Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market now has more investment incentives
Green News Europe - Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market now has additional investment incentives. Here are the 3 main incentives to invest in Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market:
What are Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market investment incentives?
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market, that was launched in October 2024, now has 2 additional investment incentives, as announced by the Government of Portugal on October 6th, 2026. Here are the 3 main incentives to invest in Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market:
1 - New Afforestation investment incentive
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market was first launched with the New Afforestation investment incentive in October 2024.
2 - Reforestation investment incentive
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market now includes the Reforestation investment incentive since October 2026.
3 - Improved Forest Management investment incentive
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market now includes the Improved Forest Management investment incentive since October 2026.
What is Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market?
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market includes economic incentives, namely 3 methodologies that aim to attract projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or capture carbon from the atmosphere (carbon sequestration).
“We are creating conditions so that more landowners, entities, and companies can invest in forests and climate action. By expanding the available methodologies, we reinforce the credibility and growth capacity of the Voluntary Carbon Market” - Portugal´s Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho.
Portugal´s new methodologies allow for a more diverse range of forestry interventions and encourage sustainable management practices that contribute to climate, environmental, and territorial benefits through market solutions.
Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) allows individuals and organizations to buy and sell carbon credits voluntarily, creating economic incentives for implementing projects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sequester carbon. These projects can generate, in addition to climate benefits, environmental and socioeconomic co-benefits, such as the protection of biodiversity and natural capital, and increased territorial resilience.
Here is the link to Portugal´s Voluntary Carbon Market.
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