Achieve Your Climate Goals with U.S. Nature-Based Carbon Credits Delivered at Scale
Connecting the Global Carbon Market with Small, Private Landowners
NativState is a forest carbon development company dedicated to connecting small, private forest landowners in the southern United States with global carbon markets. We advocate for a market-based approach that aligns landowners’ interests with companies seeking high-quality nature-based carbon credits to meet their climate commitments.
With a sharp focus on landowner aggregation and sustainable management practices, NativState creates highly additional removal and reduction carbon credits through dynamic baselines within the “timber basket.” This region is the most robust timber and wood products industry in the country which means nearly every forested acre could have a different fate.
Customers can count on every NativState project to have an extra layer of integrity, trust, and additionality.
650+
Landowner Partners
700K+
Acres Conserved
4.5M+
Credits Verified & Released
Projects among first ACR 2.1 verified and CCP approved
6 IFM projects issued, 21 projects registered
$20M+ returned to landowners
All projects FSC, SFI, or ATFS certified
Highly Additional Carbon Projects in the Heart of Timber Country
NativState chooses to work with smaller to medium-sized landowners in the southern U.S. Unlike forests on public lands in the western U.S., these lands are privately owned, and the industrial infrastructure and markets for forest products in the region cause forests to be at high risk of carbon loss due to industrial timber harvesting. These landowners are stewards of these critical climate resources but are often at pinch points due to financial pressures. The southern U.S. “timber basket” harvests massive volumes, accounting for over 55% of the country’s timber volume, with millions of acres logged annually.¹
Our team of scientists, engineers, foresters and land managers, many of whom are landowners, know this region and the timber industry well. We recognize the carbon resource that can offer alternatives to landowners who want to diversify their management plans with voluntary conservation projects.
“When I bought this property with my dad and brother, we accepted the fact that we were going to have to conduct significant timber harvest in the early years to help pay the note and cover expenses. One of our friends told us about the carbon program and we reached out to NativState to learn more and decided to enroll. We are counting on this revenue to significantly reduce harvest activity, if not defer any harvests all together.”
-Chris Ore, Landowner
Project Spotlight
ACR 900 | West Gulf Coastal Plains
Calion Ouachita River Wilderness
3M credits
CCP Approved
43K Acres Conserved
FSC Verified
ACR 2.1 Certified
1 Landowner
Prior to European settlement, this area had one of the highest levels of landscape biodiversity of any ecoregion in Arkansas. This property parallels both sides of the Ouachita River, primarily comprised of contiguous fertile bottomlands. It is important to the Gulf Coast Watershed and provides vital habitat for migratory birds and, except for elk, every game species within Arkansas.
ACR 1015 | Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Bottomland Forests of the Mississippi Backswamps and Delta Mixed Forests
2.8M Credits
CCP Approved
38K Acres Conserved
FSC Verified
ACR 2.1 Certified
48 Landowners
Prior to European settlement, this area had one of the highest levels of landscape biodiversity of any ecoregion in Arkansas. This property parallels both sides of the Ouachita River, primarily comprised of contiguous fertile bottomlands. It is important to the Gulf Coast Watershed and provides vital habitat for migratory birds and, except for elk, every game species within Arkansas.
Credit Attributes
Due Diligence Ready
NativState proactively addresses market concerns by offering only high-quality carbon credits that meet the strictest global standards and hold up under audits, investor review, and evolving policies. These safeguards don’t just look good on paper they directly mitigate over-crediting and reputational risk.
Each of our projects have a data room for clients under NDA with in-depth overviews ready to share with your company to expedite the due diligence process.
100% of our carbon credits meet the rigorous criteria from ACR Improved Forest Management on Non-Federal U.S. Forest Lands 2.0 and 2.1 methodologies and independent third-party verifiers.
Issuing carbon credits under a next-generation forest carbon accounting framework, marking one of the first uses of the ACR’s Improved Forest Management 2.1 methodology and adhering to the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCP).
Every acre we enroll supports sustainable forestry management and is enrolled in FSC, SFI or ATFS certification programs.
All projects provide co-benefits that support community health, ecosystem vitality, and biodiversity—aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“TotalEnergies is committed to support the conservation and enhancement of carbon sinks, with local value creation. We are thrilled to support NativState to scale up their operations, directly benefiting the environment and local communities.”
- Adrien Henry, Vice President Nature Based Solutions, TotalEnergies
New at
NativState!
Removing Carbon By
Growing New Forests Through ARR
NativState is currently evaluating and enrolling acres across our core operating region in the southeastern U.S. in our afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) program.
With our team of carbon modeling experts, foresters, GIS professionals, landowner partners, and more, we will vastly increase the number of removal credits on the market—each upheld to third-party audits and verified by Verra.
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Whether you’re interested in buying directly, through a marketplace, or investing in a new project, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you.
