Plan Vivo is a system for managing the supply of verifiable emission reductions from rural communities in a way that promotes sustainable livelihoods.

With growing awareness of the problem of climate change, governments, industries and other organisations are seeking ways of reducing their emissions of carbon to the atmosphere. Quantified reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from project based activities, so-called ‘carbon credits’, may be used to help offset emissions from other sectors.

Through the Plan Vivo System the purchase of such carbon credits not only helps to mitigate climate change but can help communities in developing countries invest in their own future.