Standards & Integrity
Integrity by design, not compliance theatre
Kaboni Yetu's commercial proposition rests on one thing: credits that withstand institutional scrutiny. Every certification framework we operate under was selected because it maps to what we are actually doing on the ground.
Certification Frameworks
Four frameworks, one integrity case
VIVO
Plan Vivo Foundation
The global standard for community-based carbon and ecosystem-service markets. Requires demonstrable community consent, binding benefit-sharing, and high-integrity ecological monitoring verified at community level. Kaboni Yetu's Governance Compacts, in development across all 15 villages, are this requirement expressed operationally; community para-scientists produce the site-level verification data Plan Vivo's audit cycle requires. Registration is being pursued.
National Carbon Monitoring Centre
Tanzania's designated national registry and MRV authority under GN 636 (2022). Registration and MRV compliance are prerequisites for lawful credit origination and sale from Tanzanian carbon pools. Dual-track certification (Plan Vivo and NCMC) closes both the international-credibility gap and the national-recognition gap that single-track projects carry.
REMP
MBREMP Co-Management
All flagship activity operates within MBREMP's governance structure. Under GN 636 Regulation 34(3)(d), MBREMP falls within the specific regulatory category for coastal and marine carbon projects: a defined legal pathway, not an ambiguous precedent. Active TFS and district-authority coordination is embedded in operations.
High-Quality Blue Carbon Principles
ORRAA's HQBC principles (permanence, leakage management, additionality, community equity) are applied as project design conditions, not post-hoc claims. Leakage surveillance is embedded in the para-scientist monitoring protocol; additionality is documented against a counterfactual baseline; permanence is reinforced through marine park co-management; community equity is built into the Governance Compacts being developed with each village.
Regulatory Basis
GN 636 (2022) and the revenue framework
GN 636: Carbon Trading Regulations (2022)
Tanzania's primary carbon market regulation, governing carbon rights, revenue distribution, project registration, and the roles of national and local authorities across all project types.
Revenue Distribution
As a centrally managed marine park, MBREMP's revenue distribution follows the statutory shares set by Regulation 34(3)(d) across the marine park authority, village governments, the district council, and the national registry, with the balance to the project developer.
Benefit-Sharing & CSR: Reg. 35
All activities are designed to comply with Regulation 35 obligations and Plan Vivo benefit-sharing standards, with arrangements that strengthen the community share and social licence.
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