Biodiversity Credits and Data Validation for ERA Brazil

The Problem

IHP’s jaguar conservation efforts in the Pantanal rely on innovative financing mechanisms, such as ERA Brazil’s Biodiversity Credits methodology, to fund monitoring initiatives, biodiversity protection, and community impact activities. Transparent data and verification are critical to ensuring buyer’s trust in these credits. Using an "umbrella species" approach, IHP and ERA Brazil collaborated to upload jaguar camera trap data to the Okala Biodiversity Dashboard, where individually identified jaguar home ranges can be visualized alongside raw videos and images. Third-party verifiers can audit project claims directly on the dashboard during certification.