CreditNature · Market Intelligence

Nature-Credit Comparator Scorecard

The market's integrity high ground is unclaimed. CDC Biodiversité's 28-criterion grid shows Verra, Plan Vivo and Terrasos all fall short of the 61/81 threshold — and the two largest have issued zero nature credits. NARIA's AfN accreditation and Broughton's Q3 2026 first issuance are the two assets to press.

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Published setters clearing the 61/81 high-integrity threshold

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CDC high-integrity threshold · 28 criteria, scored 0–3

Nature credits issued to date by Verra and Plan Vivo

Q3 ’26

Broughton first issuance — CreditNature's proof point

A · Standard-setter comparison

Setter	Product / unit	Methodology status	Nature credits issued	Trust / verification	Coverage	CDC 28-criterion	Threat
CreditNature NARIA	NARIA — 4 ECI metrics; condition uplift	AfN-accredited framework	Broughton Q3 2026	AfN independent accreditation	UK + emerging intl (NZ, Brazil, Africa, Marine)	Not yet assessed	—
Verra 🟢	Nature Framework (VNF) — Quality Hectare (Qha)	v1 Oct 2024 (w/ The Biodiversity Consultancy); opened to all Jan 2026	0 · 31 pilots	VVB third-party verification	Global	Below 61/81	High
Plan Vivo 🟢	PV Nature	v1 Dec 2023 (w/ Pivotal)	0 · 10 in pipeline	Standard setter + method developer	Global (8 terrestrial, 2 marine)	Below 61/81	Medium
Terrasos 🟢	Terrasos Biodiversity Units (TEBU)	Protocol Nov 2022	>1,541 TEBU ≈ $38.5k	Legal offset framework + Regen Registry (blockchain)	Colombia · 9 banks ≈5,000 ha	Below 61/81	Medium-High
Wallacea Trust × BFI 🟢	Wallacea methodology	v3 Oct 2023; verified by Biodiversity Futures Initiative	0 registered (rePlanet: 4 projects)	BFI verification; Integrity Certificates → Renew Earth	UK-origin, intl	Withdrew	Medium
NatureMetrics 🔴	eDNA biodiversity measurement	Measurement tool (not a credit standard)	n/a — data layer	Lab / data provider	Global	n/a	Med (measurement)
GreenCollar 🔴	NaturePlus credits	Australian scheme	Issuing (AU)	Scheme + registry	Australia	n/a	Low-Med
ValueNature 🔴	Biodiversity credits	Platform / standard (early)	Early	—	Africa-focus	n/a	Low-Med

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B · The integrity-framework landscape

Framework	Owner	Shape	Status	NARIA action
28-criterion grid ("Berger")	CDC Biodiversité / B4B+Club	28 criteria, 4 categories, 0–3, threshold 61/81	v1.3 (2023); realigning to the 21 HLPs	Self-assess NARIA; publish strengths
IAPB design criteria	Int'l Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (UK/France)	6 essential criteria for high-integrity measurement	Active reference standard	Publish a NARIA→IAPB crosswalk
High-Level Principles	BCA + IAPB + WEF	21 principles + HLP Assessment Matrix v1.0	Sept 2025	Run the Assessment Matrix on NARIA
WEF market analysis	World Economic Forum	3 models / 7 dimensions (from 32 methodologies)	2024	Position NARIA's model + demand thesis
Review mechanism	Biodiversity Credit Alliance	Argues for an ICVCM-style independent assessor	2024 proposal	Watch — AfN already gives CN a head start

The four CDC categories every setter is scored against:

CATEGORY 1

Trust & Confidence

CATEGORY 2

Inclusion of stakeholders

CATEGORY 3

Biodiversity outcome & Financial status

CATEGORY 4

Measurement, Reporting & Verification

C · Strategic takeaways for CreditNature

Integrity is the unclaimed high ground. None of Verra / Plan Vivo / Terrasos clears 61/81. NARIA's AfN accreditation is the externally-validated integrity signal none of them holds — lead with it in every buyer and investor conversation.
The market is pre-revenue. Verra and Plan Vivo: 0 nature credits. Terrasos: ~$38.5k. Broughton (Q3 2026) is a genuine early proof point — sequence the AfN certification comms to land alongside it.
Aim explicitly at the high-integrity tier. CDC flags a "two-tier market." Publish a NARIA crosswalk to the IAPB 6 criteria and the 21 BCA–IAPB–WEF HLPs, and self-run the HLP Assessment Matrix — turn integrity into a documented, comparable claim.
Hold the "measurement + credits + platform" line. Every assessed setter is standard-only, leaning on external method developers (Pivotal, The Biodiversity Consultancy) and external registries (Regen, Integrity Certificates). CN's vertical stack (ECI/EMR + credits + Hub) is the structural differentiator.
Watch the grid evolve. v1.3 predates the HLPs and will add criteria (additionality, stacking/bundling, no-harm, grievance). NARIA's roadmap should pre-empt these rather than react.