This project classification framework is designed to group projects by three broad characteristics:

1. Schemata (a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information);
2. Activity Type; and
3. Scale.

Source: Potvin, J. (1992). Classification and Appraisal Criteria for Conservation Investments: A proposed general framework. Unpublished working paper prepared under contract with The World Bank, on behalf of the Global Environment Facility....

Following is a set of references to current work led by UNIDROIT and the FAO, to harmonize the legal character of commodity warehouse receipts across jurisdictions, through an UNCITRAL Model Law on Warehouse Receipts. The ERA-dr would share some similarities with conventional commodity warehouse receipts. However when an ERA-dr is sold, this means it is traded or redeemed in the form of currency: It is not the land which is sold. Independently, the land can be bought and sold as before, the ERA-dr commitment would come with some sort of covenant that runs with the land.
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The true returns of large-scale holistic landscape restoration (4 Returns): Final report
26-8-2020
https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/nl/pdf/2020/services/commonland-true-value-report.pdf
Client: Commonland https://www.commonland.com/
https://www.commonland.com/news/commonland-and-partner-launch-e2-5-million-landscape-fund-to-catalyse-regenerative-agriculture/
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This is the full ERA-IoR diagram, broken down into its elements overlaid on the system schematic, across multiple frames of this presentation file.

There is not yet any text document to explain this set of diagrams. I'll work on that next; but my intention is that the illustration should be as self-explanatory as possible. I would be very grateful for any feedback regarding aspects that could be better designed or portrayed....

Ahmad, Y., El Serafy, S., & Lutz, E. (Eds.). (1989). Environmental Accounting for Sustainable Development. Selected papers from joint UNEP - World Bank Workshops. The World Bank.

Potvin, J. (1992). Classification and Appraisal Criteria for Conservation Investments: A proposed general framework. Unpublished working paper prepared under contract with The World Bank, for the Global Environment Facility.

This paper was prepared under contract to the World Bank at the request of Ian Johnson, founding Administrator of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) as a collaborative initiative of the World Bank, United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Environment Program. The GEF began in 1992 as a $1B fund for projects that could achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the protection of biodiversity, the protection of international waters and the reduction in ozone layer depletion. ...

Potvin, J. (2021). Worth Expressed with Money Through Price. Article in partial fulfillment of a Doctorate in Administration (Project Management). Université du Québec. Draft / 2021-10-01

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This spreadsheet and summarizes the 4-year incremental fixed-date launch schedule for the ERA-dr marketplace.

The marketplace for ERA-dr v0.1.0 will be launched at the 1% scale on 20 March 2022.

This means:

• Earth Reserve Assurance Deposit Receipts (referred to as an ERA-dr) will be offered for projects that provide assured enhancement of ecosystem integrity and resource availability for the specified term; ...