Join consultative forums on carbon and biodiversity credits

FSC has opened consultative forums to develop two procedures related to carbon and biodiversity credits.

FSC has initiated two processes related to the implementation of Motion 49/2021, “FSC Ecosystem Service Procedure as a mitigation mechanism to meet global market demand for net-zero and net-positive targets.”  These processes include the development of two new procedures:

1. FSC-PRO-30-007 Procedure for High-Quality Carbon Credits
2. FSC-PRO-30-008 Procedure for Biodiversity Credits

To learn more about these processes, please visit the process page. Key updates, information, and milestones will be regularly updated on this page. The working groups for both processes have now been approved and established:

Consultative Forums will be established for each process to further support the working groups. These forums will provide direct, meaningful input to their respective working groups and may be consulted on specific issues to gather feedback and technical insights from forum members with relevant expertise.

Developing High-Quality Carbon Credits
FSC is looking for interested stakeholders with expertise in forest carbon crediting projects. Please register for one of the following areas of expertise:

• Forest Carbon Crediting Methodologies (e.g., Improved Forest Management (IFM), Afforestation/Reforestation (A/R))
• Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) (including GIS/Remote Sensing)
• Social Safeguards (e.g., FPIC, benefit-sharing mechanisms, grievance redress, etc.)
• Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC)

If interested, please register here.

Biodiversity Credits
Interested stakeholders are encouraged to register according to their area of expertise related to biodiversity crediting projects, including those with expertise in the following:

• Biodiversity Crediting Methodologies
• Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) (including GIS/Remote Sensing)
• Social Safeguards (e.g., FPIC, benefit-sharing mechanisms, grievance redress, etc.)
• Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC)

If interested, please register here.

Please feel free to share this announcement within your networks. For any queries, contact Mohammad Qasim (Products Manager – Carbon and Biodiversity, CES) at ecosystemservices@fsc.org.