Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects - designed to increase carbon storage and reduce GHG emissions through sustainable forestry - are playing a growing role in carbon markets, generating over a quarter of global forestry credits.
IFM is expanding globally, with projects increasingly being established in the Americas, Europe, and southeast Asia. The sector is of particular interest in the US, home to one of the world’s largest timber industries. Around 75% of outstanding IFM credits, and more than half of IFM retirements, come from US-based projects.
With the ICVCM recently approving three IFM methodologies for Core Carbon Principles (CCP) eligibility, we expect a rise in interest in these project types - but understanding the variation in quality at the project level is essential to catching risk early.
On 18th September, we hosted a webinar to help market actors learn how to find and manage these risks. Linus Hiscox, Lead Carbon Ratings Scientist & IFM Lead, and Dr Fernanda Coelho de Souza, Senior Carbon Ratings Scientist, highlighted:
Common drivers of IFM project quality
Specific ways to optimise project design
How to score and shortlist projects ahead of a rating
Whether you’re developing projects, screening investment opportunities, or buying credits, BeZero’s interactive scoring and due diligence tools are essential to inform your decision making, and transact with confidence.