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Nature-based project origination consulting

We help project developers strengthen nature-based projects to meet the integrity standards buyers and financiers expect.

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Build a stronger project for a higher-integrity market

The Earthly advantage

We have assessed thousands of nature-based projects worldwide, so we know where designs fall short before a single credit is issued. Earthly's origination consulting helps developers meet the integrity bar that policy, frameworks and offtakers now demand, building projects that hold their value as the market matures.

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Pre-feasibility screening

We assess whether it is feasible to develop a successful nature based project in your chosen area.

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Implementation due diligence

We validate the project design, identify risks, and address gaps before project registration and implementation.

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Design, registration & issuance

We write the PDD and manage registry and VVB relationships during monitoring, verification and issuance cycles.

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Multi-year forward offtake agreements

We support offtaker and investor outreach, deal structuring for both spot and forward agreements.

Who is Earthly's origination consulting for?

Earthly's origination consulting is designed for project developers and project managers looking to strengthen the integrity and commercial readiness of their nature-based projects.

1. Developing a nature-based project

If your project is still early-stage and you're looking for support with design, PDD writing, registration, and issuance, we'll help you build it up to standard.

2. Identified gaps with Earthly's pre-assessment

If Earthly's pre-assessment identified integrity gaps in your project, we'll help you close them and get it ready for our marketplace.

3. Already certified. Aim higher

Certification gets you to market. Keystone shows you how far beyond it you actually are. We assess your project across 168 indicators covering carbon, biodiversity and people, then give you a prioritised set of improvements to meet what buyers now expect.

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Tree planting

UK

Grassland protection

Kenya

Peatland protection

Indonesia

Mangrove Planting

Madagascar

Rainforest conservation

Malaysia

Agricultural land management

France, Belgium, UK

Woodland restoration

Scotland

Build a stronger project, designed for integrity and market success

Why partner with Earthly?

Projects designed to Earthly’s integrity standard are better positioned to attract demand for higher-integrity credits, strengthen their commercial readiness, meet offtaker requirements and respond to evolving market expectations. We can help you get there by considering integrity across carbon, people and biodiversity from the early stages.

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Beyond carbon

Earthly developed the market's leading holistic quality framework, going beyond carbon to assess biodiversity and social impacts in as much depth.

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Global expertise

Our portfolio and experience spans across ecosystems, regions and verification standards, allowing us to create high impact projects globally.

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Build project value

We tailor our support to your project’s stage and ambition, focusing our expertise where it can have the greatest impact and help build your project’s long-term value.

Build the integrity buyers and financiers look for

Keystone 3.0: our holistic integrity framework

Less than 9% of over 1,000 projects screened have met our minimum standards.

168 quality assessments = de-risked project

Keystone 3.0 assesses 168 data points across carbon, people and biodiversity, compared with 20-90 indicators used by typical market standards. This depth helps identify where your project is strong, where it can be improved, and how it can better meet the expectations of buyers and financiers.

Our framework works both ways: it gives you a clear, transparent methodology for assessing and strengthening your project, while giving buyers and financiers greater confidence in its integrity.

Interested in knowing where your project stands in the journey to integrity and market success?

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The experts

Our independent scientific board

Our independent, interdisciplinary Scientific Board provides expert oversight and advice to help strengthen the integrity of nature-based projects. For developers, this means additional scientific expertise to identify risks, strengthen project design and build confidence in project integrity.

  • Dr Hannah Reid, PhD - Biodiversity Outcomes

    IIED; PhD in Biodiversity Management; two decades on nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation in the Global South.

  • Dr David Ganz, PhD - Social Context

    Executive Director, RECOFTC; co-founder, Spatial Informatics Group; community forestry and livelihoods across Southeast Asia.

  • Prof. J. Boone Kauffman - Marine & Blue Carbon

    Oregon State University; CIFOR senior associate; among the first scientists to document mangroves as the most carbon-dense forests on Earth.

  • Richard Field

    Prof. Richard Field - Measurement & Evidence

    Professor of Biodiversity Science, University of Nottingham; co-leads the IAPB measurement working group.

  • Francisco Souza

    Dr. Francisco Souza - Indigenous & Local Communities

    SVP, Conservation International; ICVCM Governing Board; member of the Apurinã people of the Brazilian Amazon.

  • Elias Ayrey

    Dr. Elias Ayrey - Carbon Systems

    CSO & co-founder, Renoster; pioneer of independent satellite and LiDAR audits of carbon credit claims.

  • Sophus zu Ermgassen

    Dr. Sophus zu Ermgassen - Innovation & Novel Methods

    University of Oxford; a leading voice shaping England's Biodiversity Net Gain policy.

Agroforestry farmer supported by Earthly's origination project consulting

We work with project developers around the world to build stronger, higher-integrity nature-based projects

Whether you’re developing an early-stage project, addressing gaps identified during pre-assessment, or strengthening an existing project, we help you meet evolving integrity standards and offtaker expectations, and position your project for long-term demand.

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