefeller Foundation, SC Johnson, Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM), and Weyerhaeuser.

A partnership of leading international NGOs developing standards and tools for high-quality multiple-benefit land management activities.

• Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards

  Standards for site-based projects, developed by the CCBA and managed by Verra since November 2014.

• REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (REDD+ SES)

  Standards for government-led strategies and actions to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation.

• Sustainable Landscapes Rating Tool

  A tool announced by the CCBA in 2017.

1. 1CCBA | The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Allianceclimate-standards.org
2. 2About the CCBA |CCBAclimate-standards.org
3. 3Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliancewikidata.org