The Isometric Reforestation Protocol has received approval from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) to issue carbon credits carrying the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label. As a result, all credits issued under version 1.1 of the protocol can now bear one of the voluntary carbon market’s clearest independent signals of quality.
Reforestation was Isometric’s first protocol for nature-based carbon removal, launched in 2024. Since then, the registry has expanded its portfolio to include Improved Forest Management, Mangrove Restoration and Agroforestry. The latest ICVCM decision marks a further milestone, making Reforestation Isometric’s first nature-based protocol to receive the CCP label.
To date, 20 carbon removal suppliers have signed up to issue credits under the Reforestation Protocol. These include re.green, which is working to restore one million hectares of the Amazon and Atlantic forests, and Living Carbon, which is deploying innovative reforestation techniques to rehabilitate degraded mining and agricultural land.
Miguel Moraes, Director of Projects at re.green, said ICVCM’s approval was “excellent news” for efforts to restore degraded land across Brazil’s major forest biomes. He added that the CCP label provides buyers with a clear independent benchmark for quality, supporting the delivery of high-quality reforestation projects at scale.
Maddie Hall, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Living Carbon, said the CCP label offers buyers a recognised benchmark for high-quality carbon removal. She said ICVCM’s approval confirms that credits generated by Living Carbon’s projects meet established standards for transparency, additionality and quantification, while supporting biodiversity restoration and income generation for landowners in the United States.
Following the latest decision, seven Isometric protocols are now eligible to use the CCP label, covering both engineered and nature-based carbon removal approaches. The company said this further strengthens its position as a leading certifier of high-integrity carbon removal.
ICVCM approval follows an independent assessment confirming that each protocol meets all ten Core Carbon Principles, including requirements on permanence, additionality, transparency, independent verification and robust quantification.
For buyers, the CCP label is intended to simplify procurement by clearly identifying credits that meet ICVCM’s benchmark. For suppliers, it is expected to help unlock demand by demonstrating rigour, transparency and quality in carbon removal projects.
