Carbon is just one lens of the climate crisis. Buyers are increasingly looking for carbon removal projects that support beyond-carbon benefits for landscapes, ecosystems, and communities. As the voluntary carbon market continues to mature, carbon removal projects can be intentionally designed to support the ecosystem health of a region by restoring native species and biodiversity in degraded landscapes.

Get the full report from Carbon Direct, written in collaboration with Meta, to explore the primary barriers to ecological restoration projects in the voluntary carbon market and how carbon market finance can be used to support both climate change mitigation and biodiversity.