The Ecologica Institute is a Brazilian NGO established in 2000 and focused on mitigating climate change. The IE is internationally known as the developer of the Social Carbon Methodology, which in 2006 evolved into the SOCIALCARBON Standard, an additional certification to ensure that carbon offset projects are sustainable and result in social and environmental benefits. Today, the SOCIALCARBON Standard has about 60 certified projects in five countries, more than 9.5 million CO2e reduced and more than 3 million CO2e retired.
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