by Equipe Tero | Apr 14, 2025 | Announcement
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:
- 📦 Polygon Public Blockchain
Issuance Record:
View transaction on Polygonscan
- 🌐 OpenSea (Certification NFT)
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.
About Tero Carbon
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.
by Equipe Tero | Mar 13, 2025 | Announcement
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.
About Tero Carbon
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.
by Equipe Tero | Sep 18, 2024 | Announcement, Programs
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Tero Carbon Certification, Methodologies, Asset Registration, and Use Programs, following the completion of the public consultation period held from August 19 to September 17, 2024.
During this period, we received significant contributions with positive feedback, reaffirming our commitment to transparency and the quality of our initiatives. The active participation of all stakeholders is essential for building a robust and reliable voluntary carbon market.
With the Programs now officially published, we are ready to receive projects for certification, methodology revisions, and to facilitate the registration of environmental assets. We reiterate our mission to promote the inclusion of small-scale projects in the global market, utilizing methodologies developed locally, and we believe that these publications are an important step in that direction.
We extend our gratitude to all who contributed their insights and suggestions during the public consultation. Your collaboration is vital for the continuous improvement of our processes and for strengthening our commitment to sustainability.
We are available to clarify any questions you may have and look forward to your partnership in implementing these Programs.
About Tero Carbon
Tero Carbon is a Brazilian certifier dedicated to the certification of environmental assets, focusing on promoting sustainability and including projects of various scales in the global carbon market. With a flexible and adaptive approach, Tero Carbon aims to lead the sector with integrity, quality, and innovation. Its technical team has over 15 years of experience in the development of forest carbon projects in the Amazon, with expertise in regional logistics and the social aspects of traditional communities. The certifier uses Blockchain technology for record-keeping, providing security, reliability, and traceability to the environmental asset certification process and has the support of renowned institutions in the sector, including the National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA) and its business incubator (IE-INPA), an entity linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation, the Federation of Industries of the State of Amazonas (FIEAM), the Commercial Association of Amazonas (ACA), and the venture builder VB92 Launch Hub.
by Equipe Tero | Jun 3, 2024 | Announcement
The Eco Farm Santa Bárbara Coffee Project Receives Tero Carbon Certification generating 1,937 tCO2e (Carbon Credits), Vintage 2024, for a crediting period from 12/01/2015 to 01/24/2024. This project, based on nature solutions (NBS), from the AFOLU sector, met all the criteria of the Tero Carbon Certification Program. The methodology used was TERO.004 – Carbon Stock in Agrosilvopastoral System, version 1.0.
The certification, conducted by Tero Carbon, certifies that Fazenda Santa Bárbara has successfully implemented sustainable practices, focused on removing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The project focuses on carbon removal through coffee cultivation.
The Eco Farm Santa Bárbara Coffee project receives Tero Carbon Certification, and the digital certificate (NFT) can be accessed on OpenSea through this link.
About Fazenda Santa Bárbara
The Fazenda Santa Bárbara located in the municipality of Monte Carmelo, Minas Gerais (MG) is a reference in the Cerrado Mineiro coffee producing region. The history of use of the farm’s Eco Farm Santa Bárbara Coffee project area began in the 1970s when coffee production activities began. However, in the 1980s, coffee farming was replaced by beef cattle, milk and cereal farming activities that lasted for two decades. After this period, coffee production activities were resumed..
It is in this context that Fazenda Santa Bárbara’s mission is: “Making Special Coffees Through Special People” with the aim of meeting the demands of food security, mitigating climate change with identity and sustainability. The total area of the rural property is 88.96 hectares, of which 64 hectares are destined for the cultivation of Mundo Novo and Topázio coffee varieties.
Fazenda Santa Bárbara has ensured coffee productivity associated with sustainable projects within the property, with: projects for waste treatment, ash water and organic waste; rational use of water resources, food security project, bee protection project and honey production. These activities on the property strengthen the preservation of fauna and flora, favoring the stability of natural systems that are essential for coffee production.
