Following the Funds: What's Next for Financial Transparency in Nature-Based Projects

​Following the Funds: What’s Next for Financial Transparency in Nature-Based Projects
Hosted by Terraspect in collaboration with Verra

​As carbon markets mature, the demand for transparency, not just in carbon data, but in financial flows, is reaching a critical inflection point. Who gets paid, how much, and with what oversight? In this webinar, we’ll explore the next frontier of integrity in nature-based carbon projects: financial transparency.

​Liz Guinessey, Manager of VCS Program Development, will introduce proposed financial transparency requirements for Version 5 of the Verified Carbon Standard Program, now open for public consultation, outlining how Verra aims to bring greater accountability and traceability to project finance and benefit-sharing.

​This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:

• ​Tripurari Prasad, Investment Lead at Climate Asset Management

• ​Omar El Nemr, Project Management and Structuring at VNV Advisory

• ​Raj Pattni, Co-Founder and CEO at Terraspect

​Together, they’ll unpack why transparent and inclusive financial infrastructure is vital for both project credibility and long-term investment — and what’s at stake if the carbon ecosystem fails to deliver on this front.

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We’ll look at practical approaches for ensuring field-level payments reach the communities doing the work, how buyers are thinking about risk and impact, and what meaningful transparency looks like from the ground up.

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Whether you’re a project developer, investor, buyer, or policy lead this conversation will help you stay ahead of evolving expectations and contribute to shaping the standards that guide our sector.