Three pilots. One methodology. Zero overhead skim.
What if every tonne of carbon paid out at issuance — not after broker cycles? We've begun early exploration with communities across three pilot landscapes in Nigeria (Niger Delta mangrove restoration, Cross River rainforest protection, northern agroforestry), each shaped around a single principle: the community holds the carbon, the revenue, and the data.
Exploration areas
Where we're starting.
These are the three landscapes we're exploring first — through early conversations and groundwork with the communities who'd hold the carbon. Regions and approaches below reflect where that exploration is focused, not finished projects.
Mangrove restoration
Exploring community-led restoration of degraded mangroves — among the most carbon-dense ecosystems on earth — on land scarred by oil spills and gas flaring, with carbon rights retained by community trusts.
Rainforest protection
Exploring avoided-deforestation in Nigeria's last major rainforest — building on the hard lessons of Cross River's REDD+ history so consent is real, carbon rights stay local, and benefit-sharing is transparent from day one.
Agroforestry & drylands
Exploring smallholder agroforestry and land restoration along the Great Green Wall belt — fertiliser trees, shelterbelts, and farmer-managed natural regeneration that build soil carbon while raising farm income.
Watch this space
A pilot timeline, not a promise reel.
Foundations
Legal vehicle stood up. Methodology drafted. Community development associations and traditional-council partnerships formed in pilot landscapes.
First MRV cycle
Baselines established. Third-party validator engaged. First monitoring data published.
Pilot issuance
First batch of verified credits issued under the GreenNaira methodology. Revenue split paid to communities.
Scale-up
Expand from one landscape to three. Onboard partner buyers. Open the methodology for third-party use.
Methodology
Four steps we won't skip.
Community consent first
Carbon rights confirmed with community development associations and traditional rulers in writing before any project enters MRV.
Baselines, not estimates
Real measurement of land cover, fuel use, and household conditions before issuance.
Open MRV
Monitoring data and methodology published openly — auditable by communities, buyers, and third parties.
Revenue at issuance
Community share paid at issuance, not at sale. No waiting on broker cycles.
Consent first — in practice
We confirm rights with the people on the land first.
Step 01 isn't a slogan. We sit with traditional rulers and community development associations, state forestry and environment officials, and farmers and fishers across the Niger Delta and Cross River — in writing, in English and the local language — before anything enters MRV. Their clearest, most repeated ask is a transparent benefit-sharing mechanism. It's the principle this methodology is built on.