Project Colobus

Inside the project

Project Colobus restores degraded community land in the Upper Guinean Forest in Ghana, developed by Rainforest Builder as a sister project to its Sierra Leone work. The developer expects more than 7 million carbon-removal credits over the lifetime of the project.

Colobus is part of a Series A and project-financing round announced in 2026, with BNP Paribas Asset Management among the backers of Rainforest Builder. The project targets community land restoration under Verra's VM0047 (ARR) methodology and the CCB standard.

Lifetime credit expectations are developer-stated, and the project is positioned earlier in its development cycle than the Sierra Leone project, consistent with a validation-stage status.

Objectives

• Restore degraded community land in Ghana's Upper Guinean Forest.
• Deliver more than 7 million carbon-removal credits over the project lifetime.
• Advance restoration through a 2026 Series A and project-financing round.
• Certify under Verra VM0047 (ARR) and CCB.
• Extend Rainforest Builder's West African restoration footprint beyond Sierra Leone.

Approach

• The project restores degraded community land under Verra VM0047 (ARR) with CCB co-benefit certification, following the methodology's MRV requirements. Lifetime credit volumes are developer-stated and the project is at validation stage.