{"id":70,"date":"2025-10-23T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerocarbono.org\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:56:06","slug":"creditos-biodiversidad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zerocarbono.org\/en\/creditos-biodiversidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<html lang=\"es\"><br \/>\n<head><br \/>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\"><br \/>\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"><br \/>\n    <title>Cr\u00e9ditos de Biodiversidad<\/title>\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\n<style>\n        \/* Variables de colores *\/\n        :root {\n            --primary-green: #2d5a27;\n            --secondary-green: #4a7c3a;\n            --light-green: #e8f5e8;\n            --accent-gold: #ffd700;\n            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Evaluamos su activo bajo los marcos regulatorios y metodolog\u00edas aplicables en M\u00e9xico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Per\u00fa, Paraguay, Uruguay y Argentina, determinando si la ruta \u00f3ptima es el Est\u00e1ndar de Biodiversidad de Plan Vivo, Verra (SD VISta), BioCarbon Registry u otros marcos locales de compensaci\u00f3n.\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n              Nuestro equipo dise\u00f1a la l\u00ednea base cient\u00edfica y el plan de monitoreo continuo (midiendo extensi\u00f3n de h\u00e1bitat, especies clave y conectividad ecol\u00f3gica) para transformar la conservaci\u00f3n o restauraci\u00f3n de su terreno en un activo financiero verificable. <br \/>Asesoramos tanto a propietarios de tierra que buscan financiar la conservaci\u00f3n, como a empresas que requieren compensar impactos residuales con total transparencia y solidez t\u00e9cnica, maximizando el valor de sus bonos de biodiversidad.\n            <\/p>\n<section>\n        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Introducci\u00f3n --><\/p>\n<h2>What are Biodiversity Credits?<\/h2>\n<p>\n                Los cr\u00e9ditos de biodiversidad son un instrumento econ\u00f3mico innovador dise\u00f1ado para financiar la conservaci\u00f3n y restauraci\u00f3n de la diversidad biol\u00f3gica. Tambi\u00e9n se les conoce como &#8220;bonos de biodiversidad&#8221; o &#8220;unidades de conservaci\u00f3n&#8221;.\n            <\/p>\n<p>                    $5-150+<br \/>\n                    USD per credit<br \/>\n                    \ud83c\udf0d<br \/>\n                    Ecosystem approach<br \/>\n                    \ud83d\udd04<br \/>\n                    Net positive impact<br \/>\n        <!-- \ud83d\udd39Nuestro Enfoque de Cuantificaci\u00f3n de Impacto Positivo Neto\n --><\/p>\n<h2>Nuestro Enfoque de Cuantificaci\u00f3n de Impacto Positivo Neto<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p>                    \ud83d\udcca<\/p>\n<h3>A biodiversity credit represents a quantifiable and certified<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A biodiversity credit represents a quantifiable and certified unit of positive biodiversity benefits generated by a conservation or ecological restoration project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For example:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 credit could be equivalent to:<\/li>\n<li>The protection of 1 hectare of critical habitat for endangered species.<\/li>\n<li>The restoration of a degraded ecosystem that allows the return of native species.<\/li>\n<li>The improvement in the quality of water or soil in a given area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Selecci\u00f3n de Metodolog\u00eda y L\u00ednea Base Cient\u00edfica --><\/p>\n<h2>Selecci\u00f3n de Metodolog\u00eda y L\u00ednea Base Cient\u00edfica<\/h2>\n<p>\n                No existe un est\u00e1ndar universal (a diferencia del carbono, que se mide en CO\u2082eq), precisamente porque no existe un est\u00e1ndar universal, nuestro valor radica en seleccionar la m\u00e9trica rigurosa (ej. Biodiversity Metric, Habitat Hectares) que mejor se adapte a la realidad ecosist\u00e9mica y legal de su proyecto en Latinoam\u00e9rica, evitando costos de reestructuraci\u00f3n a mitad de camino. Las m\u00e9tricas m\u00e1s comunes consideran:\n            <\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83c\udf3f<\/p>\n<h4>Habitat extent and quality<\/h4>\n<p>Hectares preserved<br \/>restored<\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83e\udd8b<\/p>\n<h4>Keystone species<\/h4>\n<p>(threatened populations of fauna and flora).<\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83d\udd17<\/p>\n<h4>Ecological connectivity<\/h4>\n<p>(linking ecosystem fragments).<\/p>\n<p>                    \u2699\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h4>Ecosystem services<\/h4>\n<p>(pollination, erosion control, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methodologies such as:<\/strong> Biodiversity Metric (United Kingdom) or Habitat Hectares (Australia) Biocarbon Registry<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Proyectos que los generan --><\/p>\n<h2>Projects that generate them:<\/h2>\n<p>                    \ud83c\udf33<\/p>\n<h3>Conservation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservation of primary forests (avoid deforestation).<\/li>\n<li>Restoration of wetlands, mangroves or grasslands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                    \ud83d\udee4\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h3>Connectivity<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Biological corridors to connect protected areas.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable farm management to reduce impacts on biodiversity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Tiempo de desarrollo --><\/p>\n<h2>Development time:<\/h2>\n<p>                    \u23f1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h3>Duration and requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It depends on the ecosystem and the objectives, but they are usually long-term projects.<\/li>\n<li>They require scientific baselines and continuous monitoring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Certificadoras --><\/p>\n<h2>Main certifying agencies:<\/h2>\n<h4>Plan Vivo<\/h4>\n<p>Standard for Biodiversity<\/p>\n<h4>Verra<\/h4>\n<p>SD VIStandard<\/p>\n<h4>BioCarbon Registry<\/h4>\n<p>BioCarbon Registry<\/p>\n<h4>Wildlife Habitat Council<\/h4>\n<p>WHC<\/p>\n<h4>Biodiversity Credit Alliance<\/h4>\n<p>in development<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Precios de mercado --><\/p>\n<h2>Market prices:<\/h2>\n<p>Very variable from: <\/p>\n<p>                    $5 &#8211; $150+ USD<br \/>\n                    for credit<\/p>\n<h4>They depend on:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location and rarity of the ecosystem.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Endangered species involved.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate demand<\/strong> (e.g. companies with ESG goals).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certification and methodological rigor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Compradores --><\/p>\n<h2>Who buys them?<\/h2>\n<p>                    \ud83c\udfe2<\/p>\n<h4>Companies with commitments<\/h4>\n<p>Net Positive Impact Commitments .<\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h4>Developers<\/h4>\n<p>who need to offset residual impacts (e.g. construction).<\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/p>\n<h4>Governments<\/h4>\n<p>to meet environmental goals.<\/p>\n<p>                    \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<h4>ONGs and funds.<\/h4>\n<p>or conservation<\/p>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Estrategias H\u00edbridas: Maximizando Valor (Carbono + Biodiversidad) --><\/p>\n<h2>Estrategias H\u00edbridas: Maximizando Valor (Carbono + Biodiversidad)<\/h2>\n<h4>\ud83c\udf2b\ufe0f Carbon<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Focused on capturing or reducing emissions (metric: CO\u2082eq ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\ud83e\udd8b Biodiversity Credits<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Focused on the protection of species and ecosystems (metrics: habitat, species, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>        <!-- \ud83d\udd39 Caso de Aplicaci\u00f3n: Compensaci\u00f3n de Impactos Residuales y Cumplimiento Normativo --><\/p>\n<h2>Caso de Aplicaci\u00f3n: Compensaci\u00f3n de Impactos Residuales y Cumplimiento Normativo<\/h2>\n<p>A construction company impacts 10 hectares of native forest. 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