Partnership & Impact Model
Operating through formal partnership with Borba Municipality since 2011 creates governance ensuring local oversight, community-led programs, and long-term stability. The project delivers verified annual outcomes across three dimensions:
Environmental
1.3 million hectares of continuous protection with annual satellite-verified avoided deforestation
Digital Infrastructure Leadership
As a member project of The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem, Go Balance's verified data transforms into Digital Carbon and Sustainability Credits. Northern Trust's Matrix Zenith™ blockchain technology provides institutional-grade lifecycle management, transparent tracking, and secure transactions.
Technical Specifications
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Standard: Natural Forest Standard with annual verification requirements
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Credit Type: Natural Capital Credits (VER Ex-Post)
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Verification: Annual Independent third-party ISO 14064-3 and ISO 14065 guidelines, with credit issuance only upon successful verification.
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Monitoring Sources: NASA, ESA, and PRODES government datasets
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1-hectare resolution monitoring preventing over-counting of deforestation risks
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Zero credits assigned to low-risk areas, ensuring honest accounting
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Coverage: 1.3 million hectares supporting 10,700 residents
Quality Assurance
Every Natural Capital Credit represents annually verified impact across carbon, biodiversity, and social dimensions. Through Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem™ membership, these become Digital Carbon and Sustainability Credits with institutional-grade lifecycle management, providing unprecedented transparency and security.
Key map features include:
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Pixel-level precision preventing over-counting of deforestation risks
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Comprehensive tracking that captures cumulative forest loss
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Zero credits assigned to very low-risk areas
The Technology Edge
Go Balance pioneered a technology-driven approach to carbon project development, underpinned by rigorous baseline assessments and ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and verification. Their carbon quantification uses satellite imagery from NASA, ESA, and PRODES, ensuring consistency with government data while avoiding private dataset bias.
The Natural Forest Standard mandates annual verification across the entire project area by independent third-party auditors under ISO 14064-3 and ISO 14065 frameworks, with credit issuance only upon successful verification.
Innovation Meets Integrity
The Trocano Araretama Jurisdictional REDD+ Advantage
Pioneering Amazon Protection Since 2011
Go Balance has spent 14 years proving that Amazon Jurisdictional REDD+ projects can deliver real, verifiable impact.
The Trocano Araretama Jurisdictional REDD+ Project combines cutting-edge geospatial monitoring with deep community partnerships to protect 1.3 million hectares of Amazon rainforest.
With annual verification under the Natural Forest Standard and integration into The Northern Trust Carbon Ecosystem™, these Digital Carbon and Sustainability Credits offer the transparency and institutional Infrastructure that enterprise buyers demand.
Every pixel is monitored annually. Every credit is verified yearly. Every community benefit is documented.
Project Start
2011
Project Type
Nature-Based Solution to Deforestation
