Ecosystem Credit Accounting System The Ecosystem Credit Accounting System supports credits for water quality and habitat benefits. It was built to provide: Though the Ecosystem Credit Accounting System was developed by Willamette Partnership, it represents agreement among federal, state, and local government agencies, conservation organizations, and other stakeholders, including many of those likely to buy or sell credits through an ecosystem credit trading or tracking system. The General Crediting Protocol (updated 2017) outlines the rules on how to buy and sell credits for Willamette Partnership’s Ecosystem Credit Accounting System. It also describes how actions taken on the land translate into credits and how those credits are verified, registered, and sold. Learn how verification works, how to become a verifier, and how credits are confirmed and tracked over time in the Ecosystem Credit Accounting System. We have tools that complement the protocols for trading water quality and habitat credits. A package of protocols, tools, and resources that allow buyers and sellers to track, account, and trade in multiple types of ecosystem credits.
Learn the Protocol for Buying and Selling Credits
How Does Verification Work?
Market Tools and Rules