A breakthrough in forest protection

Emissions reductions that meet highest levels of environmental integrity, at an unprecedented scale.

Providing a credible pathway to net zero

Up to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions are driven by land use changes - principally deforestation.

Preserving nature and biodiversity

Tropical rainforests are the world's richest source of biodiversity - home to half of all the living animal and plant species on the planet.

Supporting forest communities globally

1.5 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods, including almost 70 million Indigenous Peoples.

Protecting tropical forests at scale

Emergent is a non-profit that serves as a transaction platform between tropical forest countries and the private sector - creating a new marketplace in large-scale transactions of high-integrity carbon credits at the jurisdictional level.

“We will not overcome the climate emergency without safeguarding our planet’s lungs. Halting deforestation and restoring degraded forests are global imperatives.”

António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Pará signs $180m LEAF Coalition deal – first in Brazil

Pará is set to become the first state in Brazil to secure finance from the LEAF Coalition to support its efforts to reduce deforestation, following the signing of a landmark agreement worth an estimated $180 million.

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31 OCT 2022: Emergent launches white paper on corporate climate and nature claims

Read to learn how your company can build robust climate and nature strategies using large-scale tropical forest protection to help the world stay within a 1.5°C carbon budget.

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Large scale

Protecting tropical forests at scale provides the single best opportunity to slow and ultimately halt climate change.

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Highest-integrity

Emergent only sells credits issued under TREES – The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard – which sets a new benchmark for uncompromising environmental & social integrity, while reflecting the true value and cost of protecting forests.