Forest Carbon

Important Announcement

2026 Project Submission Deadline: December 1, 2026

BCarbon will accept project submissions for 2026 through December 1, 2026. Projects intended for submission this year should be submitted in their entirety to BCarbon no later than this date.

Following the December 1 deadline, BCarbon will dedicate the remainder of December to completing the review and processing of projects already in the pipeline. This time will also allow our team to review and refine BCarbon’s protocols and procedures and prepare for the year ahead.

We appreciate the continued engagement of our project partners and stakeholders throughout 2026. We look forward to building on this work in 2027.

Please plan to submit any remaining 2026 projects by December 1.

Inactive: Forest Carbon Protocol

Notice: Forest Protocol Pause
As of August 27, 2025, our Forest Protocol (Version 1.0) is currently paused while we work on revising and improving it before the next version’s release. Existing projects will not be affected by this pause. We appreciate your patience and interest as we make these updates, and we encourage you to check back soon for more information.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at info@bcarbon.org.

Since 1850, about 30% of all CO2 emissions have come from deforestation.

Forests stabilize our climate, provide clean water and shelter, and are home to 80% of terrestrial biodiversity. BCarbon’s Forest Carbon Protocol provides a measurement-based approach to quantifying and crediting increases in carbon while accommodating the other services forests provide. 

Read our Protocol here.

This document lays out the technical specifications for quantifying the accumulation of forest carbon content with adequate accuracy and reliability to support the certification of forest carbon credits by BCarbon. The Protocol defines a 7-step process, addressing site selection and stratification, measurement guidelines, quantification of the accrued carbon content, specifications on forest management plans, and project documentation. This is summarized in the graphic below. Standard procedures are provided defining the technical specifications for each step in the process.

For applicants wishing to conduct a combined soil & forest carbon project, start by reviewing our Soil & Forest Guidance.

Thanks to the BCarbon Forest Subcommittee for their support in the development of this Protocol.

Apply:

  1. Submit a Letter of Intent

  2. Submit a Forest Carbon Application

Sources/further reading: MIT Climate Portal