Trøndelag Saltmarsh Restoration
DemonstrationMCC-2025-0003 • Norway • Trøndelag
SUBMITTED
Methodology
MCC-003
Country
Norway
Trøndelag
Estimated Area
380 ha
Est. Credits/Year
2,800
Start Date
1/10/2025
Crediting Period
25 years
Project Description
Restoration of degraded saltmarsh habitats along the Trondheimsfjord, targeting 380 hectares of historically drained coastal wetlands. Project includes hydrological restoration, native species replanting, and community co-management with local fishing communities.
Project lifecycle
Project workflowSUBMITTED
Milestones (2/5 completed)
- Baseline ecological surveyCOMPLETED
Establish pre-project ecological baseline using transect surveys, water quality sampling, and remote-sensing imagery analysis.
Due: 9 Feb 2025Completed: 11 Feb 2025 - Stakeholder consultation completedCOMPLETED
Open consultation with coastal communities, fisher cooperatives, and local authorities — minutes archived in project record.
Due: 10 Apr 2025Completed: 16 Apr 2025 - Field implementation kickoffPENDING
On-site teams mobilised; planting, deployment, or protection-measures begin per methodology specification.
Due: 9 Jun 2025 - First annual monitoring reportPENDING
Year-one monitoring report compiled and submitted; covers biomass, GPS tracks, photo points, and community indicators.
Due: 5 Jan 2026 - Independent validation site visitPENDING
VVB lead auditor visits project site, samples evidence, reviews documentation, drafts validation opinion.
Due: 5 Apr 2026
Validation & verification
Validation
ISO 14064-2:2019INITIATED
Site visit: 9 Jun 2025 · Opinion issued: —
Verification
11,844.75 net creditsINITIATED
Quantified
13,935
Buffer
15%
Period: 29 Jul 2025 – 29 Jul 2026
Sustainable development contributions
7.5
Overall score
Assessed: 10 Apr 2025Climate (SDG 13) contribution from carbon sequestration and avoided emissions in the project boundary.
Indicators (2)
- 9Annual CO2-eq sequestration13.20 tCO2e → 8420 tCO2e
- 7Climate resilience index (community survey)13.12.4 / 5 → 3.6 / 5
8.2
Overall score
SD-Vista EligibleAssessed: 10 Apr 2025Life Below Water (SDG 14) contribution from habitat protection, biodiversity recovery, and sustainable use of marine resources.
Indicators (3)
- 8Coral / seagrass / mangrove cover (%)14.238% → 52%
- 9Area effectively protected (ha)14.50 → 1250
- 8Fish biomass index (kg / 100 m²)14.412.1 → 18.7
6.8
Overall score
Assessed: 10 Apr 2025Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) contribution from local employment, training, and supply-chain participation.
Indicators (3)
- 7Local jobs created (FTE)8.50 → 34
- 8Women in project workforce (%)5.50% → 41%
- 7Households with improved livelihood income1.40 → 210
Safeguards & ESIA
Screened: 11 Mar 2025Risk category
CATEGORY_CFPIC status
PENDINGClearance
PENDINGESIA required
YESESIA scoping completed; no Category-A risks identified. ESMP includes adaptive management triggers and grievance mechanism. FPIC documented with neighbouring communities.
Evidence library (8)
PHOTOGRAPHIC · 2FIELD_OBSERVATION · 2LAB_ANALYSIS · 1COMMUNITY_TESTIMONY · 1SATELLITE_IMAGERY · 1GPS_TRACK · 1
| Type | Description | Collected | GPS | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTOGRAPHIC | Drone orthomosaic of project area at 5 cm GSD; overlap 80%/70%; captured in optimal tide window. | 10 May 2025 | — | ✓ 29 Jul 2025 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | Megafauna sightings log: turtles, sharks, cetaceans recorded with timestamp, GPS, and observer. | 25 Apr 2025 | — | — |
| LAB_ANALYSIS | Sediment carbon density samples analysed via LECO CN628; bulk density and organic carbon fractions. | 10 Apr 2025 | — | ✓ 9 Jun 2025 |
| COMMUNITY_TESTIMONY | Signed minutes from FPIC consultation with neighbouring fisher cooperative; questions and concessions recorded. | 26 Mar 2025 | — | — |
| SATELLITE_IMAGERY | Sentinel-2 L2A imagery, 10 m resolution, NDVI and water-index composites for monitoring period. | 11 Mar 2025 | — | ✓ 20 Apr 2025 |
| GPS_TRACK | Surveyor GPS track of restored / protected polygon perimeter; CSV exported from Garmin GPSMAP. | 24 Feb 2025 | — | — |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC | Geo-tagged photo points at 12 fixed monitoring stations; canopy cover and seedling survival visible. | 9 Feb 2025 | — | ✓ 1 Mar 2025 |
| FIELD_OBSERVATION | Quadrat sampling along three 100 m transects; species count and percent-cover recorded by trained ecologists. | 25 Jan 2025 | — | — |
Stakeholder consultation
OPENOpened
11 Mar 2025
Closes
10 Apr 2025
Total comments
6
Reversal events (0 detected)
No reversal events detected. The buffer pool remains intact.
