The public consultation process, conducted between November 6, 2025, and January 5, 2026, reinforces Tero Carbon’s institutional commitment to transparency, technical rigor, and qualified market participation.
The TERO.007 – ALM methodology was developed in co-authorship by Hdom Consultoria Ambiental and the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture of the University of São Paulo (CENA/USP), combining well-established expertise in carbon methodologies with scientific excellence applied to the Brazilian agricultural context. This collaboration provides the methodology with a high level of technical robustness, a solid scientific foundation, and practical applicability across agricultural land management systems in Brazil.
In addition, the methodology is fully aligned with:
Current Brazilian legislation, including Law No. 15,042/2024 and Law No. 14,119/2021 (Brazilian Emissions Trading System – SBCE);
And international environmental integrity standards, such as ICROA and ICAO/CORSIA.
With the completion of this stage, Tero Carbon reaffirms its role as a leading Brazilian certification body, committed to environmental integrity, the credibility of certified assets, and the strengthening of the national carbon market—especially within the agricultural sector.
We invite project developers, consultants, and other market participants to review the methodology and begin submitting projects under the TERO.007 – ALM framework.
Tero Carbon is a Brazilian environmental asset certification body with international recognition and a member of CAD Trust. It operates with a strong focus on technical rigor, transparency, and innovation, combining methodologies adapted to the Brazilian context with blockchain technology to ensure security, traceability, and reliability in the registration of environmental assets. Supported by an experienced technical team and partnerships with leading institutions, Tero Carbon remains firmly committed to the continuous evolution and integrity of the carbon market.
Tero Carbon announces that the public consultation period for the TERO.007 – Agricultural Land Management (ALM) methodology, version 1.0, originally scheduled to close on December 5, 2025, will be extended for an additional 30 days, now ending on January 5, 2026.
This decision reflects the intense technical and institutional agenda surrounding COP 30, which has significantly mobilized actors across the carbon market—including project developers, consultants, researchers, auditors, and public sector representatives. In this context, we consider it essential to extend the consultation period to ensure broad participation from the specialized community and to allow sufficient time for high-quality and technically robust contributions.
Advances in the TERO.007 – ALM Methodology
Launched for public consultation on November 6, 2025, the TERO.007 methodology was developed to meet the growing demand for robust, technically sound frameworks specifically adapted to the Brazilian agricultural context. Its development brings together the expertise of Hdom Consultoria Ambiental, author of methodologies TERO.001 (REDD+), TERO.002 (APD), TERO.003 (Forest Carbon Stock), and TERO.006 (ARR), and the scientific excellence of the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture – University of São Paulo (CENA/USP).
This co-authorship strengthens the technical and scientific foundation of the methodology, reinforcing its credibility and contributing to the consolidation of a national carbon market aligned with leading international best practices.
Public consultations are a core component of Tero Carbon’s commitment to transparency, collaborative engagement, and technical rigor. Contributions from stakeholders help:
improve the applicability of the methodology across different agricultural realities;
ensure alignment with Brazilian legislation, such as Law No. 15.042/2024 and Law No. 14.119/2021, which establish the SBCE;
reinforce compatibility with international integrity standards, including ICROA and ICAO/CORSIA.
With this extension, we aim to ensure that all interested parties have adequate time to review the document, prepare their input, and participate actively in the consultation.
Updated Participation Timeline
Consultation period: 11/06/2025 to 01/05/2026
How to contribute: Submit comments, questions, or suggestions through the form available here.
Tero Carbon continues to advance the certification of Brazilian environmental assets by combining technical rigor, scientific innovation, and cutting-edge technology. As the only Brazilian standard included in the international mapping of carbon certification programs and a participant in the CAD Trust, we reaffirm our commitment to credibility, integrity, and continuous improvement within the market.
We count on your participation to ensure that TERO.007 – ALM becomes a national reference for agricultural carbon methodologies.
Tero Carbon is pleased to announce the start of the public consultation process for the new TERO.007 – Agricultural Land Management (ALM) methodology, version 1.0. The consultation opens on November 6, 2025 and will remain open for 30 days. We invite all AFOLU project developers, consultants, auditors, stakeholders, and other participants in the carbon market to take part in this important discussion and share their feedback and suggestions.
Now, through this collaboration with CENA/USP, the methodology gains additional scientific strength. CENA is a specialized institute within the University of São Paulo, with a long-standing record of excellence in research and development in agriculture, environmental sciences, and nuclear techniques applied to agri-environmental systems.
This partnership enhances Tero Carbon’s credibility and contributes to strengthening Brazil’s carbon market by providing a scientifically robust methodology tailored to local conditions.
Read the CENA/USP statement on the new methodology.
What’s New
In addition to the release of TERO.007, we also announce that the Tero Carbon Program document “TC-DC.CER.003 – Technical Guidelines for Carbon Quantification in AFOLU Projects” has been updated to version 1.2. Among the main innovations is the introduction of the “Bayesian Methodology for Carbon Stock Quantification and Certification,” authored by Maria Gabriela da Silva Araújo and Luiz Antonio Martinelli (CENA/USP). This new approach enhances the robustness of carbon quantification in agricultural systems, ensuring better adaptation to local conditions.
Why Participate in the Public Consultation?
