Carbon Initiatives, Programs, Projects

This course begins by defining a range of terms common to the world of forest carbon projects. This is followed by defining, highlighting the differences between, and providing examples of both forest carbon initiatives and programs. Through the lens of example programs and both Canadian and international case studies, key intervention types are overviewed, and common terms are reinforced. This process includes how to access relevant information associated with projects through global and/or standard-specific project databases. Next, through the lens of the same case studies, the core components relevant to any forest carbon project (i.e., feasibility, design and development, validation and registration, implementation and monitoring, verification and issuance) are addressed in order. The primary learning outcomes and competencies include understanding the range of different initiatives, programs, and projects, including relevance to particular geographies of interest.