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Climate Change and Forest Carbon
Forest Carbon Options for Small Landowners
Compare Forest Carbon Project Developers for Small Forest Landowners: get the PDF
Some Questions to Ask Your Forest Carbon Project Developer:
- What types of management activities are allowed?
- How is verification done?
- Does the contract stay with the property if I sell?
- What happens if I need to exit the contract early?
- What happens if there is a natural disturbance on the property?
- Is salvage harvesting allowed?
- Are harvest wood product carbon stocks included?
- What happens if the developer goes bankrupt or ceases to exist?
- What is the payment schedule?
- What is the expected revenue for my land?
- How do you assure the integrity of carbon offsets?
- Who buys the offsets?