Standards
RICA Standards
RICA makes regenerative rural infrastructure legible to private capital. The standards
define how local assets are documented, compared, financed, monitored, and reported from
proposal to project loan, portfolio eligibility, and note-level disclosure.
Current standards are early-stage and will be versioned as the RICA
market architecture develops.
01 Principles The guiding principles for regenerative investment in authentic inclusive climate adaptation. 02 Project development The design and operating layer that helps a project move from opportunity to financeable asset. 03 Project finance The reference tools for structuring and comparability in project lending across asset types. 04 Impact and assurance The standards for impact design and open project accounts that support verification. 05 Distribution The disclosure layer for purchase, pooling, note programs, and investor monitoring. 06 Market data The data and technology conventions that keep distributed assets visible and governable. Standards adoption
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Request a briefing Principles RICA Principles The impact and operating discipline behind RICA-compliant assets and the basis for project eligibility, financing design, monitoring, purchase review, and investor reporting. Available Open principles Project development Solution Frameworks Theme-level standards for climate-smart nutrition, circular bioeconomy, indigenous food systems, and social forestry, including eligible asset patterns, evidence, revenue logic, risks, and monitoring needs. Available Open frameworks Project development RICA Project Information Model Standard Guidance for turning a proposed adaptation asset into a structured project record suitable for review, financing preparation, and Atlas onboarding. Available Open standard Project development RICA Project Information Model Template A sponsor-facing template for project scope, operating model, stakeholder structure, evidence package, financing need, and readiness review. Available Open template Impact and assurance Metrics Reporting Standard Common metric definitions, framework assignment rules, sponsor reporting workflow, evidence expectations, assurance states, and portfolio or note rollup guidance. Available Open standard Market data Atlas Market API An integration guide for approved partners connecting to Atlas as the operating record for projects, evidence, metrics, origination workflows, loans, and note monitoring. Working surface Open API guide Project development Stakeholder Engagement Lifecycle Defines who participates, reviews, approves, and maintains accountability from origination through reporting and remediation. In development Project development Sponsor and Operator Qualification Standard Sets baseline expectations for governance, implementation capacity, operating controls, maintenance ability, and reporting readiness. In development Project development Solution Framework Eligibility Guides Translates the RICA Principles into theme-specific requirements for eligible asset patterns, evidence, safeguards, metrics, and risk controls. In development Project development Implementation Readiness Checklist Gives sponsors a practical checklist for site control, community alignment, permits, procurement, operating roles, and Project Information Model completion. In development Impact and assurance Open Project Account Data Standard Defines the documents, evidence, GIS records, stakeholders, financial records, metrics, and material events held for each asset. In development Project finance Reference Project Finance Model Provides a simplified underwriting model with modular assumptions for different solution frameworks and revenue or repayment profiles. In development Project finance Reference Project Loan Term Sheet Establishes common project-loan terms for tenor, repayment structure, covenants, reserves, reporting, servicing, and material events. In development Project finance Purchase Eligibility and Seasoning Standard Defines when a project loan becomes eligible for purchase, pooling, or investor-facing reporting based on operating history and disclosure quality. In development Distribution Note-Level Disclosure Standard Defines the disclosure categories used for pooled project-loan exposure, note monitoring, composition reporting, and investor updates. In development Distribution Reference RICA Notes Term Sheet Outlines a reference note structure for future pooled exposure without presenting a live investment offering. Later-stage Market data Climate Action Frontier Maps Uses country-level data layers to identify where adaptation assets may be most relevant, financeable, and strategically useful. In development Impact and assurance Evidence Quality Tiers Distinguishes self-reported, platform-reviewed, third-party verified, and audited evidence so market participants can compare assurance levels. In development Market data Atlas Permissions and Audit-Trail Standard Defines access roles, record updates, reviewer actions, versioning, and retention conventions for the Atlas operating record. In development