The Climate Trust Improved Forest Management Carbon Program

The Climate Trust develops improved forest management (IFM) carbon projects with private and public forest owners, land trusts and Tribal nations. TCT finances project development, pays third-party verification costs, and markets and sells the resulting carbon offsets, sharing the revenue with the landowner. Sustainable timber harvesting continues under the project.

• Approximately 2,000+/- acres of land, which do not need to be contiguous (IFM Landowner Guide)

• Must be non-federal land and comes with a 40-year Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) or 100-year regulatory market commitment (IFM Landowner Guide)

• Must be enrolled in a third-party certification system for active timber management (IFM Landowner Guide)

• Works with private and public forest owners, including land trusts and Tribal nations (web page)

Landowner enters a 20-year partnership with TCT and receives a revenue share of carbon sales (IFM Landowner Guide); underlying registry commitment of 40 years (VCM) or 100 years (regulatory market). Revenue share percentage not published.

Published amounts: We finance, develop, and manage the entire carbon project. This includes paying for third-party costs at no markup, issuing offsets, and marketing and selling offsets for the best price to generate a new revenue stream for landowners. (IFM Landowner Guide: "We provide a free feasibility study. We fund all startup costs.")

Contact The Climate Trust through the form at https://climatetrust.org/contact/ or by phone at (503) 238-1915; TCT starts with a free feasibility study and site visit.

Deadline text on the page: No deadline published; landowners contact TCT at any time.