Public consultations are a key component of Tero Carbon’s commitment to transparency, credibility, and collaborative participation. Your contributions help refine the methodology, ensuring it remains aligned with project developers’ needs, Brazilian regulatory frameworks (such as Law No. 15,042/2024 and Law No. 14,119/2021, which establish the SBCE), and international integrity standards (ICROA, ICAO/CORSIA).
How to Participate
Consultation period: November 6 – December 5, 2025
How to submit: Send comments, questions, or suggestions via the form available through this link
We count on your collaboration to help TERO.007 become a benchmark for credibility, technical rigor, and applicability in Brazil’s agricultural carbon sector.
About Tero Carbon
Tero Carbon is the only Brazilian certification body included in the international mapping of carbon standards and integrated into the CAD Trust registry network. The company stands out for its flexible and adaptive approach to environmental asset certification, promoting sustainability and enabling projects of various scales to access the global carbon market. Its technical team brings over 15 years of experience in forest carbon projects in the Amazon, combining deep knowledge of regional logistics and socio-environmental dynamics of traditional communities with Blockchain technology, ensuring security, transparency, and traceability of registered assets.
Tero Carbon also receives support from renowned institutions such as the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and its business incubator (IE-INPA), linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, as well as from the Federation of Industries of the State of Amazonas (FIEAM), the Amazonas Commercial Association (ACA), and the VB92 Launch Hub venture builder. With this foundation, Tero Carbon is prepared to lead the certification of Brazilian environmental assets for the global carbon market.
Tero Carbon is pleased to announce the certification and successful first verification of the CM Serras da Mantiqueira project, located in Carmo de Minas (MG), in the heart of the Atlantic Forest. The project was developed by E2 Carbon Consultoria e Gestão Ltda, using the methodology TERO.004 – Carbon Stock in Agrosilvopastoral System, Version 1.0.
Este é um marco importante para o mercado voluntário de carbono no Brasil, demonstrando como projetos de pequena This represents an important milestone for the voluntary carbon market in Brazil, demonstrating how small-scale projects and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) can generate real and measurable impacts in mitigating climate change.
✅ Verification Highlights:
Verified Carbon Units (VCUs): 6,415 tCO₂e (Removals)
Crop Type: Coffee
Biome: Atlantic Forest
Monitoring Period: 01/01/2003 to 08/20/2024
Verification Date: 04/14/2025
Credit Vintage: 2025
Validation and Verification Body (VVB): Priscila Mendes Barbosa de Oliveira
The agroforestry and silvopastoral approach applied in the project showcases how sustainable farming practices can significantly contribute to carbon sequestration, while also enhancing soil resilience, biodiversity, and local socio-environmental benefits.
“This project reinforces our mission to drive Brazilian initiatives with high socio-environmental value and methodologies tailored to our local reality. We congratulate the E2 Carbon team for their technical rigor and commitment to sustainability,” says Francisco Gasparetto Higuchi, CEO of Tero Carbon.
Traceability with Full Transparency
In line with our commitment to transparency, traceability, and digital innovation, the credit issuance was registered through the Tero Carbon Environmental Assets Program, and published across the following platforms:
🌐 OpenSea (CertificationNFT) Digital Verification Certificate: View asset on OpenSea
🛡️ CAD Trust – Climate Action Data Trust Integrated with the global environmental credit traceability infrastructure.
CM Serras da Mantiqueira Project
Tero Carbon remains committed to the certification of environmental assets with integrity and quality, strengthening Brazil’s role in the global climate agenda. We invite project developers, buyers, and partners to learn more about the CM Serras da Mantiqueira Project.
Tero Carbon is the only Brazilian certification body included in the international mapping of Standards and listed as a registry provider in CAD Trust. It stands out for its flexible and adaptive approach to certifying environmental assets. The focus is on promoting sustainability and including projects of various scales in the global carbon market. Its technical team has over 15 years of experience in forest carbon projects in the Amazon. This expertise combines deep knowledge of regional logistics and socio-environmental aspects of traditional communities with Blockchain technology, ensuring security, reliability, and traceability in its records.
Additionally, the company is supported by renowned institutions such as the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and its business incubator (IE-INPA), linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, the National Federation of Industries of the State of Amazonas (FIEAM), the Amazonas Commercial Association (ACA), and the venture builder VB92 Launch Hub. With this foundation, Tero Carbon is prepared to lead the certification of Brazilian environmental assets for the global carbon market.
Tero Carbon announces the official approval of version 1.1 of the Land Tenure Compliance Seals, now integrated into the Tero Carbon Certification Program. Following the Public Consultation, which had six participants and nine contributions, all suggestions were reviewed and incorporated into the document, further enhancing its applicability and impact in the carbon market.
With this approval, the Land Tenure Compliance Seals take effect starting today (03/13/2025), providing a transparent and robust mechanism to assess land tenure regularity in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) projects within the AFOLU sector. This milestone reinforces Tero Carbon’s commitment to the credibility, traceability, and legal security of Brazilian environmental projects.
We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated in the public consultation and contributed to refining this framework. From now on, interested projects can apply for certification and achieve the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Seals, demonstrating their land tenure compliance and commitment to sustainability.
For more information on the Land Tenure Compliance Seals and how to obtain certification, visit the Tero Carbon link bellow.
Tero Carbon is a Brazilian environmental asset certification company that uses local methodologies and cutting-edge technology to audit and register data from climate mitigation projects. The company stands out for its use of blockchain to ensure security and traceability in carbon credit management, from minting to retirement.
