Notice. Advisory and arranging services only. We are not a lender or a registry. Proposals depend on KYC/AML, technical diligence, eligibility, controls, and definitive documentation.
Blue Carbon Project Advisory
Advisory for mangrove, seagrass, and salt marsh projects. We cover feasibility, methodology fit, MRV design, community and tenure, finance options, and credit sales. Americas, EMEA, APAC. Clear requirements. Direct path to validation and first issuance.
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Request A Proposal
Send shapefiles, tenure pathway, baseline evidence, and your workplan. We reply with scope, milestones, and a route to first credit issuance.
Open Client IntakeSponsor Needs We Solve
Feasibility & Methodologies
- Site screening against Verra or Gold Standard rules
- Baseline, additionality, leakage and permanence tests
- Method selection and gap analysis with workplan
MRV & Validation
- Sampling design for biomass and soil carbon
- Remote sensing, LiDAR, UAV, and field alignment
- Validation, buffer pool logic, monitoring plan
Finance & Offtake
- Prefinance options with milestone draws
- Forward sales, strips, floors and collars
- Claims integrity, ratings, and insurance pathways
Program & Registry Factors We Underwrite
Standards & Policy
- Verra VCS and Gold Standard eligibility and controls
- Article 6 alignment and host country letters
- Double counting, buffers, and permanence risk
Tenure & Community
- Land and resource rights mapping and evidence
- FPIC, co-management, and benefit sharing plans
- Safeguards, grievance, and monitoring KPIs
Evidence moves pricing. Keep your tenure , baseline , and MRV files current.
Eligibility And Data Room
Baseline Profile
- Identified coastal sites with tenure pathway
- Restoration or avoided conversion rationale
- Community engagement plan
- Initial remote sensing and field notes
Core Documents
- Shapefiles, maps, and land or use rights evidence
- Historic change analysis and drivers of loss
- Draft methodology fit note and MRV outline
- Budget, timeline, and partner list
Checklist issued at intake. Execution starts when core items are complete.
Scope And Indicative Terms
| Feasibility & Method Fit | Registry pathway, baselines, additionality, leakage, permanence. Workplan with tasks, budget, and timeline to validation. |
| MRV Design | Sampling frames, biomass and soil protocols, remote sensing stack, QA/QC, buffer pool logic, monitoring cadence. |
| Community & Safeguards | FPIC, benefit sharing, co-management, grievance channels, audit-ready evidence and KPIs. |
| Finance Options | Development funding with milestone draws; verification-linked prepayments; offtake strips with floors and collars. |
| Credit Sales | Buyer screening, claims integrity, ratings engagement, escrow mechanics, and indemnities for delivery risk. |
| Deliverables | Registry-fit memo, MRV plan, data room index, budget and timeline, investor pack, and draft term sheets. |
| Regions | Americas (Gulf, Caribbean, LatAm), EMEA (West/East Africa, Med), APAC (South/Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands). |
| Project Types | Mangrove restoration and conservation, seagrass and salt marsh restoration, hybrid coastal resilience with natural assets. |
| Pricing | Advisory retainer for design and underwriting. Success fee on closing of finance or offtake. Third-party costs pass through. |
| Documentation | Contracts for services, NDAs, data sharing, validation scopes, and CP schedule for finance or offtake. |
Illustrative only. Final scope and fees are set after screening and approvals.
Execution Approach
Workstreams
- Screening for tenure, baselines, and method eligibility
- Indicative scope and partner shortlist
- Technical, legal, ESG, and claims diligence
- Validation, first issuance, and buyer engagement
Risk Controls
- Data governance and audit trails
- Safeguards and community benefit verification
- Insurance, ratings, and delivery protections
- Tripwires on delays or evidence gaps
Send Your Blue Carbon Pack
Upload shapefiles, tenure evidence, baseline notes, and draft MRV plan. We respond with an indicative scope and closing plan.
Open Client IntakeFAQ
Which registries and methodologies do you work with?
Projects are mapped to Verra VCS or Gold Standard where eligibility is met. We prepare the fit note and MRV design for validation.
What evidence is needed first?
Shapefiles and maps, tenure or access pathway, historic change analysis, draft methodology choice, and a high level budget and timeline.
Can you arrange finance and offtake?
Yes. We structure development funding and credit offtake with escrow and indemnities, subject to approvals and evidence quality.
How do you handle community safeguards?
We design FPIC, benefit sharing, and grievance channels aligned to standards, with monitoring KPIs and audit-ready documentation.
Are you a project developer?
No. We act as an advisor and arranger. Projects are executed by sponsors and regulated partners after diligence and approvals.
Request Your Proposal
Share your sites and documents today. We come back with scope, milestones, and a target timeline to validation and first issuance.
Open Client IntakeDisclosures. FG Capital Advisors provides advisory and arranging services. No guarantee of approvals, pricing, timing, or capacity. All proposals are subject to eligibility, documentation, and counterparty approvals.
