The Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor
Australia’s first Gold Standard-accredited reforestation project.
The trees and shrubs planted in the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor form part of the first — and so far, the only — project in Australia to be certified under the prestigious Gold Standard accreditation. This globally-recognised benchmark identifies genuine emission reduction projects that deliver long-term, sustainable development.
~1.059M tonnes CO₂-e
Expected sequestration over the project’s 50-year lifetime
What Gold Standard Certification Requires
following rigorous, globally-recognised rules and governance frameworks
in governance, with full stakeholder consultation at the local level
— ongoing monitoring to ensure measurable emissions decline over time
— improving both the natural environment and the lives of people in the surrounding community
Supporting the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Gold Standard-certified projects are required to make real, measurable impacts across the United Nations’ 17 SDG priorities. This means investing in our Gold Standard offsets delivers significantly more value than environmental benefits alone — contributing to social, economic, and ecological outcomes simultaneously.
Verified Emission Reductions (VERs)
Carbon credits verified by the Gold Standard following a rigorous independent audit process. Each VER represents actual, quantifiable carbon sequestration.
Our Gold Standard VERs are our premium offset product.
Planned Emission Reductions (PERs)
In recognition of the considerable time and upfront funding required to sequester carbon in forests, the Gold Standard permits the registration of planned (expected) emission reductions as PERs.
These units are listed on the Gold Standard’s Impact Registry with unique serial numbers and can be permanently and irrevocably assigned to a buyer.
Carbon Neutral independently pairs an equivalent number of verified carbon credits from a Climate Active-compliant international project to satisfy neutrality claims. Once the sequestration actually occurs and is validated via a third-party audit, PERs automatically convert to VER units.