by: Nancy Marshall | April 11, 2023
Boyertown, Pennsylvania (April 11, 2023) – ClimeCo is excited to announce that the BigCoast Forest Climate Initiative (BigCoast Forest) carbon offsets, which offer solid additionality in forest protection, have been issued under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard after a comprehensive independent verification and validation process. A limited volume is still available and ready for immediate delivery.
BigCoast Forest is a North American, nature-based forest carbon initiative located on over 100,000 acres of private land in Coastal British Columbia. This high-quality initiative is the largest of its kind in Canada, deferring harvest for 25 years and potentially longer. Its benefits go beyond just carbon credits. The forest contains and protects important ecosystems, drinking watersheds, and lands culturally significant to coastal First Nations. A portion of revenue derived from the initiative will flow to the Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) Innovation Program and the Pacific Salmon Foundation, to enable cultural and scientific research on and around the project lands.
The forest land associated with this initiative is considered an “old-forest” (80%) temperate rainforest, which contributes to a regional ecosystem home to bears, elk, salmon, orca, marbled murrelet, and more. The initiative also contributes to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 14 – Life Below Water, and SDG 15 – Life on Land.
To learn more about this project or purchase offsets, please contact Andy Kruger, Sr. Director of Environmental Markets, at akruger@climeco.com or +1 484.415.7607.
About BigCoast
The BigCoast Forest Climate Initiative is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, preserving timberland in Coastal British Columbia. BigCoast Forest brings high-quality, large-scale, nature-based carbon credits to a growing international market. The initiative is committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest and the communities in which it is a part. For more information, visit BigCoastForest.com.
About ClimeCo
ClimeCo is a global sustainability company headquartered in Pennsylvania, with projects and partners all over the world. Our mission is to advance the low-carbon future and restore nature with market-based solutions. We offer comprehensive services spanning environmental asset innovation, ESG and climate strategy consulting, regulatory and policy advisory, environmental credits, API solutions, and climate action certification programs.
Our growing team of respected scientists and industry experts collaborate with companies of all sizes, governmental groups, NGOs, and capital markets players on ESG, decarbonization, and policy issues—allowing us to develop high-quality, purpose-built end-to-end sustainability solutions with measurable impact. We are steadfastly committed to educating and empowering our clients, no matter where they are in their sustainability journey, to be confident in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
Take your climate initiatives to new heights by collaborating with ClimeCo. Contact us at +1 484.415.0501, info@climeco.com, or through our website climeco.com.
