India's First Blue Carbon
Decentralized MRV System
For India's Coastline.

Project AARNA tracks how mangroves and tidal wetlands grow, store carbon and protect coasts — with evidence that can be checked, not just claims.

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Project AARNA workflow

From shoreline evidence to climate-grade credits

A simple view of how information flows through AARNA's dMRV engine.

  1. 1

    Collect

    Plots, photos, imagery, sensors and lab results from blue carbon sites.

  2. 2

    Check

    Automated QA/QC tests catch gaps, outliers and strange trends.

  3. 3

    Model

    Standard equations and models turn measurements into carbon numbers.

  4. 4

    Verify

    Experts review evidence, rerun calculations and sign decisions.

  5. 5

    Issue

    Credits are created, tracked and retired with a full audit trail.

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Data Collection

Satellite imagery, IoT sensors, and community data gathered for precise analysis.

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Measurement

Traditional matter analysis, sensor-nodes, process includes additional initiative conservation.

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Reporting

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Verification

Verification review, stamps an approval on the previous combination, and registered macro gains.

About Project AARNA

AARNA is building the digital MRV layer for blue carbon projects along India's coasts.

What is dMRV?

Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification keeps data live, structured and rerunnable.

Why it matters

Buyers and regulators want numbers they can check, not one-time PDFs.

AARNA's role

Connect field teams, scientists and verifiers in one system, with transparent history.

Built for real coastlines

  • check_circle Simple tools for community and NGO field teams.
  • check_circle Verifier views that combine plots, imagery and sensors.
  • check_circle Registries that show impact, not just tonnes of CO₂e.
  • check_circle Ready for future on-chain governance and open data.

The dMRV Engine

How AARNA turns raw observations into blue carbon numbers that can be explained in plain language.

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Data collection

Plots, lab sheets, imagery and sensors tagged by time and place.

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Checks & intelligence

QA/QC flags gaps and outliers, then humans verify decisions.

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Carbon accounting

Standard equations convert inputs into carbon stocks/removals.

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Registry & issuance

Verified tonnes become credits with traceability and retirement.

Methodologies & Frameworks

AARNA sits on top of existing science and carbon standards — it does not replace them.

IPCC guidance

IPCC 2006 AFOLU + 2013 Wetlands Supplement for mangroves and tidal wetlands.

Baselines & monitoring

Each project defines baselines and tracks change against them.

Voluntary standards

Designed to map into evolving blue carbon standards.

Evidence-first

Every key number links back to raw evidence with chain-of-custody.

Experiments & Pilot Studies

Live experiments are managed from the admin panel and shown here when published.

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Contact Project AARNA

If you work with coasts, data or climate finance, we are open to pilots and joint research.

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