About Tero Carbon
Tero Carbon is a digital certifier of carbon credits and stocks. Created in Manaus, in 2022, the company uses exclusive methodologies, focused on the Brazilian reality and which follow the technical guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in addition to being the first in the segment with genuinely Amazonian DNA.
Its technical staff has more than 15 years of experience in developing forest carbon projects in the Amazon, with expertise in the region’s logistics and social aspects of traditional communities. The certifier uses blockchain technology to provide security, reliability and traceability to the environmental asset certification process.
With the support of renowned institutions in the sector, such as the Business Incubator of the National Amazon Research Institute (IE-INPA), an entity linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, of the National Federation of Industries of the State of Amazonas (FIEAM ) and the venture builder VB92 Launch Hub.
by Equipe Tero | Dec 13, 2023 | Announcement
Today we are pleased to announce the first certification carried out by Tero Carbon. The Aruanã Project, in addition to being certified based on the TERO.001 – REDD+ methodology, was verified, generating environmental assets (verified carbon credits).
In total, 2,240,307 tCO2e (tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) were recorded, enough to eliminate emissions from a population estimated at 320,000 people. The project concerns a property with a total area of 12 thousand hectares, located in the municipality of Itacoatiara, in Amazonas, belonging to Agropecuária Aruanã.
The generation of these carbon credits refers to a period of 41 years, from January 1980 to December 2020. The project included the generation of environmental assets from two forms: Avoided Emissions (related to the waiver of the right to deforest, according to the Current Forest Code) and Removed Emissions (related to the reforestation of degraded areas).
The verification innovates by generating NFT-type digital certificates (Non Fungible Tokens), which were made available on the OpenSea, platform, where interested parties can find the main public information related to the project and its transactions. For registration, Tero Carbon also used the public Blockchain Polygon network, giving operations a unique identity and thus avoiding problems such as double counting.
About Agropecuária Aruanã
Agropecuária Aruanã began its activities in 1969. The initial objective was to deforest 50% of the area, as permitted by the current Forest Code, for transformation into pastures. In 1975, after transforming just over 1 thousand hectares of forests into pastures, the owners of the area voluntarily decided to stop livestock farming and begin a process of reforestation of native species. Currently, the property has the largest chestnut reforestation area in the Amazon, with approximately 1,400 hectares of plantations. In addition to generating direct and indirect jobs for the surrounding communities with the chestnut harvest, the property also maintains the Instituto Excelsa, which produces and distributes seedlings to farming families in the Amazon.
About Aruanã Project
The Aruanã project is the first verified by the Brazilian certification company Tero Carbon, which uses methodologies specially developed for the national reality. The CEO of Tero Carbon, Francisco Higuchi, PhD in Ecology and Tropical Forest Management (UFPR/INPA/ FFPRI Japan) and who has more than 15 years of experience in forestry projects and carbon estimation in the Amazon, argues that Aruanã is a success story among projects classified as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, including the conservation and increase of carbon stocks).
“The initiative brings together important environmental, but also social and economic issues. The owners understand that they are part of the ecosystem and that managing the area generates ecological, social and economic benefits and impacts”.
Francisco Higuchi, Tero Carbon’s CEO
About Tero Carbon
Tero Carbon is a digital certifier of carbon credits and stocks. Created in Manaus, in 2022, the company uses exclusive methodologies, focused on the Brazilian reality and which follow the technical guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in addition to being the first in the segment with genuinely Amazonian DNA. Its technical staff has more than 15 years of experience in developing forest carbon projects in the Amazon, with expertise in the region’s logistics and social aspects of traditional communities. The certifier uses blockchain technology to provide security, reliability and traceability to the environmental asset certification process and has the support of renowned institutions in the sector, including: Business Incubator of the National Institute of Amazon Research (IE-INPA) , an entity linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the National Federation of Industries of the State of the Amazon (FIEAM) and the venture builder VB92 Launch Hub.
