Partner for development and climate action

Profile & Contact

Callirius develops various solutions to close the financing gap in market-based climate protection. Our platform enables high-quality climate projects to access new sources of financing, while companies and investors can invest efficiently and transparently in effective projects. Using a scalable, data-driven and science-based quality assessment (Callirius Quality Framework), we identify risks and analyse the effectiveness of projects in terms of climate, biodiversity and sustainable development.

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Specifications

Project countries and regions:

Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Project sectors:

Sustainable agriculture and land use, Afforestation, forest or peatland conservation

Co-benefits/Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 14 – Life below Water, SDG 15 – Life on Land, SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

Target group:

Small enterprises, Local communities

Employed project standards:

Gold Standard bzw. Gold Standard for the Global Goals (GS VER), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) + Social Carbon Standard (SCS), Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) + Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards (CCBS), Plan Vivo (PVC)

Legal form:

Commercial

Portfolio:

Own climate protection projects:

Offers and services:

Marketing support, Projects with a biodiversity focus, Projects with insetting approach (linked to supply chains)

Specific features:

In addition to CO₂ certificates, we also offer long-term project financing, corporate forests, removal funds, sponsoring and insetting projects.

PROJECT EXAMPLE

BaumInvest Forest Landscape Restoration Programme

Project background

Under the Forest Landscape Restoration Programme, the remote eastern tropical plains of the Orinoquía region in Colombia, adjacent to the Rio Tuparro and the Tuparro National Park, are being reforested. Using a nature-based restoration approach, BaumInvest is transforming degraded pastureland into a self-sustaining forest ecosystem that continues to grow without economic intervention.

Country/Region

Columbia, Orinoquía

Technology

Afforestation with diverse native tree species (Afforestation/Reforestation GHG Emissions Reduction & Sequestration Methodology v2.0)

Standard

Gold Standard for the Global Goals

Status and duration

2025 – 2065

Target group

In the remote project area, local added value is continuously created through the provision of seeds, the operation of tree nurseries and the planting of trees

Effect achieved

Sequestration of 800,000 tonnes CO₂ through afforestation with native tree species on 970 hectares

Co-benefits achieved

A large number of native tree species are being planted as part of the afforestation project. While the project areas are being reforested, they also serve as protected areas and biological corridors for rare and endangered wildlife species, including jaguars and ocelots. The positive impact on biodiversity is being monitored in collaboration with a local expert from the renowned Senckenberg Institute. The project also has a significant positive impact on the surrounding communities, which are involved from the outset through consultation meetings with local stakeholders. In the heart of Colombia, this project not only sequesters carbon, but also promotes sustainable socio-economic development, provides long-term employment opportunities and protects biodiversity.

Local cooperation partners

BaumInvest AG, BaumInvest Colombia S.A.S.

Link to further project examples