Due to a large number of updates, we put a simple summary in the actual email newsletter linking to this post, which contains all the details, photos, and links. Enjoy!
New Beneficiary Profiles from Uganda and Malawi

Transparency Updates
Partner Payments & Credit Retirements. In early November we completed project payments to our four projects for tonnes pooled from our individual and business supporters all over the world. We're currently in the process of retiring these credits, the progress of which can be tracked at COTAP.org/Transparency. Annual Reports. Since our last project update, the 2014 Malawi and India Annual Reports were approved and posted to our Transparency page, and can be found with all projects' most recent Annual Reports, Project Design Documents (PDD) and Technical Specifications (TS) in COTAP's Dropbox folder.
Phase-out of the Sofala Mozambique Project
In February, COTAP paused allocations to Sofala, meaning no money coming in would go towards buying carbon credits from the project until it re-attained good standing. That did not happen. In October, project operator Associação Envirotrade Carbon Livelihoods announced its decision to formally wind down the project. The project is will thus to be phased out of COTAP and replaced in the coming months. A final third-party verification is underway. When the report is released we'll share it, along with our plan for addressing any projected CO2 reduction shortfall.
Plan Vivo Foundation Updates