Live biodiversity (GBIF)
cached 24h · live polygon queryTotal records
23,806
Species observed
82
Sample size
300
Top 12 species in polygon
| Species | Vernacular | Records | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phalacrocorax carbo | Storskarv | 14 | — |
| Corvus cornix | Kråke | 12 | — |
| Parus major | Kjøttmeis | 11 | — |
| Larus canus | — | 11 | — |
| Anas platyrhynchos | Stokkand | 11 | sample |
| Corvus frugilegus | — | 11 | sample |
| Mergus serrator | Siland | 11 | sample |
| Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | 10 | — |
| Pica pica | Skjære | 10 | — |
| Chloris chloris | Grønnfink | 10 | — |
| Larus argentatus | Gråmåke | 10 | sample |
| Cyanistes caeruleus | Blåmeis | 9 | — |
Source: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) occurrence search — live polygon query, max 300 records sampled.
Continuous habitat monitoring
Sentinel-2 · CDSE · 3 snapshotsLatest period
1 Apr – 1 May 2026
NDVI mean
-0.087
Habitat coverage
2.9%
Cloud cover
100%
Latest least-cloudy Sentinel-2 mosaic of the project area, retrieved live from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem. Continuous monitoring runs monthly.
Biodiversity context
GBIF · OBIS (UNESCO-IOC) · public datasetsGBIF (all biodiversity)
Records
23,807
Species
82
Last 5y
300
Top species in sample
- Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)14
- Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 175812
- Parus major Linnaeus, 175811
- Larus canus Linnaeus, 175811
- Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 175811
OBIS (marine-only)
Records
498
Species
52
Last 5y
11
Top marine species in sample
- Somateria mollissima39
- Clangula hyemalis30
- Mergus serrator28
- Melanitta fusca27
- Larus argentatus27
Sample of up to 300 occurrences each. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) covers all taxa; OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System, UNESCO-IOC) is the marine subset indexed against WoRMS. Both refresh daily via 24h cache.
Ocean color (chlorophyll, turbidity)
Sentinel-3 OLCI · CDSE · 2026-04Chlorophyll-a
0.61 mg/m³
NDCI
0.055
TSM proxy
0.220
Water quality
good · rising
Sentinel-3 OLCI 300 m daily revisit. Chlorophyll-a via OC4Me proxy; NDCI (Mishra & Mishra red-edge) is robust in turbid coastal water. Roadmap: live cron alongside Sentinel-2/Sentinel-1.
Vessel activity in project area
Spire Maritime · global AISUnique vessels (24h)
43
Boundary intrusions (7d)
1
Flag diversity
9
Top vessel types
- Cargo15
- Tug12
- Fishing11
Sample MMSI traffic
539772483 · Passenger · DK
609317115 · Pleasure craft · AR
719299437 · Tanker · JP
578430967 · Tug · MT
Sample data shown. Live Spire Maritime AIS subscription required for production traffic monitoring; the backend endpoint is integrated and waiting on subscription activation.
High-resolution commercial snapshot
Planet Labs · PSSceneCapture date
2026-05-10
Resolution
3 m
Cloud cover
14.7%
Area covered
269 km²
Scene ID
20260510_3258_13_9200
Planet PlanetScope 3 m daily / SkySat 0.5 m on-demand. Used to validate Sentinel-derived signals at sub-Sentinel resolution. Backend integrated; live activation pending Orders API entitlement.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sample
NatureMetrics · MCC-EDNA-003-4097Collection date
2026-04-28
Species detected
51
IUCN red list (CR/EN/VU)
3
Top detections by read count
- Rhizophora mangle · Red mangrove633 reads
- Macrocystis pyrifera · Giant kelp401 reads
- Laminaria hyperborea · Northern kelp302 reads
- Tursiops truncatus · Common bottlenose dolphin1,166 reads
- Acropora palmata · Elkhorn coralCR620 reads
Sample composition shown. Live NatureMetrics workflow ships sampling kits to field teams; lab returns metabarcoded species assignments against WoRMS / GBIF references. Replaces with real lab output on first sampling cohort.
Created: 1/10/2025
Last Updated: 3/26/2026