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high-integrity , innovative environmental solutions , connecting them with international buyers who seek credible , impactful carbon credits vetted for real-world sustainability outcomes .
Dana Agrotti , Low Carbon Markets Lead Analyst , S & P Global Commodity Insights , said : “ South American countries are key players in the global voluntary carbon markets , having supplied almost 15 % of all credits historically , with a strong focus on naturebased solutions . Registries like Cercarbono could help bring South American nations to the forefront of this global market .”
The LATAM environmental projects Cercarbono certifies are hosted on its registry infrastructure provider EcoRegistry and located across Colombia , Brazil , Mexico , Peru , Chile , Ecuador , Panama , Bolivia and the Dominican Republic .
“ We see considerable benefit to Meta Registry ’ s ready means of registry-to-registry and registry-toend-user communications , which will indeed further transparency , add another layer of tracking , and provide additional scope to better spot any anomalies in credit movements . We ’ re proud to be a part of Cercarbono ’ s entry onto this important cross-registry platform and look forward to connecting with its future participants ,” said Juan Durán , CEO , Ecoregistry .
Meta Registry is just one of S & P Global Commodity Insights ’ many environmental solutions . Additional solutions include its dramatically enhanced Environmental Registry , an infrastructure softwareas-a-service-based platform that offers operational support and guidance to those wishing to create an environmental registry for carbon , water , biodiversity , social and compliance projects ; as well as carbon and methane intensity measures ; price assessments in voluntary and compliance carbon markets ; methane reduction roadmap services , and other data , analysis and insights .
Cercarbono is one of the top voluntary carbon standards globally , with strong roots in Latin America and a focus on helping emerging economies transition to net-zero . Its certification process is shaped by an on-the-ground understanding of the regions where our projects are implemented , ensuring social safeguards , accountability , and genuine impact . By prioritizing local needs when developing project criteria , its standard is both effective regionally and scalable globally .
S & P Global Commodity Insights has a 15-year history as a recognized leader in carbon , water and biodiversity environmental registries construction . It is valued for its independence , established history of registry-build delivery , its deep and broad understanding of environmental markets , carbon emissions , carbon mitigation and voluntary and compliance carbon markets and its century-plus history as a trusted partner in energy and commodity markets . p
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