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Bottomland Forests of the Mississippi Delta and Coastal Plains

ACR 802

10.5K

ACRES CONSERVED

922K

CREDITS

Location

Mississippi Delta

Method

IFM 2.0

Standard

American Carbon Registry

Serenity by the Waters

The Bottomland Forests of the Mississippi Delta & Coastal Plains is a first of its kind Programmatic Development Approach (PDA) to Improved Forest Management. It aggregates forestlands from across the eco-regions of eastern and southern Arkansas with a unified commitment to maintaining forest CO2e stocks through certified sustainable management and providing significant climate benefits through carbon sequestration from native forests.

Bottomland hardwood forests provide numerous ecosystem services, including water quality protection, carbon sequestration and economic benefits from outdoor recreation and tourism. The region is considered the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, where more than 40 percent of North America’s waterfowl and 60 percent of all U.S. bird species migrate or winter, and more than 100 different type of land birds breed.

Additionality through Forest Conservation in Timber Production Region

The standard long-term practice for forest lands across the thirteen Arkansas counties covered by ACR 802 is maximizing the Net Present Value (NPV) of forestlands, especially hardwood and mixed hardwood stands, through aggressive harvesting followed by natural regeneration.

According to the U.S. Forest Service, Arkansas is the #3 state for economic impact of forestry in the United States and is #1 among Southern states. The timber industry has an annual value-added impact of $6.5 billion with an annual payroll of $1.7 billion.

By partnering with NativState, the small- to medium- landowners enrolled in ACR 802 will realize a financial return through forest conservation that was previously unavailable.

The credits delivered from 802 are conservatively developed to ensure that availability is not over-supplied while enabling a meaningful return to the landowners and communities in which they live.