05 / IMPACT FRAMEWORK
SUSTAINABILITY / SHARED VALUE
Restoration should leave more than carbon credits behind.
CARBON2GREEN / HSP
The HSP project is being developed to restore peatland hydrology while respecting land use, supporting biodiversity, creating local opportunities and building evidence that communities can examine. These are intended contributions—not outcomes assumed in advance.
ONE PROJECT / CONNECTED OUTCOMES
Water connects
the whole system.
Restoring the movement and retention of water can slow carbon loss, support peat-forming vegetation and improve wetland habitat. The work must also respect the people who know, use and value this land.
THE PROJECT / UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Five contributions.
Each one needs proof.
The project application identifies five Sustainable Development Goals. Carbon2Green will report a contribution only when it is directly linked to project activity and supported by monitoring or records.
SDG 06
Clean water
Restore water retention and reduce uncontrolled drainage.
Water-table records, hydrological surveys and intervention logs.SDG 08
Decent work
Create opportunities in fieldwork, restoration, monitoring and project services.
Local workers and contractors, person-days, training and procurement records.SDG 12
Responsible land use
Keep peat in place and restore its ecological function rather than extract it.
Mapped boundaries, land-use records, inspections and activity logs.SDG 13
Climate action
Reduce carbon loss from peat decomposition through hydrological restoration.
Field data, monitored greenhouse gases and verified calculations.SDG 15
Life on land
Support peat-forming vegetation, wetland habitat and ecological resilience.
Vegetation plots, habitat observations and repeat surveys.FLORA / FAUNA / LIVING LAND
RESTORE THE CONDITIONS FOR LIFEProtect the peat.
Protect the peat.
Give the wetland room to recover.
Hydrological restoration is expected to support peat-forming vegetation, wetland habitat and ecological resilience. Baseline surveys will establish what is present before change is attributed to the project.
Chicouté and wild blueberries occur naturally in parts of the area. Chicouté is closely associated with Côte-Nord culture and traditional land use; its habitat will be mapped through vegetation surveys and revisited over time.
Map the baseline
Document vegetation communities, sensitive areas and habitat conditions.
Design with the land
Use hydrology, ecology and local knowledge to inform interventions and timing.
Return and compare
Use repeat surveys and permanent plots where practical to test whether conditions improve.
PEOPLE / WORK / KNOWLEDGE
Local value should be
visible and countable.
Field surveys, restoration, monitoring and long-term management can create work for local and regional people, suppliers and research partners. The project has not set numeric targets yet, so it will report what actually happens.
Local workers and contractors engaged by the project.
Person-days associated with surveys, restoration and monitoring.
Value and type of contracts placed with suitable local and regional suppliers.
Training, technical experience and collaboration with local institutions.
RIGHTS / ACCESS / TRADITIONAL USE
The project must fit the land—and the people who use it.
Hydrological work can affect access, water, harvesting, hunting, fishing and trapping. These uses cannot be treated as settled from a desk. They must be understood through engagement with rights holders, land users and local communities.
- 01Listen before designMap existing uses, concerns, sensitive areas and seasonal activity.
- 02Adapt the projectChange boundaries, access routes, timing, interventions or monitoring where the evidence and engagement require it.
- 03Respect rightsConduct separate Indigenous engagement and seek free, prior and informed consent where required.
- 04Keep the process openDocument agreements, mitigation, benefit sharing, grievances and follow-up throughout the project.
The objective is not to declare that existing uses are protected before consultation. It is to design the project so interference with hunting, fishing, harvesting and trapping is avoided or mitigated—and to demonstrate how concerns changed the work.
FROM INTENTION / TO EVIDENCE
Positive impact is
something we document.
The same discipline used for carbon accounting will be applied to wider benefits: define the result, collect a baseline, retain the record and report only what the evidence supports.
AREAWHAT WILL BE ASSESSEDEVIDENCE
Water level, flow and restored water retention
Sensors, surveys, intervention recordsNet greenhouse-gas performance
Measured inputs, calculations, validation and verificationVegetation recovery and habitat condition
Baseline inventory, repeat plots and field observationsParticipation, work, procurement and training
Contracts, person-days, spend and training recordsAccess, concerns, mitigation and agreed changes
Engagement records, maps, agreements and follow-upFUTURE OPPORTUNITIESRestore now.
Restore now.
Keep learning.
As the project develops, it may support applied research, local business, technical training, education, recreation and cultural initiatives. Those opportunities will be explored with communities and pursued only where there is interest, a practical path and a clear benefit.