Three pilots. One methodology. Zero overhead skim.
What if every tonne of carbon paid out at issuance — not after broker cycles? We've begun early exploration with communities across three pilot landscapes in Zimbabwe (Eastern Highlands forest carbon, miombo woodland restoration, agroforestry), each shaped around a single principle: the community holds the carbon, the revenue, and the data.
Exploration areas
Where we're starting.
These are the three landscapes we're exploring first — through early conversations and groundwork with the communities who'd hold the carbon. Regions and approaches below reflect where that exploration is focused, not finished projects.
Forest carbon
Exploring community-managed afforestation and avoided-deforestation on customary land — with carbon rights retained by ward trusts, building on Zimbabwe's CAMPFIRE tradition.
Miombo woodland restoration
Exploring restoration of degraded miombo woodland — the dominant savanna woodland of southern Africa — as a foundation for rural livelihoods, displacing charcoal and firewood pressure while rebuilding soil and canopy carbon.
Agroforestry
Exploring smallholder agroforestry — fertiliser trees, fruit, and timber rotations — that builds soil carbon while raising farm income for communal-area households.
Watch this space
A pilot timeline, not a promise reel.
Foundations
Legal vehicle stood up. Methodology drafted. Ward committees and Rural District Council partnerships formed in pilot landscapes.
First MRV cycle
Baselines established. Third-party validator engaged. First monitoring data published.
Pilot issuance
First batch of verified credits issued under the GreenZig methodology. Revenue split paid to communities.
Scale-up
Expand from one landscape to three. Onboard partner buyers. Open the methodology for third-party use.
Methodology
Four steps we won't skip.
Community consent first
Carbon rights confirmed with ward committees and traditional leaders in writing before any project enters MRV.
Baselines, not estimates
Real measurement of land cover, fuel use, and household conditions before issuance.
Open MRV
Monitoring data and methodology published openly — auditable by communities, buyers, and third parties.
Revenue at issuance
Community share paid at issuance, not at sale. No waiting on broker cycles.
Consent first — in practice
We confirm rights with the people on the land first.
Step 01 isn't a slogan. We sit with chiefs and sabhuku, Rural District Council and Forestry Commission officers, and farmers across Chimanimani and Chipinge — in writing, in English and Shona — before anything enters MRV. Their clearest, most repeated ask is a transparent benefit-sharing mechanism. It's the principle this methodology is built on.