News & Press

ERS Rebrands as Equitable Earth, Uniting Restoration and Conservation Under One Global Standard

ERS has announced its official rebrand as Equitable Earth, forming a unified global standard for both forest conservation and restoration on the carbon markets.

written by: 

Florence Oates

Published:  

21/7/2025

ERS Acquires Equitable Earth to Advance High-Quality Community-led Forest Conservation Projects

Ecosystem Restoration Standard (ERS) has announced their acquisition of Equitable Earth, a pioneering forest carbon standard that integrates technical innovation and conservation best practices with the priorities of Indigenous Peoples, traditional communities and governments.

written by: 

Florence Oates

Published:  

12/6/2025

ERS Programme Officially Approved as Eligible under the Core Carbon Principles of the ICVCM

The Ecosystem Restoration Standard (ERS) Programme has been officially approved as eligible under the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), a significant milestone for the organisation and the broader market for high-integrity, nature-based carbon credits.

written by: 

Florence Oates

Published:  

3/6/2025

ERS Appoints Former Verra CEO Judith Simon as Chief Operating Officer

Ecosystem Restoration Standard (ERS), a leading ecosystem restoration and carbon certification standard, has appointed Judith Simon as its Chief Operating Officer. This strategic appointment follows ERS’s recent €5M fundraising as it accelerates its mission to restore and protect 1% of the planet by 2030.

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

24/3/2025

ERS Secures €5M in Funding to Expand Certification Capacity Amid Surge in Restoration Projects

ERS - Ecosystem Restoration Standard has secured €5 million in new funding, led by AENU and noa, with support from existing investors. The new round, which brings ERS’s total funding to €12.5M, fuels the organisation’s ambitions to become the leading carbon standard for nature-based projects.

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

5/12/2024

Recarb and ERS announce a new partnership to de-risk tropical forest restoration projects in Brazil

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

16/5/2024

Restor and ERS Announce Partnership to Certify Ecosystem Restoration Projects

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

26/4/2024

Ecosystem Restoration Standard and Chloris Geospatial announce partnership to assess and certify restoration projects

Chloris Geospatial Inc., a space technology company using Earth Observation data provider, and the Ecosystem Restoration Standard, which certifies restoration projects for the voluntary carbon market, are announcing their partnership to scale high-quality ecosystem restoration projects globally.

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

30/11/2023

ERS Unveils New Standard for Global Restoration Efforts

Paris, France, November 21, 2023 – In a significant step towards scaling global restoration efforts, ERS launches its highly anticipated carbon standard, a major milestone for the company and the restoration community.

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

21/11/2023

ERS and Kita sign Letter of Intent to operationalise innovative insurance for carbon buffer pool

ERS and Kita are delighted to announce the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) related to their shared objective of increasing confidence in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and driving financing to scale high quality carbon projects.

written by: 

Gauthier Masson

Published:  

31/10/2023

Xpansiv to Host Ecosystem Restoration Standard on Leading Registry Infrastructure

NEW YORK, LONDON, SYDNEY — Xpansiv, the leading market infrastructure provider for the global energy transition, today announced that the Ecosystem Restoration Standard (ERS), a new standard on the Voluntary Carbon Markets, will operate using Xpansiv’s SaaS-based registry infrastructure.

written by: 

Beyza SAHAN

Published:  

20/7/2023

Feedback Digest from Global Consultation on Ecosystem Restoration Standard

PARIS, FRANCE — Ecosystem Restoration Standard released a summary of the feedback following the successful completion of its public consultation. Launched on March 21st, ERS public consultation has exceeded expectations, drawing substantial participation from 554 organisations around the globe.

written by: 

Beyza SAHAN

Published:  

30/6/2023

ERS Launches a Public Consultation on its new Standard, Ensuring Climate Finance Reaches Projects

ERS Launches a Public Consultation on its new Standard, Ensuring Climate Finance Reaches Projects

written by: 

Pauline WETTIER

Published:  

20/4/2023

Ecosystem Restoration Standard raises €5M to launch its first standard for restoration projects

Paris-based climate-tech start-up Ecosystem Restoration Standard is launching a standard to certify ecosystem restoration projects in the voluntary carbon markets after raising €5 million in seed funding.

written by: 

Pauline WETTIER

Published:  

9/3/2023