About the ART Registry
The use of a fully transparent registry system is fundamental to carbon market credibility. ART operates a transparent and secure registry system for the registration of verified REDD+ emission reduction and removal results issued as serialized carbon credits. The registry records the transfer, retirement and cancellation of credits, each representing one metric ton of CO2-equivalent.
ART issues on its registry TREES Credits that have been independently verified to meet the measurement, monitoring, reporting and safeguards requirements of its jurisdictional crediting standard TREES, The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard. The ART Registry also allows for the reissuance of credits that meet requirements of the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FCPF Standard for the quantification, monitoring, reporting, and verification of emission reductions and removals from jurisdictional REDD+ activities and the BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes. FCPF and ISFL credits are issued in the World Bank’s own registry, Carbon Assets Tracking System (CATS), and REDD+ countries may cancel these credits in CATS with the purpose of re-issuing them on the ART Registry for transaction.
ART ensures transparency by requiring that REDD+ program registration and verification documents be made public. We ensure no double counting or double selling by serializing credits and by linking to online public credit issuance, credit retirement, and credit cancellation reports.
The contracting of TREES Credits and FCPF or ISFL credits takes place directly between buyer and seller through over-the-counter (OTC) transactions outside of the Registry system or on an approved, linked exchange or market platform. Counter-parties record the transfer of ownership, retirement, or cancellation of credits within the ART Registry.
Opening an ART Registry Profile
All jurisdictional REDD+ programs, validation and verification bodies, and entities that will take ownership of credits must have a profile on the ART Registry.
The process for opening an ART Registry profile is initiated by submitting a filled-out application form via email to ARTRegistry@winrock.org and typically takes one to two weeks for approval once all required documentation is received. The steps involved in opening a profile are detailed below.
Step 1 – Review Registry Documents
Before proceeding, please ensure you carefully review the following document:
Step 2 – Determine the Appropriate Authority
For governments, determine the government entity that has the appropriate authority to enter into a legal agreement with ART as the ART Registry profile holder. For both governments and non-government entities, determine the individual who has the appropriate authority to legally bind the profile holder organization and serve as a Designated Signatory.
Step 3 – Complete New Profile Application Form
Select the appropriate application form based on the intended profile type. Submit the complete form and all supporting documents via email to ARTRegistry@winrock.org.
Profile Types:
- Sovereign Program Developer: Authorized government entities that plan to submit REDD+ programs for ART registration and issue credits
- Sovereign application form – coming soon
- Transaction: Entities that plan to purchase, hold, transfer, retire, and/or cancel credits
- VVB: Approved ART validation and verification bodies
- VVB application form – coming soon
Step 4 – Application Review by ART Registry Team
The ART Registry Team will review the profile application. If the application is complete and approved, an approval email will be sent to the Designated Signatory at the email address provided in the New Profile Application Form. If materials are incomplete or additional information is required, the ART Registry Team will notify the applicant.
Step 5 – Access the ART Registry and Sign the Terms of Use
Approved profiles may begin using the ART Registry by logging in here. Upon initial login, the Designated Signatory will be prompted to electronically execute the ART Registry Terms of Use.