Bottomland Forests of the Mississippi Delta and Coastal Plains

ACR 802

10.5K

Acres Conserved

922K

Credits

Pending Verification

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Location

Mississippi Delta

Method

IFM 2.0​

Standard

American Carbon Registry​

Overview

Sustainable Development Goals

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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. 

Project Baselines & Additionality: ACR 802

Additionality in ACR 802 is derived from:

  • Reduced harvesting, rotation extension, timber stand improvement
  • Enrollment in American Tree Farm System
  • Firebreaks and controlled burning to reduce forest fire risk
  • Measuring/Monitoring and reporting of carbon sequestration and forest health
  • Baseline vs. IFM financial analysis
  • Mandatory implementation of voluntary best management practices (BMPs)

The Baseline scenario represents forestry common practices in the project region against which the project’s performance is measured. It includes the business-as-usual scenario but may also incorporate other potential scenarios that might affect the project outcomes. NativState ascertains the baseline/common practice forestry management by interviewing well-respected foresters who have extensive experience in the project area. The baseline scenario is used to estimate the amount of carbon sequestration or emissions reductions that would occur without the project’s intervention, considering various factors that might influence forest conditions.

Mill Capacity:
ACR 802

Mill Locations

NativState used FORISK Consulting’s Mill Capacity Database and Mill Database shapefiles to determine mill capacity in the Project area. As shown in the following figure, all mills within a 75-mile radius of the centroid of each Site were within economical haul distance.

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