Existing and Emerging Protocols:

Chicago Climate Exchange

CCX Afforestation Protocol


CCX Managed Forests Protocol


CCX Harvested Wood Products Protocol

Voluntary Carbon Standard

VCS Guidance for Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use Projects

California Climate Action Registry

Final Draft Forest Project Protocol Version 3.0 (April 2009)

Western Climate Initiative

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

RGGI Model Rule

RGGI Forestry Recommendations

American Carbon Registry

Forest Carbon Project Standard

U.S. Department of Energy Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting

Publications and Websites:

Measuring Forest Carbon: Strengths and Weaknesses of Available Tools. The Wilderness Society. April 2008

Ensuring Offset Quality: Integrating High Quality Greenhouse Gas Offsets into North American Cap-and-Trade Policy. Offset Quality Initiative, July 2008

Wood Products and Carbon Protocols: Carbon Storage and Low Energy Intensity Should be Considered. Dovetail Partners, April 2008.

Carbon Sequestration in Californian Forests: Two Case Studies in Managed Watersheds. Sierra Pacific Industries, December 2007.

Designing Offsets Policy for the U.S. Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions

The Role for Sustainably Managed Forests in Climate Change Mitigation. Journal of Forestry, September 2007.

Managed Forests in Climate Change Policy: Program Design Elements. Multiple Authors, December 2007.

Climate Project: Carbon Sequestration and Storage by California Forests and Forest Products. CH2M Hill Inc., August 2007.

Forest Management Solutions for Mitigating Climate Change in the United States: A Society of American Foresters Task Force Report.

The Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2009. EcoSecurities. April 2009.

The Forest Carbon Portal Website