How Carbon Credits Can Increase Land Conservation Efforts

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For years, timber harvests and development opportunities have been a source of income for landowners worldwide. Carbon credits are changing that. One metric ton of carbon is offset from the atmosphere for every carbon credit purchased. This happens through an environmental project, such as reforestation. The more carbon credits purchased, the greener a company can […]

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For years, timber harvests and development opportunities have been a source of income for landowners worldwide. Carbon credits are changing that.

One metric ton of carbon is offset from the atmosphere for every carbon credit purchased. This happens through an environmental project, such as reforestation.

The more carbon credits purchased, the greener a company can be – which is why the industry is booming.

But there is another benefit here.

Revenue from carbon offsets could provide $250 billion annually for conservation efforts.

This means landowners can now receive compensation for conserving land instead of destroying it. So, carbon credits may, in fact, encourage conservation.

For land to qualify, it must be at risk of harvest or conversion. Landowners then sign an agreement to ensure they are committed to seeing these environmental projects through.

This makes sure that landowners are in it for the long haul. They cannot just sign up and then sell out.

According to the World Economic Forum, forest carbon projects undergo an intense verification process to help meet goals. It takes almost two years before their credits even hit the marketplace. So, the incentive to stick with this long-term is there.

There are decades of research used to let us know just how much carbon can be sequestered through a forest.

Then, a year after landowners sign their agreement, tree growth is checked to see if it is on track with projections. Only then are carbon credits issued.

Critics have always claimed that the lack of oversight within the carbon credit industry was why they could not support it.

However, increased ways to verify carbon sequestration are beginning to change that. Plus, leaders at COP26 have agreed on a global standard, putting many concerns to rest.

As more landowners take on sustainable forest projects, conservation has a chance.

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Finite Carbon Launches Carbon Credit Program for Canada

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Finite Carbon, North America’s leading developer and supplier of forest carbon credits recently launched a forest carbon credit program in Canada. Last year BP purchases a majority stake in Finite Carbon for an undisclosed amount. Finite has generated over 1/3rd of all compliance offset supply and delivered more than $800 Million to landowners. Their project […]

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Finite Carbon, North America’s leading developer and supplier of forest carbon credits recently launched a forest carbon credit program in Canada.

Last year BP purchases a majority stake in Finite Carbon for an undisclosed amount.

Finite has generated over 1/3rd of all compliance offset supply and delivered more than $800 Million to landowners. Their project portfolio is over 3.1 million acres across the US and is now expanding to Canada.

The new Canadian program will allow forestland owners and First Nations to receive revenue from the carbon credit sales.

The owners will be able to manage their lands independently to remove and store CO2 across Canada’s vast forestlands.

Canada has 9% of the world’s forests and this effort can help significantly to the worldwide Net Zero movement.

This new program is in response to the American Carbon Registry’s recent Methodology for Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands (ACR).

The new framework allows for carbon credit project development, registration, and verification of emission reductions.

This is a new pathway for privately held Canadian forestlands to play a role in carbon reductions has opened up.

It is open to all Canadian landowners who are not subject to provincial or federal forest management restrictions.

Finite is also launching a platform for smaller landowners with as little as 40 acres.

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