In order to provide the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) with the highest quality nature-based carbon credits, NativState is actively embracing ACR’s IFM 2.1 methodology for our IFM portfolio.
NativState ‘s mission is to engage and enroll small landowners through our professionally managed aggregated proponentship is furthered by the dynamic baseline enhancements in v2.1 and provides a win-win-win for local landowners, carbon buyers, and the climate.
What is the 2.1 methodology?
The 2.1 methodology, while building on the precedent set for high-quality carbon credits in the IFM 2.0 methodology, increases precision in IFM projects through the introduction of dynamic baselines.
This standard enhances the requirements for “business-as-usual” calculations for IFM project registration and verification, including:
- Taking into account nearby lands that are not enrolled in carbon projects in terms of their harvest and management practices
- Re-verification of baselines at each credit reporting period, giving credit buyers increased assurances that projects are durable, permanent, and truly additional
What the 2.1 methodology means for landowners
For NativState’s landowner partners, the implementation of the IFM 2.1 methodology means:
- Higher-quality carbon credits should garner a premium price from credit buyers, returning more value to landowners, thereby helping them continue to build their land legacy for generations to come
- The ongoing implementation of robust Forest Management Plans (FMP) for long-term forest management in accordance with the landowners’ vision for their land
What 2.1 means for carbon buyers
- Increased confidence in the additionality, durability, permanence, and overall quality of the carbon credits verified from NativState’s forest carbon development program
- Verification and measurement of “business-as-usual” provides better accuracy and course-correction in the overall quality of carbon credits being generated.
NativState embraces the 2.1 methodology
With over a dozen projects registered with ACR covering over 300,000 net forested acres and a potential issuance of millions of verified high-quality nature-based carbon credits, NativState is excited to update our registered projects with the IFM 2.1 methodology.
Dynamic baselines in credit verification and management will yield better qualified benefits for small landowners and credit buyers alike.
To learn more about NativState’s Forest Carbon Projects, visit our Project Pages.
To learn more about ACR’s IFM 2.1 methodology, visit ACR.