Methodology releases, project pipeline updates, governance decisions, and operational milestones from the Marine Conservation Credits programme.
The MCC registry, marketplace and continuous monitoring engine are now operational in demonstration mode. Five pilot projects are issuing serialised credits under draft methodologies; the public verification endpoint at /verify/{serial} is live.
All MCC pilot projects now have continuous Sentinel-2 NDVI baselines via the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. Monthly snapshots are persisted automatically; reversal-detection thresholds vary by methodology family.
The Mekong Delta Mangrove Restoration project completed its first verification cycle in Q1 2026. 1,000 conservation credits were issued (vintage 2025) with 100 held in the buffer pool. The retirement record for the first 100 credits is publicly available.
The kelp-forest methodology family is now open for stakeholder consultation. Comments accepted until end of Q2 2026. Aligned with the IPCC 2019 refinement and the UN Decade of Ocean Science kelp ecosystems framework.
MCC-800 formally codifies the programme's contribution-first claims framework. Buyers retiring MCC credits cannot make offsetting, neutrality, or net-zero claims; permitted retirement language is enforced at the point of retirement on the registry.
Project pipeline now spans Tunisia, India, Mexico, Senegal, Norway, Fiji, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Tanzania, Belize, Australia, United Kingdom, Chile and Oman. Methodology coverage spans all five MCC families.
The MCC Independent Expert Panel governance framework is published. Marine scientists, ocean governance experts, and indigenous knowledge holders are invited to express interest in panel membership.
MCC-850 governs the use of AI and satellite remote sensing in monitoring, MRV and credit-issuance review. AI-assisted screening is permitted for completeness checks; final verification opinions remain a third-party VVB responsibility.
Methodology releases, project pipeline notifications, governance decisions.
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