Overview
Sierra Gorda Premium Carbon is the first carbon project in Mexico to achieve validation of its design under two global carbon market standards: the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards. The project attained a gold level of approval, CCB’s highest rating, for exceptional climate change adaptation, community and biodiversity benefits.
Project Details
Alliance for Conservation of the Sierra Gorda
For information about offsets
David Patrick Ross
+52-1-311-147-8971
E-mail: sierragordareserve@hotmail.com
Marco Miguel, Forestry Engineer
Bosque Sustentable, A.C.
+52-441-296-1212
E-mail: brefangus@gmail.com
Martha Isabel Ruiz Corzo, General Director
Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda, I.A.P.
+52-441-296-0242 or +52-441-296-0229
E-mail: info@sierragorda.net
Location
For purposes of VCS validation, the project start date is 2002.
The project is managed with tax-deductible contributions of U.S. $25 per ton of CO2e with the offsets retired in the name of the donors. Donors receive a tax-deductible receipt and a personalized certificate indicating the number of corresponding offsets. Donors are also included on the interactive map of the Carbon Neutral Planet Web page: www.carbonneutralplanet.org.







