Pilot · XYZ mangrove reserve
Full dMRV run: permanent plots, soil cores, drone imagery and community-led data capture, reviewed by an external lab or institute.
Science · Coasts · Carbon
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.
Project AARNA workflow
From shoreline evidence to climate-grade credits
A simple view of how information flows through AARNA's dMRV engine.
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Collect
Plots, photos, imagery, sensors and lab results from blue carbon sites.
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Check
Automated QA/QC tests catch gaps, outliers and strange trends.
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Model
Standard equations and models turn measurements into carbon numbers.
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Verify
Experts review evidence, rerun calculations and sign decisions.
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Issue
Credits are created, tracked and retired with a full audit trail.
Blue Carbon, in short
Mangroves, seagrasses and tidal wetlands lock carbon in wood and deep, waterlogged soils — often more than forests on land.
The trust problem
If data is scattered or unclear, nobody can be sure how much carbon a project really stores, or for how long.
Where AARNA fits
AARNA gives blue carbon projects a single, digital backbone for monitoring, reporting and verification.
About Project AARNA
AARNA is building the digital MRV layer for blue carbon projects along India's coasts.
Today, many coastal projects run on static reports and manual tracking. It is hard to repeat calculations, share evidence or explain how a credit was created.
AARNA replaces this with a clear, digital workflow — from field data capture to independent verification and credit issuance.
What is dMRV?
Digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification keeps project data live, structured and ready to re-run.
Why it matters
Regulators, buyers and communities want numbers they can check, not one-time PDFs.
AARNA's role
Connect field teams, scientists and verifiers in one system, with a transparent history over time.
The dMRV Engine
How AARNA turns raw observations into blue carbon numbers that can be explained in plain language.
Data collection
What is happening in the water and on the ground?
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Field sampling
Plots, tree sizes, soil cores and site notes, tagged with GPS and time.
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Remote sensing
Satellite and drone scenes track canopy cover and wetland extent.
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In-situ sensors
Water-level, salinity, turbidity and oxygen show ecosystem health.
Checks & intelligence
Is the data complete and reasonable?
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Data integrity
Evidence is hashed, anchored on-chain and stored in tamper-evident archives.
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Machine learning assists
Models estimate biomass, classify land cover and flag outliers for human review.
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Verifier workspace
Verifiers compare sources, rerun calculations and log comments in one place.
Carbon accounting & registry
How many tonnes, and who can rely on them?
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Carbon stock estimation
Standard equations convert field and lab values into carbon stocks and removals.
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Issuance & tokens
Verified tonnes are issued as digital credits, each tied to a specific project and period.
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Reporting & retirement
Transfers and retirements are tracked so anyone can see what was sold or retired, and why.
Methodologies & Frameworks
AARNA sits on top of existing science and carbon standards — it does not replace them.
IPCC guidance
We follow the IPCC 2006 AFOLU Guidelines and the 2013 Wetlands Supplement for mangroves and tidal wetlands.
Baselines & monitoring
Each project defines a baseline and tracks change in carbon stocks against that line.
Voluntary standards
The platform is shaped to work with emerging blue carbon methods under programs such as VCS.
Evidence-first design
Every key number links back to raw data, lab sheets, imagery or sensor logs with a clear chain-of-custody.
For newcomers too
The live platform will include short explainers and glossaries so students, communities and new buyers can follow the logic without a PhD.
Experiments & Pilot Studies
A preview of how AARNA will be tested in the field with partners along India's coasts.
Sensor lagoon testbed
Low-cost sensors stream salinity, turbidity and oxygen into AARNA, checking how health signals support carbon results.
Community data co-lab
Co-design mobile workflows with local teams so that digital MRV matches how restoration actually happens.
Over time, each card can link to protocols, field notes, datasets and dashboards — turning AARNA into a live blue carbon MRV lab.
Contact Project AARNA
If you work with coasts, data or climate finance, we are open to pilots and joint research.
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