The CCF has carbon offsets for sale! With the assistance of Brinkman Climate and Ecotrust Canada, the CCF successfully negotiated an agreement with the Province to sell carbon offsets generated by our improved forest management approach.
The CCF sells carbon offsets to both the voluntary and compliance market.
How does it work? Read the Cheakamus Community Forest carbon offsets information sheet.
We’ve sold carbon offsets to many BC businesses including VanCity, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Ecotrust Canada, Brinkman Climate, ZGF Architects, Whistler Heli-Skiing, Newmont Red Chris Mining, Woodfibre LNG and the Resort Municipality of Whistler. Congratulations to our climate leaders!
A carbon offset is an independently verified credit for net greenhouse gas reductions achieved by one party that can be used to compensate (or offset) the emissions of another party. Carbon offsets are typically measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents (or tCO2e), transacted through carbon registries, and bought and sold for voluntary or regulated emissions reductions.
The carbon offsets generated by the Cheakamus Community Forest project are created by improved forest management actions on the 33,000 hectares it manages. They are quantified with the BC Forest Carbon Offset Protocol, and verified to the BC Emissions Offset Regulation. These actions are guided by the community forest’s Ecosystem Based Management plan, and delivered on the land through reduced harvest volumes, extended harvest rotations, expanded reserves, and protection of old growth forests and other important wildlife habitat. These voluntary actions go above and beyond regulatory requirements.
Learn about the role of carbon dynamics in forest ecosystems. Watch the video below.
Old Forests: The Real Climate Heroes
Video credit: Nature Creative Commons
Quick Facts
- Cheakamus Community Forest Carbon Project Sales Policy
- Since 2011, government has signed a number of atmospheric benefit sharing agreements with First Nations to sell carbon credits.
- The Cheakamus Community Forest atmospheric benefit-sharing agreement was the first, and to date only, to be signed with a B.C. Community Forest.